also good for our economy as a whole and will actually accelerate our growth if we go ahead and get that done. after the president said that this morning, senate republicans blocked an extension of unemployment insurance for nearly 1.5 million americans whose benefits have expired. unless the congress acts, the number of jobless americans losing unemployment compensation is expected to increase by 72,000 people per week. republicans in the senate say they are not finished trying to come up with a compromise and now some of them realize they have an incentive. they have discovered that republicans receive unemployment benefits, too. the a.p. reports the standoff infuriates people, such as lita nest who lost her job as a civilian contractor at peterson air force base in august 2012 and just received her final check from the unemployment office. i m registered as a republican, but if they continue to use this not extending our aid, i m probably changing to democrat she said as she took
benefits, too. the a.p. reports the standoff infuriates people, such as lita nest who lost her job as a civilian contractor at peterson air force base in august 2012 and just received her final check from the unemployment office. i m registered as a republican, but if they continue to use this not extending our aid, i m probably changing to democrat she said as she took a break from a computer training class at the pikes peak work force center. people in our district who vote no on this, i m not going to support them. joining me now, the washington post s ezra klein. so it turns out, republicans have discovered that republicans receive unemployment benefits, too. well, we ll see how much they ve actually discovered it, right? they haven t actually extended them yet. it s actually worth saying a compromise was offered on the floor today. so typically, unemployment benefits, emergency unemployment benefits for these, only for the long-term unemployed are offered
i think we all know that there are a lot of hardworking americans out there who are desperately looking for a job. and unemployment insurance is not only good for them and necessary for them, but it s also good for our economy as a whole and will actually accelerate our growth if we go ahead and get that done. after the president said that this morning, senate republicans blocked an extension of unemployment insurance for nearly 1.5 million americans whose benefits have expired. unless the congress acts, the number of jobless americans losing unemployment compensation is expected to increase by 72,000 people per week. republicans in the senate say they are not finished trying to come up with a compromise and now some of them realize they have an incentive. they have discovered that republicans receive unemployment
rodman wraps up his controversial trip to north korea while his teammate speaks out about their payday. that exclusive cnn interview is just minutes away. lets begin with that critical procedural vote in the battle over unemployment benefits, which is expected in the senate tomorrow. it s up in the air which way it will go after a tense week of debate. people who have lost or will lose their emergency benefits are watching anxiously. dana bash looks at what s holding up lawmakers. reporter: this sure didn t sound like senators closing in on a deal. lets sit down and talk. we re adults. talk about fiddling while rome burns. just when there seemed to be hope on extending emergency unemployment benefits, the senate floor devolved into a bitter, angry place.
well, i don t think we need the jobs report to make that case. obviously, it s information that s problematic. we ll see if this is an anomaly or if the rate of economic growth oh will continue at the next jobs report. either way, this recovery has not been strong enough for us to eliminate emergency unemployment benefits. and so i mean, in a place like michigan, and this is true across the country, it takes people more than 20 weeks or 26 weeks to find new work. and we need to avoid, you know, creating real serious individual problems and economic problems downstream by making sure people have that support until they get their next job. sir, i know you led 49 freshman democrats urging speaker boehner for an immediate up or down vote to extend this insurance. how did that go? well, we ll see. obviously, we re a little disappointed the senate has not moved. but i don t think that excuses the house not taking this bill up. you know, we just have to look back a few years ago. before