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Gregg: right now senate negotiators reaching across the aisle, party lines, that s right, striking a deal to extend federal benefits to long-term unemployed americans. five democrats, five republicans, signing on to the agreement. there they are. to renew benefits for five months and make retroactive payments, they plan on covering the $10 billion plan with pension smoothing and customs fees but even if it does get 50 votes in the u.s. senate, its future in the house is uncertain. speaker john boehner has in the past said that he will not support any. tension of unemployment benefits. so far he has not commented however on this senate proposal. lease viebeck joins us, staff writer for the hill. there was so much self-congratulations going on yesterday, i m surprised nobody broke their arm patting themselves on the back. but when you look at this particular jobless bill, in truth there is not much meat on the bone here, is there. ....