With unemployment on the rise, and no turnaround expected soon, Washington moved quickly this week to make sure checks weren't cut off for millions of Americans who are seeking jobs.
"… make things worse all the academic evidence shows that when you extend unemployment benefits. You extend unemployment. In effect you're paying people not to have a job so what do they go. They're much less likely to get jobs still uncertain is the fate of hundreds of thousands of auto industry jobs. Friday General Motors announced production cuts at five factories. Extending unemployment benefits will cost about five and a half billion dollars reporting from Washington I'm Sally -- …" at 1:05
Jobless Claims Hit Record High
"… the Labor Department said the number of Americans filing for first time unemployment benefits jumped last week to a level not seen in 26 years. 626000. People filed last week or more than expected. However some …" at 0:31
