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NYT: Congress Takes Up Jobs Measures

The fate of stalled jobs-related measures in both the House and Senate will occupy the attention of Congress this week.

In the Senate, Democrats are scheduled to begin consideration of $31 billion in corporate tax breaks and an extension of added benefits and health insurance for the unemployed through the end of the year. At the same time, they will be trying to shake loose an interim month-long benefits extension that is being held up by Senator Jim Bunning, Republican of Kentucky.

Read the entire article at the New York Times here.

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