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WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are drafting legislation to renew an expiring unemployment benefits program, officials said Thursday, and intend to add it to a planned extension of a Social Security payroll tax cut due to run out on Dec. 31.
The measure is expected on the House floor as early as next week, and marks the second sign in as many days that lawmakers in both parties are eager to close out the year with a compromise on key elements of President Barack Obama's jobs program.
If it wasn't for the pressure put on the Republican Party by OWS, resulting in their being seen as only for the wealthy, and not for anybody else, I don't believe we would be seeing this.
This is a good compromise for the GOP to make, and will do much to improve their image in the eyes of independent voters, who they will need if they are going to seriously challenge Obama in 2012.
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