Senate approves unemployment extension without tier 5 for 99ers - National Unemployment | Examiner.com

Senate approves unemployment extension without tier 5 for 99ers - National Unemployment | Examiner.com: "The bill does not include an extension of unemployment benefits beyond 99 weeks. Instead, it continues the extension that was already in place until it lapsed on November 30th. This extension will cost just under $57 billion, compared to the $112 billion that will be spent on the one-year payroll tax cut, and $137 billion for an adjustment of the alternative minimum tax, according to an analysis by the Congressional Joint Committee on Taxation, The New York Times reported."