McConnell Demands Spending Cuts To Offset Unemployment Insurance Extension

From ThinkProgress Thu Dec 27 2012, 16:30:59

House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) yesterday punted negotiations over how to avert the so-called "fiscal cliff" back to the Senate, but in that chamber, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is now demanding spending cuts to pay for an extension to the federal unemployment insurance program that expires at the end of the year. Without an [...]

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