Please refer to the failed unemployment extension as H.R. 4213

I like the idea of knowing how to discuss legislation in legislatures that account to me by the bill number. A few responsible journalistic enterprises report the bill number , but most do not — no broadcast concerns come to my mind.

Wouldn’t you figure that my favorite whipping boy voted against it, too? Cornhuskers must be blessed to be perpetually healthy and employed.

from the washington post - not noted as a bastion of liberal thought/argument:
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conclusions: 1. the actual number of available jobs is demonstrably smaller than it used to be, by a significant magnitude. 2. the jobs that would need to be created to turn this around and bring up employment…