The U.S. Senate Wednesday approved a $149 billion package of jobless aid and tax breaks as Democrats continued efforts to bring down the 9.7 percent unemployment rate before the November congressional elections.
The measure, which passed by a vote of 62 to 36, now heads to the House, where many Democrats have pushed for more aggressive job-creation measures.
If this one works like the others, we are screwed.
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