Senate passes unemployment benefits extension as two Republicans vote in favor and one Democrat against
Today the Senate passed the unemployment benefits extension bill 60-40 as two Republicans, Maine Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins, voted in favor of the bill while one Democrat, Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska, voted against the bill.
The US Senate voted on Wednesday to pass the unemployment insurance extension legislation for millions of Americans that have been without a job for the last six months.