Democrats want jobless benefits in 'cliff' deal
Democrats want jobless benefits in 'cliff' deal Hovering in the background of the ``fiscal cliff'' debate is the prospect of 2 million people losing their unemployment benefits four days after Christmas.
Democrats made a mistake by not going over the ``fiscal cliff'' at the beginning of the year because a ``grand bargain'' on budget and debt issues would have been easier to achieve, House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer told CNBC on Thursday.