More from the Senate on EUI

The body is moving ever so closer to final passage of the bill, which is expected by the end of the week.

Then I can get a move on with moving out of here, provided I have the ambition to do so:

The vote on the unemployment bill was 85-2. That is well above the 60 needed to limit amendments and move the legislation toward a final vote, which is likely later this week.

The legislation, expected to win quick passage in the House once the Senate acts, contains a trio of measures backed by the administration to prevent the fragile economic recovery from backsliding and help tide people over until companies start hiring again.

_It provides up to 14 additional weeks of unemployment insurance benefits to out-of-work people whose benefits are running out. The jobless in 27 states where the unemployment rate is at 8.5 percent or above will get six weeks on top of that. Supporters argue that, despite signs of economic recovery, the unemployment rate, now at 9.8 percent, continues to inch up and 7,000 people a day are exhausting benefits.
Some 15 million unemployed are chasing 3 million jobs, said Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont. Unemployment insurance "is a lifeline that many families and communities continue to need just to keep afloat."

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