Congress NEEDS

not just "extend" the eligibility for EUI, but ADD at least another 26-week tier, but instead they are fucking around on this with little extensions of eligibility here and there. This will still fuck me over on Tier IV.

Senate Democrats will try to clear short-term extensions of several federal programs on Thursday, including unemployment benefits, but it’s still unclear whether they will be able to do so quickly.

Discussions are under way to determine whether Republicans will object and whether that objection could be remedied by a time agreement between party leaders about votes on amendments, according to a Senate GOP leadership aide.
Click here to learn more!

Legislation passed by voice vote in the House on March 17 would extend long-term unemployment benefits, COBRA health insurance subsidies for jobless workers and higher payments for physicians who treat Medicare patients — a provision known as the “doc fix.” The bill also would extend a national flood insurance program, satellite television transmission laws and the use of 2009 poverty guidelines for federal programs.

link