Republican senator holds up jobless benefits bill
Sen. Jim Bunning of Kentucky stands his ground against extending benefits because of his budget concerns. Democrats are outraged.
Reporting from Washington — Resorting to an old-fashioned one-man filibuster, Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Ky.) is blocking an extension of unemployment benefits and health insurance payments for hundreds of thousands of out-of-work Americans because of his concerns over the federal budget deficit.
The programs are set to expire at midnight Sunday, and the Senate's inaction could delay payments linkBy James Oliphant and Richard Simon
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