House GOP blocks extension of jobless benefits

Because the fast-track measure requires a two-thirds majority, Republicans produce the votes needed to prevent extending the aid beyond Nov. 30. In a sign of their agenda to come, they also try unsuccessfully to cut National Public Radio funding.House Republicans voted Thursday to deny an extension….


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