Senate passes $149 bln for jobless aid, tax breaks

Here's a statistic I have not heard before:

"More than 40 percent of unemployed Americans have been out of work for at least six months, the usual cutoff for jobless benefits. Congress extended the program to cover those out of work for nearly two years in some high-unemployment areas, but millions could still exhaust their benefits starting next month without a further extension."

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