WASHINGTON (AP) — Prospects dimmed Monday for a quick extension of expiring unemployment benefits as Republican officials said they would not agree to include a renewal in any year-end budget deal.
Some congressional Democrats said they would continue to press to make additional benefits for jobless workers part of the bill, but it was unclear how strongly the White House would support them.
Without legislation, benefits for 1.3 million workers unemployed for longer than 26 weeks will expire on Dec. 28. An additional 1.9 million of the nation's jobless are predicted to experience the same fate in the first half of 2014.
The cost of extending the program is about $25 billion for one year.
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