Pelosi: House To Vote On Jobs Bill Next Week

Thursday, December 10, 2009 at 1:57PM
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By Leah Valencia, University of New Mexico- Talk Radio News Service

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Thursday that the House of Representatives will pass a job package next week in an effort to battle the rising unemployment rate.

Pelosi said that the bill will focus on extending unemployment benefits, give aid to local and state governments, help small businesses and boost infrastructure spending.

"Whether we can get all of that, I don't know, but that's what I would like to see next week," Pelosi said during her weekly press conference.

She indicated a definite urgency in passing an extension that would safety-net unemployment insurance and the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA), both programs that are due to expire at the end of this year.

Unemployment in November charted at 10%.

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said Tuesday that the cost of the jobs package could range from $75 billion to $150 billion.

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