WASHINGTON (AP) — A united Senate is ready to emphatically approve legislation aimed at helping unemployed veterans and companies doing business with the government, a measure that includes the first, tiny slice of President Barack Obama's jobs plan that is likely to become law.
A day before Veterans Day, senators were poised to endorse the modest bill Thursday by a wide bipartisan margin. Passage would send the measure to the House, which is not meeting this week but seems likely to give the legislation final congressional approval as early as next week.
The measure includes tax credits of up to $9,600 for companies that hire disabled veterans who have been jobless for six months or more and enhanced job training and counseling for vets.
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