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Dems propose six-week cut in jobless benefits

Congressional Democrats are urging a modest six-week cut in the number of weeks that unemployed workers can receive jobless benefits as House-Senate talks on a payroll tax cut slowly inch along.

By Andrew Taylor | Updated on February 09, 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Democrats are urging a modest six-week cut in the number of weeks that unemployed workers can receive jobless benefits as House-Senate talks on a payroll tax cut slowly inch along.

Rather than a maximum benefit of 99 weeks, Democrats propose allowing unemployed people to receive 93 weeks, though the top benefit would effectively shrink to 79 weeks in most states over the course of the year since jobless rates are dropping. Republicans would effectively reduce the maximum benefit to 59 weeks.

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