WASHINGTON, March 27 (UPI) -- The Senate took another step towards passing an extension on emergency unemployment insurance Thursday, voting to begin debate on the bipartisan bill that would extend insurance for long-term jobless for five months.
10 Republicans joined with all 55 members of the Democratic caucus to support moving the bill forward: Sens. Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire, Dan Coats of Indiana, Susan Collins of Maine, Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Rob Portman of Ohio, Pat Toomey or Pennsylvania, Bob Corker of Tennessee, Mark Kirk of Illinois and Dean Heller of Nevada.