In a surprise, Senate votes to consider extending jobless benefits -- how they voted here
— all Republicans — voted Tuesday to continue the filibuster against a bill extending unemployment benefits for the long-term jobless.
In something of a surprise, though, the Senate voted to halt the filibuster by a 60-37 margin, the bare minimum. Sen.
Claire McCaskill, a Democrat, was one of those voting to stop the talk-a-thon.
The Senate vote, while surprising, doesn’t mean the bill will become law. It must still pass the Senate, and then the House, where prospects are much cloudier.
This story was originally published January 7, 2014 at 11:03 AM with the headline "In a surprise, Senate votes to consider extending jobless benefits -- how they voted here."