The Conversation: Is Congress Playing Politics With Unemployment
Benefits?  VIDEO: Politicos Chris Frates on whos to blame for
ending unemployment benefits.  More than 1.3 million unemployed
workers won't be getting their next round of unemployment
benefits, after Congress failed again to pass an extension bill
Wednesday night. With Congress taking a Fourth of July recess,
those hoping to get their benefits reinstated will have to wait
until at least July 12th, when Congress comes back in session to
pick up the issue.  The main holdup is coming from Republicans,
who have filibustered the bill three times. They say paying for
the benefits by adding to the national debt is unacceptable.
Instead they propose using the leftover money from last year's
economic recovery package to pay for the bill. For now,
Democrats have rejected that offer.  The Conversation: Is
Congress Playing Politics?  "The only reason the unemployment
extension hasn't passed is because Democrats simply refuse to
pass a bill that doesn't add