Over the course of 2013, congressional Republicans consistently behaved as though tough economic times are just a sad tale of days gone by. The latest example of this occurred on Saturday when, at GOP insistence — and Democrats’ acquiescence — federal long-term unemployment benefits expired. The expiration was part of the budget deal Congress struck earlier in December, and will halt weekly $300 unemployment checks to more than 1 million U.S. workers who aren’t able to find work for more than six months.
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