The Senate passed its bipartisan unemployment benefits bill, sending it to a wary House

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The Senate passed its bipartisan unemployment benefits bill, sending it to a wary House
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The Senate approved a bipartisan unemployment benefits extension package late Monday, 59-38, with six Republicans joining all present Democrats in voting for the bill.

The six Republicans who voted in favor included the five who helped spearhead the measure — Sens. Susan Collins (Maine), Dean Heller (Nevada), Mark Kirk (Illinois), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), and Rob Portman (Ohio) — plus Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.). Sens. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), Mary Landrieu (D-La.), and Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) did not vote.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.