Economics
Democrats Target Unemployment Aid in 2014 Campaign Pivot
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A Senate vote tomorrow to advance legislation extending emergency unemployment benefits is part of a broader agenda Democrats are rolling out in a bid to bolster their fortunes in the November midterm elections.
The party heads into the new year with a program focusing on income inequality, including efforts to raise the minimum wage and boost federal spending on infrastructure projects to create jobs. Those issues will take precedence over President Barack Obama’s flawed health-care rollout and the looming battles over the budget deficit. The president used his weekly address to call for an extension of unemployment benefits.