"The U.S. Senate voted Tuesday to move ahead with legislation restoring — for three months — unemployment benefits to 1.3 million Americans that expired on Dec. 28. In the House, however, Republican leaders are telling the rank and file how to "spin" a delay.
A leaked memo from the House Republican Conference, chaired by Washington's Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, surfaced in the Washington Post and other news outlets, giving "talking points" on unemployment insurance as well as suggested answers to questions on why benefits aren't being extended.
The chief advice: Express sympathy in soft focus."* The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down.
*Read more here from Joel Connelly / Seattle PI:
A leaked memo from the House Republican Conference, chaired by Washington's Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, surfaced in the Washington Post and other news outlets, giving "talking points" on unemployment insurance as well as suggested answers to questions on why benefits aren't being extended.
The chief advice: Express sympathy in soft focus."* The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down.
*Read more here from Joel Connelly / Seattle PI:
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