It's still only to May 5 for filing, which means this thing is going to have to be voted on again and again and again. Nothing about a possible Tier V, of course.
The Hill:
The Senate late Thursday approved a short-term extension of unemployment benefits, ending an impasse that had dragged on for weeks.
But the issue could come up again in less than a month. The Senate voted 59-38 to extend the benefits until May 5, when they might have to be extended again. The measure now moves to the House.
The Senate moved to a final vote after breaking a GOP procedural objection in a 60-38 vote.
The vote ended a weeks-long disagreement between Democrats, who said the bill should be considered “emergency spending” that did not have to be offset by spending cuts, and Republicans, who objected because the benefits will add to the federal deficit.
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