The Senate has adjourned until Monday, Aug. 3, as Democrats and Republicans failed to agree on an extension of the $600-per-week jobless benefit that expires Friday.
As a last-ditch effort on Thursday to break a stalemate over the unemployment benefit, which Republicans want to scale back, arguing it is too generous and disincentivizes employment and hurts small businesses, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) introduced a bill (pdf) seeking to pass a short-term extension of the benefit at a reduced level of $200 per week, which Democrats rejected.
