"Discussion over the fiscal cliff is focused on taxes and spending cuts, but there are other policy measures — unrelated to either — that are also due to expire at the beginning of next year.
For example, the unemployment insurance extension — secured by President Obama in the 2010 lame duck session — is slated to end in January.
If it does, more than 2 million Americans will lose their federal jobless benefits, a key lifeline in an economy that's still trudging towards recovery.
Unfortunately, no one in the administration is talking about extending this policy — and the recovery itself is at stake."*
Many are wondering of Obama can save unemployment insurance in the fiscal cliff negotiations.
The real question is...why wouldn't he? Cenk Uygur discusses this "leverage" the Republican party has in negotiations and whose interests will really be protected.
*Read more from Jamelle Bouie/ Washington Post:
www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/post/obama-must-push-for-another-extension-of-unemployment-insurance/2012/11/27/e568b45c-38ac-11e2-9258-ac7c78d5c680_blog.html
