Maybe this attempt to extend unemployment assistance will gain traction, being that is proposed by another R does it have a chance?

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Brown Offers Bill To Break Logjam On Funding For State Programs Without Raising Taxes Or Increasing National Debt
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Scott Brown (R-MA) will introduce the Fiscally Responsible Relief For Our States Act of 2010. This bill would break the logjam on funding for unemployment assistance, FMAP and summer jobs without raising taxes or adding to the national debt.

The bill would be fully paid for by using unspent and unobligated funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and by cutting wasteful and unnecessary federal spending in other areas.