Washington Post:
The 60-40 vote came moments after Carte Goodwin, a successor to West Virginia Democrat Robert Byrd, was sworn in. Goodwin was the crucial 60th senator to defeat a Republican filibuster that has led to a lapse in benefits for 2.5 million people.
After a final Senate vote, the House will take up the bill Wednesday. President Barack Obama is likely to sign it into law by week's end.
And here is a video of Rep. Alan Grayson's message on the House floor to GOP blocking the unemployment extension bill: 'May God have mercy on your souls.'
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