Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. , speaks as Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H. , Max Baucus, D-Mont. , Christopher Dodd, D-Conn. , Jack Reed, D-R.I. , listen at a news conference following the passage of the extension of unemployment benefits on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. AP Photo logo AP Photo 27 months ago

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. , speaks as Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H. , Max Baucus, D-Mont. , Christopher Dodd, D-Conn. , Jack Reed, D-R.I. , listen at a news conference following the passage of the extension of unemployment benefits on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009.

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