Senate Leaders Say House Scuttled Deal on Unemployment Benefits

• By John Stanton and Jessica Brady
• Roll Call Staff
• March 25, 2010, 8:40 p.m.

Senate leaders accused House Democrats Thursday night of scuttling a Senate proposal to fully pay for a one-week extension to unemployment insurance following hours of tense negotiations between Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.).