WASHINGTON -- A bill pending in the Senate that would help unemployed workers, businesses and the housing market would add billions to the U.S. deficit in the short term but would be essentially budget-neutral over 10 years, congressional analysts said on Friday.
The Senate is expected to take up the bill next week, and the House of Representatives has promised quick action after that.
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