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根据短文，回答题WithanewCongressdrawingnear。DemocratsandRepublicansarebusilydesigningcompetingeconomicstimuluspackages．TheRepublicansaresuretooffertaxcuts。theDemocrats～amongotherthings—financialreliefforthestates．Thereisonemeasure，however，thatwouldprovidenotonlyanimmedlateboosttotheeconomybutalsoimmediaterelieftothosemostinneed：acarefullycraftedextensionofthefederalunemploymentinsuranceprogram．TheSenateapprovedsuchanextensionbeforeitadjournedinNovember．TheHouseofRepresentativesrefusedtogoalong．Itwasamongthegreatestfailuresofthel07thCongress．Oneconsequenceisthatjoblessbenefitsforanestimated780000Americanswillabruptlystoptomorrow，eventhoughmostrecipientshavenotyetexhaustedtheirbenefits．PresidentBushfailedtoshowanyleader—shiponthismatterduringtheNovemberCongress．Later，hefinallyaskedCongresstoextendtheprogramfortheseworkersandtomakethebenefitseffectivefromDec．28．That’snotenough．Thewayunemploymentinsurancetypicallyworksisthatstatesprovidelaid-offworkerswith26weeksofbenefits，followedbyl3weeksoffederalaidUnderMrBush’sscheme．federalbenefitswouldbeextendedonlyforthosewhowerealreadyreceivingthemonDec．28．Theextensionwouldnotcoverthejoblessworkerswhowillexhausttheirregularstate-fundedbenefitsafterDec．28一anestimated95000everyweek——butwillreceivenofederalhelpunlesstheprogramisre-authorized．BytheendofMarch。1．2millionworkerscouldfallintothiscategory．
TheSenatesawthisproblemcomin9，andundertheleadershipofHillaryRodhamClintonofNewYorkandDonNicklesofOklahoma，passedabillthatwouldnotonlyhavecoveredpeoplealreadyenrolledinthefederalprogrambutprovidedl3weeksofassistanceforthoselosingtheirstatebenefitsinthenewyear．TheHouse，forlargelytrivialreasons，refusedtogoalong．
BillFrist，thenewSenatemajorityleader，saysheislookingforwaystoputakinder，gentlerfaceontheRepublicanParty．PassingtheClinton-Nicklesbillwouldbeagoodwaytobegin．TheHouseshouldthenfollowsuit．OneoftheHouse’scomplaintslastyearwasthat，at$5billion，theClinton-Nicklesbillwastooexpensive．That’sridiculous，consideringthecostsofthetaxcutsthatHouseRepublicanshaveinmind．
Theunemploymentratelastmonthstoodat6percent，thehighestsincemid-1994．Thecountrycouldusea$5billionshotinthearmrightaboutnow．Socouldalotofincreasinglydesperatepeople．
Accordingtotheauthor，theproposedextensionis——． A．whatthecomingCongressshouldreconsider
B．excludedfromtheeconomicstimuluspackages
C．areliefprogramcarefullydesignedbytheHouse
D．putforwardbybothRepublicansandDemocrats
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