A bill to extend federal unemployment insurance benefits was introduced by two members of the U.S. House of Representatives as failure to fund an extension affects more people.

Facing a June 1 deadline for hundreds of thousands of unemployed workers to start footing the full cost for their health insurance, Congress has pitched a new plan to extend subsidies through the end of the year.

While the U.S. House and Senate agree that the National Flood Insurance Program should be extended, how to achieve that goal and for how long seem to be areas of disagreement in Washington, D.C.

While the Senate Finance Committee now has the price tag on its reform bill, one of the mechanisms to pay for coverage is under attack in the House.