arthur delaney as a reporter at the huffington post has been covering the senate this week command the chamber has been working on legislation to extend long-term unemployment benefits. today the senate voted to advance the bill toward final passage. some of the details in the legislation. >> this legislation would reauthorize federal unemployment insurance for people who have been unemployed long-term. those federal benefits lapsed in december. more than 2 million people have been missing out since then. >> of the vote to advance the bill, 61-35. six republican senators joining the senate democrats and the vote. who were they and how was the senate democratic leaders able to in their support? >> well, they had their support from the get go after several months of just total standoff because the legislation actually comes with some republican priorities. it denies benefits to people who have million dollar and comes in the previous year and is also paid for, meaning its cost will not be added to the deficit. so we have known all along that democrats had enough votes to do this, but the

. >> a headline in the huffington , arthur delaney is a reporter with the huffington post. the chamber has been working on legislation to extend long-term unemployment benefits. the senate voted to advance the bill toward its final passage. what are some of the details in the legislation? would reauthorize federal unemployment insurance for people who have been unemployed long-term. inse benefits lapsed december and more than 2 million people have been missing out on the conversation since then. >> the vote to advance the bill was 61-35. six republican senators joining the senate democrats in the vote herein who were they him and how is the senate democratic leadership able to gain their support? >> they had their support from the get go after several months of just total standoff. the legislation actually comes with some republican pride or -- priorities. it denied benefits to people who had million-dollar incomes in -- weevious year and also have known all along that the democrats had enough votes to do this, but there has still been a holdup with republicans insisting th