CORRECTS FIRST NAME - In this Jan. 10, 2014, photo, Lita Ness, 58, talks about her unemployment status at her home in Colorado Springs, Colo. Ness, who lost her job as a civilian contractor at Peterson Air Force Base in August 2012 and just received her final check from the unemployment office. She said "I’m registered as a Republican, but if they continue to use this not extending our [aid] I’m probably changing to Democrat." (AP Photo /Ed Andrieski)