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By Dan Desai Martin -April 30, 2020 3:33 PM
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) threatened that unemployment benefits for those impacted by the coronavirus crisis would only be extended "over our dead bodies."
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) continued to attack laid-off workers in the middle of a health crisis, vowing that he would do everything he could to block an extension of additional unemployment benefits once they expire at the end of July.
"July the 31st is when this expires and I promise you, over our dead bodies, this will get reauthorized," Graham said in front of South Carolina's COVID-19 advisory team on Tuesday.
Graham argued that the benefits are so generous that people will opt to receive them rather than go to work, and called them an "aberration" he promised to fix.
Graham is unhappy that the CARES Act, the $2 trillion coronavirus relief package passed by Congress in late March, adds $600 per week to unemployment benefits provided by states through the end of July. He and 46 of his Republican colleagues voted for an amendment to reduce unemployment benefits in the bill, but their effort failed.
https://americanindependent.com/lindsey-graham-unemployment-benefits-coronavirus-workers-dead-body-senate-gop/
Fucking POS..............a libertarian federalist society POS..............when you lose your job this coming November, maybe the American public should cut off your retirement funds from the air force and the senate..............just for old times sake..........
Walleye
(31,035 posts)What a prick
Caliman73
(11,742 posts)Because of idiots like him and his stupid party.
SoonerPride
(12,286 posts)fucking prick
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)I notice Sen. Graham is still drawing a full paycheck even though he hasn't been in to the office for weeks.
cstanleytech
(26,310 posts)After all its not easy using your tongue to give Trump those 24/7 prostate exams like he has been doing.
Docreed2003
(16,869 posts)He'll never have to worry about money another day in his life, sick fuck. Somehow these asshole are more concerned about a pittance being paid to real Americans than they are about major corporations ripping off the treasury for millions. Priorities I suppose
BillyBobBrilliant
(805 posts)That his body was dead.
Haggis for Breakfast
(6,831 posts)He's been brain dead since 2016.
Bettie
(16,118 posts)over and over. Just let the people know how much Leningrad Lindsay cares about their lives.
Jamastiene
(38,187 posts)a guy with bloodshot eyes, with a haunted look to his eyes, after hooking up with Trump to become Trump's cheerleader. Now, he looks like pure evil incarnate. It's a weird transformation. I wish I was good at morphing software and could make videos. You can literally watch a guy go from normal to a hollowed out shell with him in just the last four years.
PatSeg
(47,560 posts)He is like a man who became possessed with demons. Trump seems to have that effect on some people. Graham's transformation has been the most dramatic though.
cstanleytech
(26,310 posts)he is a weak person and will glom onto whomever he perceives is more powerful than him and that is why he (like many Republicans in the Senate and House) keeps giving Trump a prostate exam with his tongue.
Goodheart
(5,334 posts)Now that's saying something.
mindem
(1,580 posts)that his worthless piece of shit, and the whole rethuglican party for that matter, have total disdain for working Americans. They look at us being an expense or cost line on a profit or loss statement versus being American citizens. What the fuck kind of name is Lindsey anyway?
DBoon
(22,395 posts)Do not tempt fate, Lindsey Graham.
You may get what you wished for.
crickets
(25,982 posts)BTW, we all see you sitting at home like the rest of us, but the difference is your job is still there for you, your healthcare (the best money can buy!) isn't going anywhere, and your pension is safe. You are stuffed to the gills with the perks of privilege and still can say these things? Jaime Harrison needs to run your worthless self out of office come November.
Vinca
(50,300 posts)Windy City Charlie
(1,178 posts)He's worried about $600 a week extra for unemployed Americans, but won't blink an eye if big businesses get millions of $$$ and won't put it towards their employees.
tavernier
(12,396 posts)Now look at all the anger and hatred just oozing out of his pores in that picture. I swear, Trump does things to people to make them look and act like monsters.
PatSeg
(47,560 posts)must be a humdinger. The man has truly lost his soul.
IronLionZion
(45,494 posts)PatSeg
(47,560 posts)never lose their jobs or have to collect unemployment. What on earth was he thinking? He's not hurting Democrats, he's hurting working people, many who vote republican.
liberalmuse
(18,672 posts)They're taking the money we pay into the public treasury and giving it away to their private benefactors. Don't let these evil pieces of camel dung get away with telling any American worker that they aren't entitled to unemployment. Fucking gaslighters. I'm so angry and disgusted at these treasonous bastards. Someone needs to smack this bullshit down hard. STFU you simpering twit!
scarletwoman
(31,893 posts)with a heart as black and shriveled as yours, Lindsey.
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,027 posts)old guy
(3,283 posts)He thinks he can say or do whatever he wants and he will still be reelected. I 'm far from sure that he's wrong.
PCIntern
(25,572 posts)What they found. I cant tell you about it now, but when you find out its going to amaze you and really shake things up. Theyre amazing detectives the best... no one couldve found a better detective than I did. Wait until the truth comes out itll be beautiful Im telling you.
whistler162
(11,155 posts)he can attack himself on January 1st, 2021
lettucebe
(2,336 posts)His unemployment benefits were higher than his new salary. He wants a job. He is 18-years-old. Seriously these idiots better get voted out
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)Jamie Harrison is going to have plenty of ammunition against you. You're toast.
cstanleytech
(26,310 posts)Mickju
(1,805 posts)...is absolutely disgusting. He should be stripped of any benefits he may have had coming.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)Faux pas
(14,687 posts)pecosbob
(7,542 posts)Response to turbinetree (Original post)
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