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tonysam Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-26-10 12:06 AM
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House Votes to Extend Unemployment Benefits
Edited on Fri Feb-26-10 12:07 AM by tonysam
This despite the fact my idiot congressman, Dean Heller, referred to us getting EUI as hobos, i.e., "bums."

The House has voted to extend -- for a month -- a series of programs set to expire Sunday, including unemployment benefits and subsidies to help pay health premiums through the COBRA program.

The bill passed the House on a voice vote Thursday evening and was sent to the Senate.


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Let's hope the Senate doesn't screw things up and gets this thing passed ASAP.
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tonysam Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-26-10 12:11 AM
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1. Spoke too soon.
The dumb fuckers in the Senate continue with delaying tactics:

The benefits are part of a larger package of government programs, from highway funding to loans for small businesses, set to expire Sunday because senators couldn't agree on how to pay for an extension.

The House passed a bill Thursday extending the programs for a month while lawmakers consider how to address the issues long-term. Senate Democrats repeatedly tried to follow suit Thursday night but they couldn't overcome the objections of a single lawmaker, Republican Sen. Jim Bunning of Kentucky, that the $10 billion bill would add to the budget deficit.


This worthless, fucking son of a bitch holds up help needed for MILLIONS of people because he can.

I don't believe the whole fucking thing.

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Imagevision Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-26-10 05:04 AM
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11. One month! oh brother!!!
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ipaint Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-26-10 07:48 AM
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12. The idiot repubs want a permanent repeal to the estate tax attatched to the bill.
Reid put this issue off until his back was to the wall and now many who should be moving onto a new emergency tier will suffer badly.
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Mudoria Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-26-10 01:37 AM
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2. 10 billion out of the defense budget would be a good start
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OHdem10 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-26-10 01:44 AM
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3. I hope the people receiving this recognize that if the GOP were in
charge, they would have stopped extending Benefits by now.
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ChicagoSuz219 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-26-10 02:53 AM
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4. They may not have a job...
...but they still have a vote.

republicans should remember that...
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upi402 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-26-10 03:04 AM
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5. Republican Sen. Jim Bunning of Kentucky should get a reminder! n/t
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laughingliberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-26-10 03:08 AM
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7. Yes, and they'll have election day off with plenty of time to vote. nt
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ChicagoSuz219 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-26-10 03:14 AM
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8. LOL... that's right! n/t
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laughingliberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-26-10 03:07 AM
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6. Heller is such an ass! nt
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SoCalDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-26-10 04:36 AM
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9. I'm glad they did, but ONE month?? that's not going to help many people ..
What happens to them on month TWO??
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Imagevision Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-26-10 04:38 AM
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10. Good thing there's an election coming up huh?!!!
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Javaman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-26-10 10:27 AM
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13. who countered bunnings "tough shit' with "chew harder"? nt
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