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[Political Animal] The Washington Monthly: The 58 Democrats who are ready to pass this legislation should at least, as a group, convene on the steps of the Capitol and read out the names and states of each of the Republicans (and de facto Republican, Ben Nelson), along with the estimated number of their constituents in their states who will lose benefits and jobs because their Republican representatives are trying to kill this legislation.

[Blog For Arizona] GOP election strategy: They want the economy to fail - again, and ...: After all, these same Republicans have supported deficit-financed tax-extenders before -- there's no credible reason to change course now. On the contrary, with the economy struggling to break through, the need for this package is more obvious, not less, if your goal is to actually improve economic conditions.

[SpeakEasy] Dem Lawmaker on GOP Sabotage of Jobs Bill: They “Want This Economy ...: But in some ways, that’s the pernicious beauty of the cynicism, at least as far as Republicans are concerned — they deny the Senate a chance to vote, the bill dies, the economy gets worse, and Democrats get blamed because they’re in the majority.

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[Progress Illinois] Durbin Blasts GOP For Blocking Unemployment Benefits Extension ...: Exactly Jim! It is not welfare. It IS insurance that we all pay for. And now.....they are acting just like a shady provider. Login or register to post comments. rickw77. 6:48pm. Thu Jun 24. Stabenow is closing on CSpan. ..... You're right JT President Harding lowered taxes when the unemployment rate was I think around 20% w/in a year and a half the unemployment rate was down to 3% and the economy was booming that's where the term the roaring 20's got it's name. ...

[The Washington Independent] 22 Days After Congress Cut Unemployment Insurance, Still No ...: “KEEP WRITING: KEEP FIGHTING!” To Congress, I say this: “you are the ones who we elect to fight for us, just as our soldiers go to war for you. Our soldiers fight so that our country stays ours, while the US legislatures find profitable ways to sell our people through outsourcing employment and selling our land through secondary mortgages.

[Jack & Jill Politics] Afternoon Open Thread - Jack & Jill Politics: Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) accused them of doing just that. She explained that, after spending "days and days and days, and weeks and weeks and weeks" to get just one Republican to join with Dems in passing the legislation, "it's very clear that the Republicans in the Senate want this economy to fail.

[Will Blog for Food] Will Blog for Food: Jobs Bill Fails In Senate: Democrats Say ...: Extended unemployment benefits lapsed at the beginning of June. By Friday, more than 1.2 million people out of work for longer than six months will have found themselves ineligible for the next tier of extended benefits, which were originally provided by the stimulus bill to fight the recession.

[Liberal Values] » House Passes Temporary Medicare Fix After Senate Again Fails To ...: While misguided, at least it can be said that Pelosi meant well, motivated by a desire to promote economic recovery, which certainly could not be said of the Republicans. After the Senate passed a Medicare fix as a separate measure, she was under the mistaken belief that she had some leverage over Senate Republicans by blocking a vote on the Senate measure.

[Naperville Democrats -] Stabenow: Republicans want to 'create as much pain as possible ...: Now that unemployment is mired at 9.7 percent and the Republicans stand to gain from the public thinking the Democrats are failures, deficit-financed countercyclical spending suddenly seems like a terrible idea. Deficits in general seem like a terrible idea, though they're much more defensible now than they were in 2003 (and it's much cheaper for the government to borrow money, and thus run deficits, than it was in 2003).

[The Reid Report] The party of no (as in 'no help for the unemployed') : The Reid Report: This legislation extends benefits for Americans looking for work and would save the jobs of thousands of teachers, firefighters and police officers by providing relief to states struggling with budget shortfalls. And it includes tax cuts for businesses that keep research and development jobs here in the United States.

[internetmarketingblog] Kids Making Money « internetmarketingblog: AP: “A one-time gang leader who escaped an impoverished childhood to become Hartford's first Latino mayor was convicted Friday of five corruption charges, including taking a bribe and attempted extortion. Eddie Perez, who had insisted on his innocence and vowed to clear his name, faces up to 60 years in prison, with each of the five counts carrying a minimum of one year in jail.

[Pavement Pieces] Pavement Pieces » Blog Archive » Long-term unemployed demand ...: While all states qualified for Tiers I and II, Tier III required a state to have a three-month average unemployment rate of at least 6 percent, and Tier IV qualification was based on a three-month average unemployment rate of at least 8.5 percent.

[uggbootshouse] Afghan Questions Arise as Petraeus Takes Over « uggbootshouse: .Senate Republicans and a lone Democrat, Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska, joined forces to filibuster the legislation in a procedural vote on Thursday. Visibly frustrated, the majority leader, Harry Reid, Democrat of Nevada, said he would move on to other business next week because he saw little chance of winning over any Republican votes.

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