President Barack Obama has the fight he wants.
Minutes after winning a key Senate vote on the three-month extension of unemployment insurance, Obama teed up the forthcoming battle with House Republicans.Obama called for swift action from Congress, making a direct pitch to an unfriendly House to take up a vote Speaker John Boehner said will not happen unless the $6.5 billion benefit is paid for.“We’ve got to get this across the finish line without obstruction or delay,” Obama said. “And we need the House of Representatives to be able to vote for it as well.”He also blasted Sen. Rand Paul’s contention that extending unemployment benefits “saps” people’s desire to work.
now if they don't do it presumably because Pres. pushed them and said a mean thing isn't it really "we the people" they are slapping in the face, no matter what they call it all it is all about denying us.
“I really want to go at this for a second,” Obama said to applause. “That really sells the American people short. I meet a lot of people as president of the United States and as a candidate for president of the United States. … I meet a lot of people. And I can’t, I can’t name a time where I met an American who would rather have an unemployment check than the pride of having a job.”
and i really don't think republicans have either, with all of them always saying someone walked up to them and complained about something Obama was accused of by them but never does anyone say anything good, wonder why?
