Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked Democrats’ third attempt to pass an extension of federal unemployment benefits.The Senate voted 58-40 Thursday on a proposal that would have continued unemployment insurance for three months, just short of the 60 votes needed to end debate.“I’m beginning to believe there is nothing that will get Republicans to yes,” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said. “It’s a ‘no’ vote because they don’t want to extend unemployment insurance.”“We’re one Republican vote away from restoring benefits to 1.7 million Americans,” Reid said. “There is one Republican vote standing in the way of a lifeline to these 1.7 million people.”
i really have a problem with why, if it's the T-P than it's just arrogance and right wing confusion as to what and who they are suppose to be working for, it it's old school i still think they are deliberately sinking the party in order to rid themselves and us of the scourge of America the destructive T-Party.
Democrats say they plan to use Republican refusal to pass a short-term extension of the benefits as a weapon in the midterm elections.The White House slammed Senate Republcians and accused them of denying a "vital lifeline" to the unemployed."We cannot allow one vote to stand in the way of supporting these Americans as they struggle to find work. Both sides of the aisle have worked together to prevent this kind of hardship in the past, and neglecting to do so now is unacceptable — especially given the high long-term unemployment rate," White House press secretary Jay Carney said in a statement.
if i may quote Rev. Al, "lots of things used to be acceptable until we stopped accepting them", America it's time to stop accepting things that only bring America down on our heads because of hateful entity that has permeated every walk of American life and left us suffering in it's wake, Nov. 4th, if you care be there.
