Senate delays test vote on jobless benefits extension (global warming)

CNN ^ | 1/06/14 | Ted Barrett and Halimah Abdullah

[Libloather]

Washington (CNN) -- With more than a dozen lawmakers absent due to travel delays caused by bad weather, the U.S. Senate postponed until Tuesday a key procedural vote on a politically charged proposal to extend long-term unemployment insurance affecting some 1.3 million Americans.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid received unanimous approval for a postponement from both parties just before the chamber was due to hold the test vote on the first partisan showdown of the New Year on Monday evening.

A razor-close margin was expected and the projected outcome of the vote to move ahead with debate was too close to call, senior aides from both parties said.

[Libloather]

All 55 members of the Democratic caucus are expected to support the unemployment extension measure, but it was unclear if enough Republicans would join them to get the 60 votes required for the procedural motion to pass.

Not enough votes. Climate change. Same thing.

[cotton1706]

Murkowski, Collins, Kirk, McCain and Graham must not have been all present, with some of their backups, Ayotte, Hoeven, Alexander, Corker, Cochran, Hatch, Isaacson, and Chambliss missing too.

[Nextrush]

Obama and the Dems signed off on the budget deal that cut out the extended benefits.

Now they push the extended unemployment after agreeing to not extend it to create an emotional issue to run against the GOP on.

Politics as usual plays on in DC.

The GOPe has Obamacare as its emotional wedge issue to divert attention from agreeing to tax increases, a debt ceiling increase and military pension cut in the budget deal.

Now the Dems need a diversion from their agreement to cut the unemployment benefits.

[House Atreides]

“...Democratic aides doubted there would be at least five Republicans who would vote with them, though they acknowledged Republicans could vote to advance the bill even if down the line they decided to block it....”
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A “vote to advance the bill” (i.e., closure) IS a vote for the bill even if that Senator later votes “against” the bill. Any “scoring” should be taken on the closure vote.

[WeatherGuy]

A razor-close margin was expected and the projected outcome of the vote to move ahead with debate was too close to call, senior aides from both parties said.

Baloney. Republicans in both houses will fold like cheap suits. They'll fall all over themselves to stop the New York Times from saying mean things about them:

New York Times: Republican Opposition To Welfare Kills People

[Forrestfire]

Harry Reid received “unanimous support from “BOTH” parties......!!!!