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Jobless benefits bill clears key Senate hurdle, over GOP complaints on cost(Reid's subject change)
Fox News ^ | January 07, 2014

Posted on 01/07/2014 8:55:36 AM PST by sickoflibs

A controversial jobless benefits bill narrowly cleared a key Senate hurdle on Tuesday, over the objections of Republicans who complain the $6 billion measure is not paid for.

Senators voted 60-37 to advance the bill extending long-term jobless benefits, which expired Dec. 28. Democrats needed 60 votes to move the bill forward.

But Republicans blasted Democratic leaders for pushing the bill without any plan to offset the cost elsewhere in the budget.

"This is all borrowed -- every penny of it," Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., told Fox News.

Backers of the extension still need to clear several additional votes in the Senate, before the GOP-controlled House can even consider it. House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer, of Maryland, voiced hope that the Senate could pressure the House to act on the bill.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: joblessbenefits; senate; unemploymentbenefits
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To: sickoflibs

If the economy is so great, Obama, why the emergency money?

Buying votes again like a good little democrat? creep!


61 posted on 01/07/2014 12:07:41 PM PST by ThomasMore (Islam is the Whore of Babylon!)
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To: sickoflibs

What do these have in common?

“California, Nevada, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts are among the states with significantly higher-than-average percentages of long-term unemployed people.”


62 posted on 01/07/2014 12:20:43 PM PST by kcvl
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To: catman67

Thanks to the list of Rhino’s who voted. I posted this message on each of their Face Book page:

You voted for more unemployment benefits without being able to pay for it! You and Obama are destroying this country! This vote only adds to the existing problems to those who have failed to get a job the past 99 weeks! No business will hire someone who’s been on the unemployed for 99 weeks! Their resume is the first to hit the trash can! This extended benefit will only cause disillusion to those who think they may have a chance for a job in the future! Your vote will only extend their benefits and add to their already failure to ever seek a job! It may buy you some votes!


63 posted on 01/07/2014 12:54:56 PM PST by 57Chevy (Freedom is not Free!)
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To: PTBAA

“Why is a spending bill originating in the Senate?”

Hey, It worked with 0bamacare didn’t it?


64 posted on 01/07/2014 1:11:12 PM PST by Amish with an attitude
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To: PTBAA
Why is a spending bill originating in the Senate?

Because the Constitution, sometime in the past few years, became obsolete. Null and void. Obama's in charge now.
65 posted on 01/07/2014 1:50:18 PM PST by Deo volente (God willing, America shall survive this Obamanation.)
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To: SkyPilot

What a huge disappointment that one (Lyin’ Ryan) has turned out to be.


66 posted on 01/07/2014 1:50:33 PM PST by Jane Long (While Marxists continue the fundamental transformation of the USA, progressive RINOs assist!)
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To: mrsmith

It’s to help the unemployed. I have no problem with this. The economy sucks and people are having a tough time finding work.


67 posted on 01/07/2014 2:06:44 PM PST by maineman (BC EAGLES FAN)
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To: maineman

After 26 weeks there is no difference between ‘unemployment’ and welfare.

So let them go on welfare, they are just the kind of temporarily unfortunate people welfare is meant to help.


68 posted on 01/07/2014 3:05:48 PM PST by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat Party!)
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To: vpintheak
Cut the Vets benefits, but toss “free” money at the bums who won’t take a job after 2 years. I am amazed at the dispicable immorality of our government.

Unfortunately, it also says something about the country for electing them.

69 posted on 01/07/2014 3:29:57 PM PST by TwelveOfTwenty (See my home page for some of my answers to the left's talking points.)
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To: fifedom
Once again former Tea Party darling Kelly Ayotte shows her true RINO ideology.

I firmly believe she is (way) left of McNuts and Grahamnesty, her mentors!

70 posted on 01/07/2014 4:16:36 PM PST by Road Warrior ‘04 (Molon Labe! (Oathkeeper))
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To: LostInBayport
Because it would never get off the ground in the House,...

If it were me and unfortunately, it isn't, and I were in the House, I'd let this thing languish for months, if not years! The House (GOP) should ask itself, "What would Harry do?"

71 posted on 01/07/2014 4:19:16 PM PST by Road Warrior ‘04 (Molon Labe! (Oathkeeper))
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To: sickoflibs

They should cut it out of obongo’s vacation budget. I’m serious. Ground Air Force One except for actual federal government business that requires the presidunce to fly overseas, otherwise take a freakin’ Greyhound.


72 posted on 01/07/2014 4:23:13 PM PST by Sirius Lee (All that is required for evil to advance is for government to do "something")
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To: sickoflibs

I have to say the republicans need to learn how to pick their battles. They screw the veterans, which pisses off conservatives. Then they vote against extending unemployment benefits, which pisses off the liberals.

When you consider the big picture, $6 billion bucks ain’t sh*t. In fact, they should all say “Ryan saved us a little more than that over 10 years, so, no big deal. We will vote to keep giving checks to the hard working men and women who are looking for work in this lousy Obama/democrat economy. But we will fight tooth and nail to make GM pay for it. They owe the taxpayers $10 billion.”


73 posted on 01/07/2014 4:59:20 PM PST by VerySadAmerican (".....Barrack, and the horse Mohammed rode in on.")
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To: sickoflibs

Well the Dems are desparate now that 2014 is looking bleak. If the GOP would just keep its head down and stand as firm as they can with only one house of Congress they would be in like flint next year. But this amnesty thing is just going to drive conservatives off the rails. My blood pressure goes up everytime I think about it. Boehner, Cantor, McCarthly and Ryan are in a suicide pact between amnesty and this crazy budget agreement.


74 posted on 01/07/2014 4:59:36 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: sickoflibs; blueyon; KitJ; T Minus Four; xzins; CMS; The Sailor; ab01; txradioguy; Jet Jaguar; ...

Active Duty/Retiree ping.


75 posted on 01/07/2014 5:55:42 PM PST by Jet Jaguar
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To: Jet Jaguar

Why join the military or re-enlist when Bammy and the rats will keep giving you a check to sit on your a$$?


76 posted on 01/07/2014 6:11:31 PM PST by TADSLOS (The Event Horizon has come and gone. Buckle up and hang on.)
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To: VerySadAmerican; Georgia Girl 2; 4Liberty; Impy; BillyBoy
RE :”I have to say the republicans need to learn how to pick their battles. They screw the veterans, which pisses off conservatives. Then they vote against extending unemployment benefits, which pisses off the liberals.”

I think the GOP could win the unemployment comp fight if they came up with coherent messages and themes and repeat them correctly, as Dems know how to do. Dems repeat a united message here

Whenever asked about it Rs should be highjacking and aggressively taking control of the debate about how this shows that Obama’s policies are failures and how a drastic change is needed because he is hurting these people long term, and hold firm on that theme and and keep pressing the point aggressively over and over.

In fact I made a similar point here.

Democrats lamest argument for extending deficit-based unemployment benefits beyond 26 weeks:Bush | 1/7/2014

I agree, this 'must pay for it' argument is a bit lame. They look weak repeating it as all they got.

77 posted on 01/07/2014 7:13:28 PM PST by sickoflibs (Obama : 'If you like your Doctor you can keep him, PERIOD! Don't believe the GOPs warnings')
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To: Revel

You obviously don’t understand how fascism works.


78 posted on 01/07/2014 7:15:03 PM PST by Hoodat (Democrats - Opposing Equal Protection since 1828)
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To: vpintheak

Despicable immorality of both government and its people


79 posted on 01/07/2014 8:19:13 PM PST by Theodore R. (People in TX in 2014 cheer: Cornball and George P.!)
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To: cripplecreek
Now he is on TV (MSNBC showing it) praising the unemployed and explaining that they are victims, ‘working their tails off trying to get jobs’.

It needs to be pointed out that he and his policies are the reason there are no jobs.

He plays it like he's got nothing to do with it, he's just trying to help out the 'folks'.

80 posted on 01/07/2014 8:31:58 PM PST by Washi (Stop Obama's War On Jobs)
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