Jobs Bill a Ploy for Democratic Votes, Republicans Say (Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe again)

FoxNews.com ^ | August 05, 2010 | Shannon Bream

[goldendays]

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Jobs Bill a Ploy for Democratic Votes, Republicans Say

n a mostly partisan vote, the Senate passed a $26.1 billion dollar state aid bill aimed at saving public service jobs and assisting states with Medicaid obligations, but Republicans are crying foul, saying the "special interest bailout" is aimed at energizing demoralized Democratic voters.

Democrats, with the help of Republican Maine Sens. Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe passed the legislation on a 61-39 vote. Supporters say it will save 140,000 jobs that would've been lost this school year. The bill received the two Republican votes in the Senate after Majority Leader Harry Reid found a way to pay for it.

Offsets for the spending are paid in part by getting rid of tax breaks for some U.S.-based companies that also operate overseas. Also on the chopping block are increased food-stamp benefits and $1.5 billion for a program aimed at advancing renewable energy technology.

[concerned about politics]

Senate passed a $26.1 billion dollar state aid bill aimed at saving public service jobs

OMG. The new tax payer funded GM plant that is due to hire 900 new employees (that Oboma touted with pride) is going to be built in.........Mexico!

[concerned about politics]

Democrats, with the help of Republican Maine Sens. Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe

When are these two up for election again? All of America should work to end this madness. It should be made into a national movement.

[darkwing104]

Are these the jobs that were allegedly saved by the Stimulus package?

[Fu-fu2]

Saving jobs for school teachers, firefighters, police allegedly. Buying their votes....Who cares what it costs. “Whitey’s got it. He can afford it”.....

[EQAndyBuzz]

There is no party. You have a choice. You can be a conservative, you can be a socialist or you can be a liberal, also known as a Republicrat.

[Bernard Marx]

Or are the people in Maine a bunch of whiney gov.nanny staters?

Bingo!

[PugetSoundSoldier]

Twenty six billion for 140,000 jobs? That’s a little over $187,000 per job. Where can I sign up?!?!?!

[erkyl]

If it really is only saving 140,000 ‘teacher’ jobs, then that’s $185,714 per job. I know of no teachers who make that kind of money.

Let me tell you how this works. They send the money to the school districts. They put it in their general accounts. Then they do this, in this order: 1. They give administrators a raise; 2. buy some more gubmint cheese for the cafeteria, and 3. ‘save’ a few teacher jobs by not hiring anyone new and calling it a victory.

School districts are the most corrupt places on earth.

[erkyl]

Wow, we were in sync on that thought, weren’t we?

[BooBoo1000]

McConnel is the only one that has even a smattering of control over these two harpies. If Mitch doesn't cut them off from all chairman ship positions or any other position of importance then we should get rid of Mitch, PRONTO AMIGO.( Just practicing for the time when the Hombres from Mexico take over) Alto.

[BooBoo1000]

McConnel is the only one that has even a smattering of control over these two harpies. If Mitch doesn't cut them off from all chairman ship positions or any other position of importance then we should get rid of Mitch, PRONTO AMIGO.( Just practicing for the time when the Hombres from Mexico take over) Alto.

[concerned about politics]

Twenty six billion for 140,000 jobs? That’s a little over $187,000 per job. Where can I sign up?!?!?!

And they only "work" an average of six months a year.
The public school system is one of the biggest tax payer scams in American history. The kids are nothing but tools.

[PugetSoundSoldier]

As a wise friend once told me...

Great minds think alike. Devious minds are of one nature!

I trust we more of the former than the latter...;)

[Recon Dad]

McConnell and others are Rhinos, but they don’t vote with the Dims.

[Digger]

If it gets close to Republican control they will switch like Spectre.

You betcha. This is the game played in this corrupt "Two-Party Cartel". We probably will never have a true conservative CONgress. The elites won't allow it & these POS that are elected will sell out every time.

[Freddd]

Gee little mini stimulus bills to do the job the stimulus bill was supposed to do......

[lowbridge]

If it really is only saving 140,000 ‘teacher’ jobs, then that’s $185,714 per job. I know of no teachers who make that kind of money.

Whatever those Teachers will be paid, it wont be that mich. Which makes one wonder where the rest of the money will be going.

[SunkenCiv]

...the Senate passed a $26.1 billion dollar state aid bill aimed at saving public service jobs and assisting states with Medicaid obligations... Democrats, with the help of Republican Maine Sens. Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe passed the legislation on a 61-39 vote.

[MSF BU]

We need to make them two dingbats within 47 GOP senators instead of 40. These two are really the Edith Bunker wing of the Republican Party.

[stevie_d_64]

I have to wonder when you folks in Maine are going to get your act together???

At least tell them (twin RINO’s) to switch parties to remove all doubt...Sure would make it easier for y’all and everyone else...