Cantor holds firm against unemployment bill

[MindMover]

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Source: The Hill

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) on Friday gave every indication that the House will not consider a bill to extend emergency unemployment benefits, even if the Senate passes the bill as expected early next week.

Cantor was asked directly on the House floor by Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) whether Senate action on its bill next week might prompt the House to act. Cantor did not explicitly say yes or no, but strongly indicated Republicans would not consider it.

"It doesn't create any jobs, and right now we are in the business of trying to see how we can get people back to work, for an America that works for more people," he said.

Cantor noted that the idea of retroactively extending benefits that expired in late December would be unworkable, and said many state officials have made this clear to Congress. That prompted Hoyer to ask whether Republicans could consider a prospective bill, but Cantor dismissed that idea as well.



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If it isn't one idiot, it is another .... a lot like whack a mole .

[FiveGoodMen]

1. If the D party is really determined to help the 99%

then they should be spending a ton of their money publicizing the ways that the Rs keep trying to screw everyone.

[sakabatou]

3. +1000

[pangaia]

16. Yes. It is SO OBVIOUS!

I don't get it.
I mean. DUH!! The repubs give them all this free ammo and...what??
Are they blind as a bat?

Ads should be everywhere.. TV 24/7 .. 7 days a week for the next 7 months... social media. even newspapers....

where are they?

[Brigid]

20. Ammo?

Repugs are handing them the freakin' guns too! But they don't use them! Why?

[pangaia]

21. You are so right.

I mis-spoke myself.

[nobodyspecial]

2. Anything they can to wreck the economy before November and beyond

Yes, when poor people have money, they put it directly into the economy, which creates and maintains JOBS!

[geretogo]

5. That's too simplistic for everyone but FOX NEWS veiwers . They vote for their repressors happily .

[bulloney]

4. Does that idiot Cantor listen to what he says?

"It doesn't create any jobs, and right now we are in the business of trying to see how we can get people back to work, for an America that works for more people," Cantor said.

Name me ONE thing you and your party has done to get people back to work, Cantor. Name ONE thing.

All Cantor and the Republicans have done for the past 6 years is obstruct, obstruct, obstruct.

[Andy823]

8. Exactly!

They don't give a damn about the ordinary person on the street. They "have" caused job losses in the last 6 years, but haven't created any! I hope like hell Cantor has some right wing nut case tea bagger run against him in his primary just to piss him off. Then I hope there is a strong democrat to take him on in November and this "clown" is fired!

The House won't put the bill on the floor because they would have to "vote" for or against, and all those who would vote against it would have to explain to the unemployed back home why they voted NO. This way they can just lie to the folks back home and say "we tried to help you but that Obama just wouldn't let us"!

[arcane1]

10. Rush, is that you?

[The Magistrate]

11. A Shame It Will Go Away So Quickly, Sir

It would make a good chew-toy cum training tool....

[arcane1]

12. If MIRT doesn't get him, his aneurism will

[Brigid]

19. Aw man, did I miss a live one?

I always seem to miss those!

[Trust Buster]

14. I'll second that.

[alp227]

6. Well, at least Congressman Can't put himself on the record for this.

Keep doing it and showing how out-of-touch your party is, Can't.

[chuckstevens]

7. Thank you sir, may I have another!

How in God's name do these idiots keep getting reelected?

[DesertDiamond]

13. Yeah, we need jobs. And he's not doing anything about that either!!!

[The Stranger]

15. Has Harry Reid ever "held firm" against the GOP?

Can't remember Pelosi ever "holding firm" either.

[FiveGoodMen]

17. Nancy held firm against prosecuting Bush et al

[The Stranger]

23. You make an excellent point.

I had forgotten about that one.

[warrant46]

24. Nancy is an idiot

And allowed War Crimes to be committed

[onehandle]

18. Maybe Eddie Munster should work for a change?

Maybe he should be added to the 1789 list?

Who am I (the 99%) to say?

[rickyhall]

22. House of Representatives my ass,

House of Rich Bastards more like.