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Did the Senate get their 60 votes on the extention of unemployment? (Original Post)
jwirr
Apr 2014
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John Boehner is too busy campaigning to actually do the job he was elected for...
Corey_Baker08
Apr 2014
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MindMover
(5,016 posts)1. YES ...NT
brush
(53,840 posts)2. 59, but it still passed.
Now let's see what bs Boner comes up with to not put it to a vote in the House.
jwirr
(39,215 posts)3. Good. Now is the time to put some pressure on the House. My rep will vote for it.
Corey_Baker08
(2,157 posts)4. John Boehner is too busy campaigning to actually do the job he was elected for...
I live in Boehner's district and everytime, which seems like every other commercial, I see a John Boehner TV Commercial. The sad part is our district is way to conservative to allow a serious Democrat to challenge him, and even if challenged the jackass would ger re-elected if for nothing more than name recognition because he sure as hell don't have a record to run on...
jwirr
(39,215 posts)5. I used to live in NW IA and we actually registered Republican because it was the only way to have a
say about anything local.