Stabenow: Republicans in ‘Cynical Game’ to Crater Economy by Stopping Jobs Bill

[babylonsister]

Why the hell won't 'the media' cover this in depth? :mad:


Stabenow: Republicans in ‘Cynical Game’ to Crater Economy by Stopping Jobs Bill
Michigan Senator Says Bill Doesn't Have Votes to Pass
By Annie Lowrey 6/24/10 2:55 PM


Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), whose state has the second-highest unemployment rate in the country, just held a conference call with reporters, in which she expressed her belief that Republicans have cynically joined together to stop the jobs bill, also known as the tax extenders package or H.R. 4213, to keep the unemployment situation bad, or possibly make it worse, for their own electoral gains in the fall.

Here is a flash transcript of some of her remarks:

On Republican obstruction:

It’s an extremely maddening and concerning time right now, and frankly we need your help. We’re in a situation where, after spending at least eight weeks on the floor trying to pass this jobs bill, which focuses on creating jobs as well as helping people … not one Republican is willing to help us stop this Republican filibuster.

We’ve spent a tremendous amount of time and discussions to get just one person to join us. And we don’t have that. So, we will be voting again today to stop the filibuster and we have every anticipation that we won’t have the votes.

It is very clear that the Republicans in the Senate want this economy to fail. They see that things are beginning to turn around. You know the numbers. When this president took office, we were losing 750,000 jobs a month. … Now we are gaining jobs. … Unfortunately, and cynically {on their part}, in cynical political terms, it doesn’t serve them in terms of their elections if things are beginning to turn around.

I believe when you look at this bill, which is all paid for — we raised revenues to pay for it — the one piece that is technically not paid for that is done in a way that we have always done it, … {those are} always categorized as an emergency. And, frankly, if 15 million people without jobs is not an emergency, I don’t know what is.


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http://washingtonindependent.com/88217/stabenow-republicans-in-cynical-game-to-crater-economy-by-stopping-jobs-bill

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Talk about dirty politics.

God damn those Republicans to hell.

Unbelievable.

:nuke:

[Ramulux]

2. I think she is 100% right

I was actually going to make a topic talking about how fucked up this entire situation with the jobs bill is.

I think the main point that needs to be made about this bill is that, the republicans have no legitimate reason for opposing it and when someone is opposing something without any valid explanation as to why, that means they are doing it for political purposes.

However, I think they have totally blown this one, I think most of the public wants this jobs bill to pass and their illogical opposition is making the news.

[O is 44]

3. What can be done? Can Reid make them stay all

night until it this is passed? Republicans hate Americans they only care about power. Sick!

[babylonsister]

4. I guess not; he blasted them according to this, but I don't know

what else can be done.

http://thehill.com/blogs/on-the-money/domestic-taxes/105245-reid-blasts-republicans-for-making-extenders-a-political-football