Congress Stalled As 2 Million Lose Jobless Benefits

[Dulcinea]

When members of Congress return from their Fourth of July break Monday, they'll find a big challenge waiting for them right where they left it. The issue is unemployment — specifically an extension of benefits for people who've lost their jobs. The debate has turned into a high-stakes, election-year stand-off over deficits.

More than 2 million people have had their benefits cut off in the six-plus weeks since lawmakers began debating the bill.

Ever since the Eisenhower administration, Congress has approved jobless benefits that go beyond the usual half-year for up to two years of benefits during times of high unemployment.

Democrats want to extend those now-expired benefits another six months. At about $300 a week per beneficiary, that would cost around $34 billion. All but two Senate Republicans say they won't extend those expired benefits unless Congress cuts spending elsewhere; they say they don't want to add to the deficit.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128446343

[Parche]

1. they dont want to add to the deficit

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

STOP IT REPUBLICANS, MY STOMACH HURTS FROM LAUGHING SO HARD.......



2trillion for Iraq and Afghanistan..........You Republicans are killing me....:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:


:grr::hi:

[RBInMaine]

2. Get the new Dem from WV in there and get it done ! Also, hang it on the RePUKES BIGTIME ! Kick ass

issue for our side.

[Jennicut]

4. Manchin in WV has other ideas....like running for the seat himself, screwing over

people who need these benefits extended. With Dem's like these.....you know.

[Arkana]

6. Manchin's too busy getting his dick sucked by party bigwigs

to worry about all the people that are getting assfucked by Senate Republicans.

[johnaries]

3. I say Dems should agree with Rep demands, and tell them

they'll pay for it by cutting Defense and letting the Bush Tax Cuts expire. We'll see what they say, then.

[Turbineguy]

5. It's the GOP road to power

call unemployed lazy good-for-nothings. Spend 34 billion on 3 Navy ships.

[Dulcinea]

7. kick. eom

[old mark]

8. The Democratic Party should be broadcasting this information over every media outlet

available in the US till the end of the election. They should be pushing against the GOP by using Truman's tactic of telling the truth about the lies and evil policies of the GOP and not let up on them till they are defeated in November.

Republicans want to play politics with people's lives, let them live with the consequences of their actions.
Democratic Party/Obama administration - it IS time to stand up, not time to whine about losing seats to the evil GOP.

Get off your ass and fight them!!!

Show some leadership and some spine - it is NOT TOO LATE....YET!!!


mark