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Another example of Dems looking out purely for their own interests instead of those of the people they serve. The Senate was close to a bipartisan deal to extend unemployment benefits until Harry Reid, as is his MO, blocked Republicans from adding any amendments to the bill.
WASHINGTON — What was shaping up to be a humdrum day on Capitol Hill turned into a firestorm as Majority Leader Harry Reid proposed his own plan to extend unemployment benefits and effectively blocked Republicans from having further say in the matter.
After several days of debate over how to pass a three-month extension of the Emergency Unemployment Compensation program, Reid side-stepped negotiations with Republicans and offered a plan of his own to extend benefits through mid-November. In doing so he used a procedural tactic known as “filling the tree” to block Republicans from proposing any further amendments. When Reid said at a Thursday afternoon press conference he was “cautiously optimistic,” that a long-term deal would soon be announced, what he came up with isn’t what Republicans had in mind. “Sen. Reid announced today that he will obstruct ALL [sic] Republican amendments,” Don Stewart, a spokesman for Mitch McConnell, told BuzzFeed in an email. “It’s a real challenge to find a bipartisan accomplishment when one person shuts out the entire side of the aisle.” “This is crassly political,” Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) said. “They want to have something to talk about on the Sunday morning programs.” |
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The main republican amendment was to delay Obama Care for a year and that was your boy Mitch's idea. Past performance is pretty clear propose many amendments, delay a vote, then vote NO!! Since we know you think those people with no jobs are lazy bums anyway, even though they are older people who have worked and still looking for work, and who paid into the system when they did work.
It's a waste of time talking to you guys and we know that. You want out of work people to pay for help, but who pays for tax breaks for rich guys? Giving up health care for insurance benefits is your idea of fair? Of course it is. |
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The main republican amendment was to delay Obama Care for a year and that was your boy Mitch's idea. Past performance is pretty clear propose many amendments, delay a vote, then vote NO!!
He suggested the Republicans wanted to offer a slew of amendments to "do nothing but whack ObamaCare."
Since we know you think those people with no jobs are lazy bums anyway, even though they are older people who have worked and still looking for work, and who paid into the system when they did work.
t's a waste of time talking to you guys and we know that. You want out of work people to pay for help, but who pays for tax breaks for rich guys? Giving up health care for insurance benefits is your idea of fair? Of course it is.
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QUOTE by speechlesstx;
You have no evidence for that other than Dingy the liar's "suggestion".
Just like he "suggested" Romney was a tax cheat.
Stop putting words in my mouth that have no basis in reality. There are those who work the system yes, but you'd have to be a complete moron to honestly believe that endless UI benefits doesn't create incentives to remain unemployed.
Talking to liberals about their hypocrisy is also a waste of time. You need a mirror, dude. You don't get to b*tch at me about do-nothing Republicans while your guys consistently shut them out. You don't get to b*cth at me about Republicans not caring about people while your guys are using them as political pawns. Time to grow up and get a spine, Tal.
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So something McConnell said in what, 2010 is relevant to the UI debate? What does Dingy have to fear from Republicans offering amendments for a vote? Is killing the filibuster and having a majority to kill any amendment he doesn't like not enough, he has to obstruct them from even offering a say, too? Geez Tal, this is not a dictatorship as much as you'd like it to be. The rest of your rant is just so much pablum.
Like I said, you don't get to b*tch at me about do-nothing Republicans while your guys consistently shut them out. You don't get to b*tch at me about Republicans not caring about people while your guys are using them as political pawns without being called on it. You know damn well Reid wants this to stall so he can use it to batter Republicans even though he's the one doing the obstructing, and that does nothing to help those people you pretend to care about. That's a fact, Jack. |
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Tal doesn't think that unemployment benefits (now a form of welfare ) should be paid for . Just add it to the debt ...no biggie. Yes ,then we need another CR before the 2014 budget resolution is ready to meet the Jan 15 deadline.
But Sen. Kelly Ayotte has a simple solution to pay for it. All they need to do is crack down on a tax credit program in which illegal immigrants have fraudulently collected billions of dollars in improper payments. Stop the fraud ...extend the benefits. It's simple ...anyone collecting benefits from the Additional Child Tax Credit must supply a Social Security number in order to collect the money. The Dems don't like it. |
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He said it on the senate floor after the cloture vote... 3 days ago!! No wonder you can't keep up.
I repeat, what does Dingy have to fear from Republicans offering amendments for a vote? Is killing the filibuster and having a majority to kill any amendment he doesn't like not enough, he has to obstruct them from even offering a say, too? Geez Tal, this is not a dictatorship as much as you'd like it to be. I think tom is onto the problem, besides planning on using it hypocritically to bash Republicans the Dems don't want the voters to see any common sense suggestions such as how to pay for it by clamping down on fraud. |
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The Real Reason Unemployment Talks Collapsed In The Senate
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) was pushing hard to offer an amendment that pays for a revival of emergency jobless benefits by delaying Obamacare's unpopular individual mandate for one year (which is projected to save money by reducing Obamacare subsidies and Medicaid outlays, as well as raise insurance premiums). The move was aimed at whipping up fodder for GOP Senate candidates to attack Democrats in the November congressional elections, where the Republicans hope to take back the majority.
“I'd like to propose that… my side be allowed to offer an amendment to pay for these benefits by lifting the burden of Obamacare's individual mandate for one year, and take care of our veterans who were harmed by the recently agreed to budget deal while we are at it, in the same amendment,” the Kentucky lawmaker said.
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nahh . Reid doesn't want unemployment benefits tied to restoring cuts in veterans' pensions .The Dems talk a big game about bipartisan solutions ;but bipartisanship is only demanded of the Repubics. Imagine.... unemployment extensions tied to restoring Vets benefits and eliminating fraud . Too much on the plate for the Dems who will do anything to keep the illegal alien constituency in their pocket. As Madame Mimi said ......“We’re all on the same page in passing unemployment insurance. We don’t think it should be paid for.”
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