2010 Unemployment Extension - Manchin Appoints Replacement for Byrd
The Governor of West Virginia Has Appointed Carte Goodwin to Fill Robert Byrd's Seat in the Senate
And what a long, dark tunnel it has been, as millions of jobless Americans have seen their only lifeline - their unemployment benefits - yanked away over the past six plus weeks, leaving many to drown, others just barely clinging to the shore.
Last time a vote was taken on the Senate version of the unemployment benefits extension bill was Wednesday, June 30, when it failed to gain cloture by just one vote. It was believed that that one key vote would have been there and the bill would have been able to move on had Senator Robert Byrd (D-W.Virg.) not passed away earlier that week. So the Senate went on a 12-day 4th of July recess, waiting on a successor for Byrd's seat to provide the 60th vote necessary to put the UI extension bill over the top come Monday, July 12, when the Senate reconvened.
Unfortunately, as procedure and politics would have it, Governor Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia), who was the one tasked with naming a replacement for Byrd, was unable to appoint someone by the 12th. It was business as usual in the world of DC and state politics, but a horrible and very personal blow for the millions of jobless in need of their UI benefits who were already barely keeping their heads above water.
So laws needed to be clarified and political tactics assessed, but now, at long last, Governor Manchin has appointed Byrd's successor. As of today, former general counsel to Joe Manchin's gubenatorial administration, Carte Goodwin, will step into the late Senator Robert Byrd's Senate seat.
Goodwin is said to be a very capable young attorney who has worked in private practice in his family's own law firm, Goodwin and Goodwin. Goodwin, also a Democrat, served as Governor Manchin's chief legal counsel from 2005-2009.
Manchin officially appointed Goodwin today, with the apparent blessing of his attorney general and the West Virginia state legislature. He will be sworn into Byrd's Senate seat next Tuesday, June 20, and a vote is already scheduled to take place shortly thereafter, a strong indication that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev) has been in communication with the young appointee and is confident that he will provide the 60th yea vote necessary to pass cloture on the unemployment extension bill.
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Post a CommentMany of us have not collected 99 weeks.. I was laid off in Oct. 2008 and have collected 73 weeks. Done with Tier 4. My daughter was laid off in June, 2009 and collected for 59 weeks. Done with Tier 4. We are not 99 weekers and need a Tier 5. There are no jobs in NC! She's a recent college graduate and I have over 20 years experience. It doesn't matter. THERE ARE NO JOBS. WE NEED TIER 5 BENEFITS! Not all states are created equal!
And dear ivegotcha ... I am so sorry for your pain, too. Please hang in there. This battle is almost over. We will need to save our strength so we can fight on for Tier 5 and to throw these bums out and restore our government that will truly help create jobs, rather than these social engineers that are intentionally sending us into another Great Depression.
Hi Scott - Yeah, I wrote a looooong article about this last night when I learned Reid was fiddling around with the Senate version again after preparing for the House version, which is quicker. I didn't post it last night because I was so steamed and it was getting so late so I was really tired and I was afraid I'd just gone off on a rant, so wanted to let it settle and then clean it up a touch. :) Anyway, I'll go back to it now and put it up. Doggone these guys ... Let's just pass the darn bill FAST. So many people just can't wait anymore!!!
Angie - I wrote an article about how long it will take to get checks a while back that may help with most of your question. Try here: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/5557734/2010_unemployment_extensions_how_soon.html?cat=9
It's called 2010 Unemployment Extensions - How Soon Can Benefits Be Restored ... or something like that. It went up on July 5.
Susan - I'm not counting hatched chickens yet, but I am wrapping up all of the eggs in my basket for Tuesday! Angie - lots of things still need to happen if the bill passes cloture. The Senate could hold for 30 hours - then it has to go back to the House for reconciliation, then to the President for signature - go to www.opencongress.org for more details.
If senate does pass it, can anyone tell me how long they think it will take to get check. Also, if it's retroactive, how would they know how many weeks are retroactive if we couldn't claim the weeks?
whether they pass or not now, we all have sunked to the gutter. BUT they will remember my vote November. All you sob's will be knocked off your damn high horse. May you all rot in hell.