2010 Unemployment Extension Passes House as Stymied Senate Goes to Recess
House OK's Emergency 2010 UI Benefits Extension, Measure Held Up In The Senate
Senate Democrats are expected to take up the UI extension measure with renewed vigor when they return from recess on July 12, but it remains to be seen if Republicans can be swayed to pass the bill to allow the deadline for filing for unemployment benefits to be extended until November 30. Thus far, the 2010 Unemployment Extension bill has been blocked four times in June alone, despite concessions made by the Democrats on the "extras" attached.
If the 2010 Unemployment Extension bill fails get past the current Republican filibuster, which was cemented last night with a 'nay' vote by Sen. Nelson (D-NE), more than a million Americans stand to lose their unemployment insurance. Sen. Nelson crossed party lines Wednesday night to give the Senate GOP the last vote they needed to block the 2010 Unemployment Extension bill , while the Democrats narrowly missed the needed 60% of votes to get the measure to the floor for a vote. The Democrats had a painful 59% of votes, just one point shy of what they needed.
The House of Representatives passed a stand alone Unemployment Insurance extension bill Thursday, a scaled down version of the Restoration of Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 2010, which would allow the deadline for filing for jobless benefits to be extended until November 30, 2010. The UI benefits extension bill will also retroactively restore unemployment benefits to more than a million out-of-work Americans who lost their benefits over the last two months.
Unfortunately for many of those fearing the worst, it will be two weeks before the Senate considers the 2010 Unemployment Extension bill when they return to session on July 12. Without the Senate's approval, H.R. 5618 could shrivel up and die, and with it, the security and stability of millions of American families.
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on Capital hill in november. We through
the royality out in 1776 we can do it again.
this comes from a man to old to collect my S.S. and to old for anybody to hire for a part time dish washing job,
It is nice to know that the Senate can relax and take vacations while the rest of us are struggling to pay our bills and feed our families. WE CANNOT AFFORD VACATIONS.
It makes me sick what is being done to us. We are not asking for a handout, we are asking help from our elected officials during difficult times.
We just want the basics in life to survive. We did not choose to be out of work. This truly makes me physically sick. Remember when it is time to vote how the Republican Senate treated us.
Big business keeps getting bailed out with American tax dollars, but when the people need help it's not there.
they need to give up their salaries and see how they like it not knowing where their next meal is coming from or where they will sleep tonight.sorry bastards.go to some of the tent cities and see how people are having to survive. we have turned into a third world country..children starving in the streets and millions of people homeless..where the hell is our bailout.and our telethon...the government was in a big hurry to help hati but wont help its own people.shameless bastards and that goes for the president as well if he lets this happen he is just as sorry as the rest of them..he has nothing to worry about except that his country is sinking.he is making bp pay for their mess up with the oil for all the people in the gulf,well why the hell can he not make the government pay for the mess they let the banks get us in we bailed them out now let them bail us out ungreatful asses.
well they need to remember who they work for..us the american people..maybe we should fire them and let them see if they could live on unemployment..start blowing up your senators phone lines and you local congress men let them know that they work for us and we dont have to let them be reelected...
Sen. Nelson is a hypocrite. He wasn't so against spending when he snatched millions in concessions for Nebraska to pass healthcare. Typical politician; selective amnesia. Stop screwing us and pass the damn extension!
After working all my life, proudly serving in The United States Marine Corps, in Vietnam - following in my father's footsteps who fought on Guadalcanal and the South Pacific, my oldest son why served in both Iraq Wars as a Marine and retiring after 20 years, my youngest son preparing to go into the Marine Corps...I never thought MY GOVERNMENT would turn their backs on those of us in need of these Unemployment Benefits. I never dreamed that one day, on a July 4th, in the autumn of my life, I would be ashamed of MY GOVERNMENT...but I am.
What Is Happening to America ?? the land of the free, home of the brave, the land of opportunity??and all the big shots go on RECESS during a crisis that is affecting millions of unemployed americans of which I am one. While these guys are on recess,there repossing our homes, our cars our souls,everything that we have WORKED for, all our lifes. Americans,remember these politicans who dumped on you when we were in need!! they went to RECESS and left YOU hanging.Washington,do you hear us ?? do you really hear us ???
Is it time for us the poor the unemployed the us citizens who fought and died for this US to speak up maybe a revolution here might spark someones attention we have to be heard do away with this government start fresh something has to give now not later but now gather your signs your guns your loud speakers let them hear us for once.
lets make sure all the gov big wigs get there checks and raises who cares if the rest of the us does without no jobs no food mmmmmmmm what should we do take control of the gov ourselves rob banks what ever it takes to live and take care of your famiely or do we just all kill ourselves and leave this stricken world??????????? well what do we do there are no jobs millions out of work wait lets send millions to other country or spend billions to go into space!!!! Hummmmmmmmmm think about it