House Easily Passes 2010 Unemployment Benefits Extension(H.R. 5618) on July 1, 2010
The Next Hurdle is to Clear the United States Senate-But the Senate is on Recess for July 4th Holiday
What will this Senate recess cost the unemployed? It appears it will cost them at least 11 more days of waiting and worrying if benefits are restored. The House easily passed H.R. 5618 on Thursday afternoon when they needed just a simple majority. H.R. 5618 is a bill that would give 2010 Unemployment Benefits Extensions back to the jobless who had exhausted benefits after reaching Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3 or Tier 4. As of the July 4th Holiday, a reported 1.7 million jobless Americans fall under that umbrella.
The bad news for unemployed workers hoping for a political miracle is that the Senate is on recess for the July 4, 2010 Holiday. They will not reconvene until July 12, 2010. That means 11 days of frustration for unemployed workers who lost jobs through no fault of their own. 11 more days at least without even having an answer of yes or no.
The timing is awful for jobless Americans who are already struggling. Some jobless Americans will have been without income for a month and a half by the time the Senate reconvenes on July 12, 2010. This simply means more waiting for those expecting good news over the July 4, 2010 Holiday. It also means that the Senate will have the H.R. 5618 bill in their hands on July 12, 2010. The question is will the Senate finally pass it after rejecting other such legislation four times? Will the Senate even address it on day one when they reconvene?
There have been multiple questions concerning if the bill would pass in the Senate even on July 12, 2010. Would it even be the first thing on the agenda? It would seem that the Senate would take up the action quickly considering the then 2 million people who fall into this category of expiring benefits. But Republicans are battling to keep this current legislation off the floor. Filibusters by the GOP in the Senate have not allowed the subject to come to a vote. Republicans want the bill paid for. It seems like most Republicans now are in agreement that the Unemployment Benefits should be extended. The GOP just wants it funded through excess from the stimulus package.
The House battle today on July 1, 2010 was epic. Democrats raised voices on their concern for their fellow Americans living without income. Republicans continued to urge the need for a way to fund this bill so it does not add to the deficit. There were some near shouting matches on the House floor for those who tuned in to CSPAN hoping for good news.
The final count was somewhat of a victory for the jobless-with the bill passing 269-153. 11 Democrats voted against the bill while 29 Republicans voted in favor of H.R. 5618. 11 members of the House did not vote.
What will become of the 2010 Unemployment Benefits Extension now that it is aimed once again for the Senate.
Democrats are hopeful they can achieve the 60 vote count needed in the Senate. Unfortunately, with the death of Robert Byrd, the Democrats could be one vote short. Two Republicans sided with the Democrats on the stand alone bill proposed last night in the Senate. The GOP filibuster blocked the bill. One reporter has mentioned that if a replacement is named for Robert Byrd the bill would inevitably pass-but only if those two Republicans remain in favor of the 2010 Unemployment Benefits Extension. That would give the Democrats the needed 60 votes to pass such legislation. That last vote needs to come from somewhere if the unemployment are going to get aid in the near future. The near future could unfortunately be nearly a week and a half.
So what happens next? Jobless Americans just have to wait until the Senate enjoys a lengthy vacation to find out if they will receive benefits retroactively or for the weeks of July. It will be a long 11 days for jobless Americans who are living without benefits.
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9 Comments
Post a CommentTo KB,.no disrespect for Robert Byrd. God rest his soul.This is about taken Americans money.Funerals don't last for ten damn days. As of now, many of us need the retroactive pay to keep our heads above water.Commenting a smartass comment like that,when we've been in a time like this,AIN'T Needed....ASSHOLE!!!!
I am another person unemployment ended abruptly a month ago. I lost my job through no fault of my own April 2009 and did go back to college with 2 small children and got through that and I am so scard I can't pay my bills and what am I going to do without the unemployment. I have applied online and in person. I am 49 and laid off like many others at a bank in the same branch I worked there for 8 years and one day I went in to work and was laid off out of the blue. I had no idea I thought I would retire there. Jokes on me now the government thinks we are expendable. I have paid into the unemployment most of my adult life. Please extend the unemployment tier 5 of what ever it takes. I will be on the street with no home or car or food. Sincerely
It's unfortunate that the Senate sees no sense of urgency when it comes to the unemployed of America.
I am one of the few who are employed, but when people on unemployment don't get a check, it contributes to me eventually not getting a check in the future because it we don't have customers to spend money, we don't have money to pay an income. So screw you in congress, I hope you enjoyed your week long holiday and I will remember you in November, and good luck to you in the unemployment line!
To all: This campaign to "Demonize" the unemployed has been fairly successful. So that means we need to continue to fight and fight and fight. It is the right thing to do. Obviously, very few of them are fighting for us. Brothers and Sisters NEVER FORGET THOSE THAT HAVE FORGOTTEN US. EVER! Don't forget to pray. Stay classy. Stay strong.
This is really hard to understand, we are freely handing out financial assistance to other countries, but evade our Americans. There are jobs to be had, but they are all requiring BS/BA degrees and when a person is 58 and has 36 years of manufacturing experience, the age will hault progress even if I had a BS/BA degree. I am still waiting for government to approve my TRA benefits to got to college for AAS degree in CAD/CAE. I suppose you theory balanced cognitive people wonder why I didn't go to college after HS, well you sissies, I went to the military and did silent assassin operative under highly classified duties. I sent all three of my sons to college, but I thought with 36 years and the Company President said I was solid I never thought I would get down sized out. I use to be a far rightist Republican, but that will change at the polls when I vote. If Obama is a leader he needs to straighten out the misunderstanding that those people here in the US without jobs are mostly true Am
in and have a freakin happy 4th of July assholes!!!!
The passing of the bill is meaningless. This is the same bill that have failed so many times in the Senate. The only purpose for this quick passage is for political posturing and nothing more. Because they are going home to their home state, they want to be able to say something to the media or to their own people. But this passage means nothing to us jobless! These bastards must really think we are just some jobless clueless pricks running around the city. OMG what a pity! These Republicans and Democrats alike just need to go home and not come back!!! Political hardball tactics don't work anymore in this economy/society. Middle class people are smarter than they think, maybe some of them can't spell very well, but I know we know who to vote. We know checks are not coming in, so who gives a damn about how this bill should be paid. Obama for sure does not want to spare some of the stimulus money, obviously he doesn't care as much as he should. I say "whatever dudes"
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lol this really sucks..hopefully when the senate comes back on the 12th. it will be passed..my 2nd tier ran out last tues..desp need that 3rd teir to make it.. all i can do is wait..and pray..but not gonna get all bent outta shape cause all i can do is keep looking for work.and hope these idiots pass it on the 12th.. just hope no one does anything extreme on the 4th...