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Originally Posted by Pressing-On
It's funny how everyone was up in arms over Scott Brown just voting, with the Democrats, for a stimulus package that gave more jobs to people in Massachusetts. They are calling him a turncoat. lol
Did you agree with Scott as well, David?
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I haven't read much about the "jobs" bill he voted for. I read that the first bill agreed by both parties was loaded with pork; Reid scrapped that one and came up with his own that Republicans didn't like because it wasn't part of the agreement. But that smaller one ended up passing with some bi-partisan support.
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Originally Posted by Ferd
In Mr. Bunning's speech on the senate floor, he stated that he was FOR extending the funds to these people.
His only issue is the senate not paying for the spending.
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I agree with his intent. I just don't think this was the time and place to take the stand. There are several I know in my church who have been out of work for months - and they've gone to job fairs, put in apps and everything but there's no one hiring. They've been relying on this assistance to pay bills and get food, etc. People are struggling and hurting for help right now. You can't mess with this stuff.
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Originally Posted by Ferd
ok n David, Ive looked into it a bit more.
here is what happened.
Harry Reid wanted "unanamous concent" to pass a bill without debate.
That means all 100 senators agree to a bill and the bill is passed without the bill coming to the floor of the senate to even review what the bill is.
in this case it was a bill that has over whelming support by everybody (including Bunning).
however, Bunning wanted to point out that while the vote was to spend money, there was nothing in the bill about where that money would come from.
Bunning did not want to stop the bill from passing and will likely vote for it. His request was reasonable. provide a path to pay for it. bring it to the floor and vote on it.
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I read a bit more as well. Reid and the dems labeled it as an emergency spending measure which requires unanimous consent. You didn't hear that in the news though. All the news carried was that Bunning, one Republican Senator is causing people to lose unemployment benefits and stopping construction projects thereby putting people out of work.
The Republican leadership failed on this one. They needed to get in the news and on the record, call a presser, do something -
anything to frame the discussion and tell why the bill was stalled, etc.
They didn't, and unless you take time to read past the news and look into the bill and why unanimous consent was required and why Bunning was against it - all you heard and saw was "Republican" and "Obstruction."
Again, you don't mess with people's income or job. Hopefully people will forget this between now and november.
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