by Bill Scher | Feb 6, 2014 | Unemployment Benefits
Republicans today ended all doubt: They do not want to help the long-term unemployed. Given a bill that would help for a mere three extra months without adding to the deficit, Republicans refused to let the majority rule and filibustered the legislation. If only one...
by Bill Scher | Feb 6, 2014 | Uncategorized
Vote Expected Today on Unemployment Insurance Democrats close to 60 votes for jobless aid before expected vote today. Las Vegas Sun: "After five weeks of suspended benefits, jobless workers will get another chance at having their checks restored today when the Senate...
by Bill Scher | Feb 6, 2014 | Unemployment Benefits
Today Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is expected to call a vote on a new compromise bill to retroactively provide and extend unemployment insurance for the long-term unemployed. In this version, Reid and the Democrats have met the Republican demands, yet...
by Bill Scher | Feb 5, 2014 | Uncategorized
Jobless Aid Vote Expected Tomorrow Another unemployment insurance vote set for tomorrow in the Senate. The Hill: "Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has set up a cloture vote for Thursday on a new measure that would provide a three-month reauthorization of the...
by Bill Scher | Feb 4, 2014 | Blog
[fve]https://youtu.be/Yn6KEKEQITg?t=1h33m[/fve] Watch Kirk Cameron make the anti-abortion pro-contraception case at the 01:33:00 mark above The number and rate of abortions dropped 13% during the first three years of President Barack Obama's term, concludes a new...
