Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, said Wednesday that he will need to “pull out all the stops” to get enough GOP support for a 6-month extension to unemployment benefits that could come up for a vote next week. “I…
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First, Republicans had to teach their members how to talk to women. Seems the knuckle – draggers needed some help in that department. Now, after voting to deny unemployment insurance to the unemployed, another memo has surfaced. This time, Republicans…
A Fox News contributor is perplexed. He is demanding that Republicans stand up and fight against extending unemployment benefits for the unemployed. Contributor Steve Hayes even went as far as calling congressional Republicans “a little too wimpy” for not forcefully…
Democrats have shocked the political world by defeating Republican obstruction and moving on to a final vote on extending unemployment benefits by a margin of 60-37. All Democrats voted for the bill, and were joined by Republicans co-sponsor of the…
President Obama used his first weekly address of 2014 to urge Republicans to joint Democrats in doing what they should for the unemployed – extending unemployment insurance. For decades, Republicans and Democrats put partisanship and ideology aside to offer some…
President Obama used his weekly address to continue his call for Congress to extend unemployment benefits. … if Members of Congress don’t act before they leave on their vacations, 1.3 million Americans will lose this lifeline. These are people we…