Cloture Vote on Unemployment Extension Scheduled for Wednesday Afternoon

we can only hope!

It's just about over! Hopefully Pelosi can get it taken care of right away.

Unemployed Americans please call Senator Mitch McConnell “The No Leader” and bombard his office with the disgust he deserves. 1-202-224-2541

Even though it looks as if we may finally be getting close to a vote on HR 3548, and the repugs know that it is going to eventually pass, DON'T EVER FORGET THE POLITICS AND GAME PLAYING THAT HAS WENT ON WHILE THEY (THE DISGUSTING AND INHUMANE REPUBLICANS) HAVE DANGEROUSLY PLAYED WITH OUR LIVES!!

Call McConnell's office repeatedly and tell his staffers exactly what is on your mind. Yeah, they'll probably hang up on you when you start going off on them, but they need to know the UNEMPLOYED ARE MAD AS HELL!! Mitch McConnell and his cronies are failing miserably to explain why they continue to drag this out and stall. Their numbers have fallen into the low 20's and we need to continue hammering this issue of inhumanity until they have been voted out of office. McConnell was just re-elected in 2008 so he will be up there until 2014, but in the meantime aggravate the living F**k out of his office.

This is absolutely crazy… they are messing with peoples lives… they had no problem giving banks money and car makers money when they needed it… and then one of the paper stated they think the extension would make americans lazy… Are they for real, do they not realize what is going on in the world outside of themselves… I guess not… people have paid into unemployment for years and years and years and never used it until now, so any extension that is needed in this economy is well deserved…

PEOPLE KEEP DIALING THIS NUMBER OVER AND OVER AGAIN:1-202-224-2541.
That's right, call the SOB's office constantly! We need never to let him forget the hell and agony that he has intentionally been a leader on. McConnell is evil and without a conscious, so everybody needs to call his office at 1-202-224-2541.

I just read a quote from Gov. Granholm of MI (in the Detroit News) stating that even if this extension is passed this week, the Michigan UI Agency won't be able to BEGIN to distribute checks until AT LEAST the middle of December!! Another 5-7 wks. before I can eat again!! I'd assume this is a similar scenario for all states. What a kick in the shorts.

PEOPLE KEEP DIALING THIS NUMBER OVER AND OVER AGAIN:1-202-224-2541.
That's right, call the SOB's office constantly! We need never to let him forget the hell and agony that he has intentionally been a leader on. McConnell is evil and without a conscious, so everybody needs to call his office at 1-202-224-2541.

PEOPLE KEEP DIALING THIS NUMBER OVER AND OVER AGAIN:1-202-224-2541.
That's right, call the SOB's office constantly! We need never to let him forget the hell and agony that he has intentionally been a leader on. McConnell is evil and without a conscious, so everybody needs to call his office at 1-202-224-2541.

PEOPLE KEEP DIALING THIS NUMBER OVER AND OVER AGAIN:1-202-224-2541.
That's right, call the SOB's office constantly! We need never to let him forget the hell and agony that he has intentionally been a leader on. McConnell is evil and without a conscious, so everybody needs to call his office at 1-202-224-2541.

PEOPLE KEEP DIALING THIS NUMBER OVER AND OVER AGAIN:1-202-224-2541.
That's right, call the SOB's office constantly! We need never to let him forget the hell and agony that he has intentionally been a leader on. McConnell is evil and without a conscious, so everybody needs to call his office at 1-202-224-2541.

Even though here in NY they still make us claim every week and send in job search forms???

please pass this extention i am a single mother and i worked hard all my life and now our power is gonna get shut off my 13 yr old son is helping find odd jobs for him to help me its my job to raise him he should be out playing instead of worring about losing electric or if we are gonna get a turkey for thanksgiving or a christmas present my unemployment ran out a month ago an nothing has changed in the ecominy still no jobs especially in a small town of 1500 people please give us this extention or are you sitting behind your desk laughing at us because we are having to beg or is our names on your christmas list to send us a gift for our children you know its in your hands now but let me remind everyone GOD has the last word so please do whats rite

As one of the unemployed, I have to commend you and this newspaper on the outstanding updates on this vital issue. It's incomprehensible how little coverage is being given this in the media. Thank you for your wonderful work.

i live in oklahoma an we have debit cards do u guys still recieve checks

they said that the 30 hr delay starts at 11:45 tonite so should have an answer early thurs morning unless the republicans goes ahead an settles with waiting see how the republicans think of us i hope all the republicans stop an this the next time the vote for a republician at least president OBAMA is pushing for us poor people

LoLCat says, I cn haz mor unemployment moneez. PLEASE?

“I've seen toll free numbers that work in calling the senators, but can't find the good one right now. However, this 1-800# works. It's (800) 833-6354. The AMA has it. They then ask for your zip code. Give them yours or one from the senator's state you wish to call and press pound. 85004 is Phoenix by the way, 40601 is Kentucky, 63102 is St. Louis. Then it says something wierd about “choice not offered.” Ignore it and you hit 1# to proceed. It connects you right up with the senator's office. I'm going to get food stamps right now, but I'm calling the big pigs and discussing this with them (I mean their $10/hr interns.) It won't help pass this sooner, but it will filibuster their phone lines so they can see what a filibuster feels like personally.”

I personally believe that if there was more media coverage, this would have passed a long time ago. I watch the news every night and never hear a word about it – there's plenty of news about the World Series, though. UGH!

I don't know what I'm going to do if they don't pass this thing soon. It's time these idiots stop playing games and do what's best for the people that elected them and not what's best for their damn party!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvLgQJWrY8g
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PEOPLE KEEP DIALING THIS NUMBER OVER AND OVER AGAIN:1-202-224-2541.
That's right, call the SOB's office constantly! We need never to let him forget the hell and agony that he has intentionally been a leader on. McConnell is evil and without a conscious, so everybody needs to call his office at 1-202-224-2541.

OMG WE NEED HELP
HELP
HELP
CANT ANYONE HEAR US.
YES WERE GOING TO BE IN THE SAME BOAT IN 2010,JUST THINK HOW LONG THIS IS TAKING.IVE CALLED AND WILL STILL CALL,PEOPLE JUST CANT SIT BACK AND WAIT FOR SOMETHING TO HAPPEN THEY NEED TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE KILLING THEMSELVES IF THIS ISNT PASSED,YA WILL GET THE PASSED MONEY WITCH ISNT MUCH AND WHEN IT GETS PASSED WELL BE DONE AGAIN HAVE EVERYONE YOU NO CALL THE NEWS LET THEM NO AND CALL AGAIN WE CANT DO IT ALONE

PICK UP THE PHONE AND CALL ALL DAY NEWS STATIONS,THEY HAVE DRAGGED THERE FEET TOO LONG,WHEN ITS APPROVED WELL BE DONE AGAIN DONT FORGET THEYLL BE PLANNING THERE XMAS PARTYS ON THE AGENDA SO IT WILL GET PUSHED BACK SOME MORE CALL THE NEWS .IVE BEEN WITHOUT FOR TWO MONTHS CALLING ITS PRETTY FUNNY PEOPLE ARE CRYING NOW BECAUSE THERE RUNNING OUT,WELL DONT WAIT TO ITS TO LATE.HOW ABOUT BEING IN OUR SHOES.
YES I WILL CALL THE NUMBERS THAT YOU GAVE EVEN IF ITS THE SAME NUMBER I ALL READY CALLED
WHY IS THE NEWS CHANNELS NOT MAKING A BIG ISSUE,THEY SAID IF THERE WERE MORE CALLS THEY WOULD REPORT IT UNLESS THEY HAVE TO WAIT TILL IT MAKES BREAKING NEWS

. “Unless, of course, an agreement is struck with Republican leaders on amendments to the bill, in which case the proposal could pass the Senate even earlier.”…..thats just too funny. They will drag this out as long as they can. For what reason? Acorn? The issues and reasons they mention have NOTHING to do with the purpose of this bill. Why we allow this kind of outright obstruction to continue I dont know. Its a wonder ANYTHING gets done in this outlandish government “system” we have at this point. So many people need this bill to pass…it went to senate 3rd week of September. Unbelievable these republicans pull this stuff….I guess they feel there will be no repercussions…and they are probably correct…

YES JOHN YOUR RIGHT,WERE SUFFERING FOR THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOT RAN OUT YET,I HOPE THEY FEEL FOR US AND START CALLING,WERE GOING TO RUN RIGHT OUT WHEN WE GET THIS EXTENSION IF WE DO
OMG MAYBE THIS IS A BAD DREAM AND ILL WAKE UP AND WELL BE BACK ON OUR FEET

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Some of these posts are almost unreadable. It's like I need a training course just to decrypt them.

Well, Granholm is the Governor of Michigan where I live and besides being the state leading the country on the unemployment rate … We do have debit cards, have to send in job search forms, and have to call an automated voice system (or go online) in order to claim weeks of unemployment. If that's what we're having to deal with then I know other states will. Mid December is gonna kill me if that becomes the actual wait time.

This story sounds made up to get sympathy, but even if its not, mentioning GOD will get you no wheres. These politicians justify their actions long before they make them and their logic is like the following: Anyone else would make the same choices for the same reasons and that's how much money they will make for what they do no matter whom it affects as long as its not them or anyone they care about. Power corrupts all I guess. Man am I broke : p

What is even more shameful is the silence from the Oval Office. He should have held a prime time national address on this issue a month ago!

It takes the state at least a month to reprogram the computers to credit each person's account with the newly extended benefits. The method used to disburse the money makes little difference. If your account has no money credited to it, you're not going to get a check and you're not going to have any money deposited to your debit card.

Here in Ohio it's not even possible to submit job search information if your benefits have been exhausted. It's all automated, whether you do it by phone or online. In either case, you log in (either by computer keyboard online or touch tone keypad by phone) and it checks your account. If account balance = $0, you can't go any further.

1) Turn off the caps.

2) The nightmare has only begun. Absolutely nothing is being done to fix the root problem: The wholesale exportation of jobs.

Believe it or not, stimulus money is being used by some companies to outsource part of the contract! Even worse, this is allowed!!!

I was a true heart Democrat until now. I realize now that our new President has his issues in the wrong place. When the Republicans ran this Country we all had great jobs but, with the possiblity of an impending Democratic leader coming into the oval office the recession started. I was a victim of it so were all of you who are out of work. Calling the news or phone numbers will not help. Venting frustration here won't help the situation but it may relieve some stress. If I can make it to the next election I will be voting Republican. I dont want to live in a shelter or turn to a life of crime so I will try to survive for now. I am sorry my past fellow Democrats but I want to retire with a means to make it through my golden years. Think about about how this recession started and look what has happened to our economy. If it takes adding a billion bills to get it to pass then it should be so. The Democrats dont care. look at last nights election. the people are changing sides and are not happy with this past years economic events.

I'm sorry but I believe you are a bit confused. The recession began in December 2007, which was following 7 years of the Bush administrations atrocities. You cannot blame the Dems for this debacle either, it's been the Republicans that keep stalling it. We have a government system that protects us from dictatorship so there is protocol to follow when laws are passed, not just one person who can make rules. Also, what about the Clinton years? Are you forgetting how great life was back in the 90's, before Bush came in destroyed our country??? I'm sorry, but people in general are ignorant and greedy and that is the only reason someone would vote Republican.

well fixitup, u are either a republican “fakin' the funk”, or truly misinformed.
democrats may have made their share of mistakes trying to get us an unemployment benefits extension…but republicans are little better than scoundrals.
switching parties is your right, and quite frankly an american tradition—but come on—to switch from democrat to republican in this instance is paramount to cutting off your nose to shame your face.

another waiting day, please give us some good news!~

EXACTLY what I was thinking when I read this crap comment … The problem is and will likely remain to be the Republican Party and I actually live in the birthplace of that party. Although any political science teacher can tell you the Republican party was very different back in it's early days, but wow has it changed for the worse. The slogan should be “survival of the fittest” and should be advertised by Fox News where it's not really news at all.

whay are theypunishing us we havent done anything to deserve this except lose our jobs please pass this so we can be alitttle stress free and be able to pay our bills an suporrt our families and be able to have thanksgiving an christmas for our families

i agree and they like to see us swet because they know its in their hands and our bills are going unpaid unless they pass this im sure they are setting back laughing at us im sure our names will be on their christmas list yeh rite i hope their happy to punish our children i do not expect a christmas gift but what did our children do to deserve not to have a thanksgiving or christmas or electirc

let me tell you one thing if you think GOD is made up then you dont deserve anything and let me tell you one thing i dont want your s or anyone elses sympathy i need money to support my son and its not coming out of your pocket

Hopefully the vote will be done today. then comes the waiting game. the house needs to agree and then the President needs to sign it into law and it may take 3-4 weeks to recieve anything. But it will be retroactive from the date it becomes law. my benefits ended 1st week of October. And I never thought it would take this long to pass.

the last time mine extention ran out i called an they reopened my account and called in on that sunday and my money was depoisited that monday and it had been exhausted for about 3 or 4 months

I was in this exact position a year ago. My benefits were exhausted the first week of November. The extension was passed before Thanksgiving. It was the day after Christmas before the State of Ohio was in a position to disburse the funds.

Please pass this vote!!! My unemployment closed in September…Single mom of two children working diligently to try to find a job during these hard times. If it weren't for the help of my parents I would be homeless… It is MY responsibility to take care of my kids!!! I already had to get rid of a newer car and purchase a car for $700.00 just so I didn't have car payments… Now I am having to live at my parents. It's a nightmare when you we're so independent then your job has a massive layoff sending jobs out of state and over seas and NOW a simple vote can not be passed.. The last vote went through and we managed. This is putting so many Americans further and further in debt and I THOUGHT our GOAL was the opposite. WE want jobs but if you're not in our position you'd never understand! WE need help! PASS THE VOTE PLEASE!

Why has everyone been saying that the senate had wed – fri off this week,,they are in session right now

god bless

The Senate is in no rush they make almost $200.000.00 a year they are not starving. I hope it gets passed soon. I have no one to depend on. I am glad you have your parents that can help. One day you will be able to help them. it will get better.

Same here, we have noone to depend on or even ask for help. We are on our own supporting 3 children with no income as neither of us can find work. I have applied at every place I could think of that would hire for Christmas help and still no luck.

I pray this passes soon so that everyone can try to get back to some sort of norm for a bit, and hopefully sooner or later they will get off their behinds and do whats best for the people and not just for themselves.

Health Reform is more important to them because thats what Mr. Obama wants to push. hopefully they can get the final cloture vote at 12:15 today and hopefully the house passes it. I have always had faith in my elected officials but I am not happy with the games they are playing now.

im not sure why people were saying they are out wed-fri but I heard the same, but then I was corrected by someone else saying they only come in when they have too…IDK I am just relieved knowing they are there today to discuss this very important issue

Cloture Vote 97-1 in favor Final vote expected this week. then to the house

another bailout??????????????????

Maria in TN

I just wanted toyna & peisley to know that there are many of us unemployed who have tried numerous times to get the local newstation to publicize the plights of the unemployed. I called, emailed and mailed letters asking for someone to investigate what their government does to those of us in need. I believe the media is scared to mention anything about the details of why those of us who are in need was/is hard working people. I can't say if the media is afraid of the state government and/or federal government, but possibly both.
Take care each of you and keep your faith in GOD, not government.

Senate Votes 97-1, on Final Round of Cloture (November 4, 2009)

Friends – shortly before 1 pm today, the Senate voted on its final round of cloture on the unemployment extension bill. The vote was 97 – 1. Jim DeMint (R-SC) was the only dissenting vote. At the very latest, the Senate will pass this bill tomorrow morning, at which time it will be sent back to the House for passage and then to the President for signature. We anticipate this will all be done before close of business on Friday at the latest.

As soon as we know more, we’ll post another update.

I was passed just before 6pm 98-1 in favor

Go to the new blog link

http://washingtonindependent.com/66625/four-wee…

Where do you hear that its retroactive? I've heard several times that its not nor will it be from a lot of other forums. I hope you know this info for a fact.

I do think GOD is made up and a simple concept to explain the unexplainable for those who want to believe that right and wrong have an affect on the outcome of everything. You think that I don't deserve anything because I don't believe that GOD is real? You sound more like the very Republicans that have held this bill up and represent the corer of the REAL problem in America.

From the moment it becomes law it will be retroactive ongoing but will not cover the weeks since you exhausted benefits go to my post at the top the link it will take you to the latest blog link

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So they are going to extend our benefits again?

So they are going to extend benefits again?

So they are going to extend benefits again?

has anyone else ran into a problem trying to use the unemployment sight . It keeps telling us to verify social number okay like we forgot our number five hundred times in a row. We have been trying to file for the newest extension and we can not get it to except our number. I am not sure what the heck is wrong and you cannot get anyone on the phone either. Nor have we received anything in the mail on our around the 7th of Dec. So was hoping someone else might know what is going on. thanks

has anyone else ran into a problem trying to use the unemployment sight . It keeps telling us to verify social number okay like we forgot our number five hundred times in a row. We have been trying to file for the newest extension and we can not get it to except our number. I am not sure what the heck is wrong and you cannot get anyone on the phone either. Nor have we received anything in the mail on our around the 7th of Dec. So was hoping someone else might know what is going on. thanks

As soon as we know more, we’ll post another update.

I just wanted toyna & peisley to know that there are many of us unemployed who have tried numerous times to get the local newstation to publicize the plights of the unemployed. I called, emailed and mailed letters asking for someone to investigate what their government does to those of us in need.