rssUPDATE: Clyburn: No Need for New Jobs Bill?
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 2:34 pm
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House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) has a message for his Democratic colleagues moving forward with plans for another job creation bill: hold your horses. In an interview with MSNBC Wednesday, Clyburn said the focus for Congress now should be “to get the economy stabilized and grow the economy,” but added, “I don’t think we need to do anything new.”
“I don’t think we need to do another stimulus package,” he said. “All we need to do is move in regular order and do what we need to do for the country.”
Clyburn’s comments put him at odds** with other Democratic leaders — including House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) — who see a new jobs bill as a necessary step toward curbing unemployment rates.
With those rates topping 10 percent last month — and with tough elections looming in 2010 — the smart money here is on Hoyer and Reid.
H/t: The Hill.
**Or not. Clyburn spokeswoman Kristie Greco emails to clarify that the congressman does in fact support job-creating legislation, including an extension of unemployment benefits, more COBRA subsidies and a fully funded, six year transportation bill, “which would create six million jobs,” Greco said. “I don’t see a difference between the Hoyer/Clyburn positions,” she added. It seems that Clyburn doesn’t view these items as “anything new.”
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Comment posted November 18, 2009 @ 3:11 pm
I have a message for House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.): Make the world a better place by killing yourself.
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Comment posted November 22, 2009 @ 2:30 pm
What a bunch of nonsense. Had the Senate passed a bill that actually referenced the extension of the EUC Laws into 2010-then this might be a non-issue but as the Bill HR 3548 stands right now-the unemployed will only be able to access the 14 weeks of benefits as the EUC Laws expire December 26, 2009 and therefore will eleminate the extra 6 weeks put in the Bill for States above the 8.5% trigger rate. Furthermore, other jobless benefits will be affected by the above referenced date thereby nulling many of the jobless benefits that would have been available had they extended the EUC law deadline into 2010. More of the same-it is increasingly clear our representatives in the House and Senate could care-less about the unemployed in this Country. Reid has said, he will correct this in another Bill next month-but I won't be holding my breath as it took 2 months just to get this last Bill thru the Senate thanks to the GOP party of NO!
Comment posted November 23, 2009 @ 12:43 pm
AMEN AGAIN THESE PEOPLE NEDD TO COME LIVE WITH SOME OF US AND OUR CHILDREN ADN THEN MAYBE THEY WOULD GET IT!!!1
Comment posted November 23, 2009 @ 1:11 pm
Our congressman are like salesman, they tell you what you want to hear to gain your confidence and vote and then leave you in the ditch.
Comment posted December 9, 2009 @ 3:33 am
No need for a new job? That is very strange.As far as i know people nowadays are raving for a work. So why such a thing?
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Comment posted December 9, 2009 @ 8:33 am
No need for a new job? That is very strange.As far as i know people nowadays are raving for a work. So why such a thing?
http://www.myvillagegreen.com/landing/kosher/ko…
Comment posted September 6, 2011 @ 10:07 am
Aw, this was a really nice post. In idea I would like to put in writing like this additionally – taking time and actual effort to make a very good article… but what can I say… I procrastinate alot and by no means seem to get something done.
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