Bipartisan Senate Jobs Bill Reiterates 3-Month Jobless Benefits Extension
Thursday, February 11, 2010 at 11:54 am
The latest draft — but perhaps not the final version — of a Senate jobs bill was released this morning by Sens. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), the leaders of the Finance Committee, who are hoping to tackle the nation’s 9.7 percent unemployment rate.
Wish them luck.
Not only are business leaders already doubting the effectiveness of the business tax cuts at the center of the bill, but the proposal is also loaded up with unrelated goodies that have little or nothing to do with job creation. For example: a seven-month Band-aid preventing Medicare doctors from getting smacked with a 21-percent pay cut at the end of this month.
By contrast, the extensions of both unemployment and COBRA benefits would run only three months (though May) under the Finance bill.
There’s time for tweaks. With the recent snow in Washington — combined with next week’s Presidents Day recess — the Senate isn’t expected to vote on anything until the week of Feb. 22.
12 Comments
Comment posted February 11, 2010 @ 1:02 pm
What many of us need in addition to the 4th Tier deadline extension is a Tier 5 of EU benefits and we should lobby our senators.
Comment posted February 11, 2010 @ 1:24 pm
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Comment posted February 11, 2010 @ 9:22 pm
They pulled all of the unemployment extensions just before close of business. It just shows once again how out of touch with the voters this Congress and Senate is. The only way to solve this is to make them the unemployed in the voting booth next year.
Comment posted February 12, 2010 @ 12:39 am
I lost my job through no fault of my own when the economy went south. It's a spit in the face to move up the ladder and then go from making $800 a week to $350 before taxes. My benefits recently ran out and I've still had no luck finding a job. I urge anyone like me to go to homecashcrop.com or some other money blog and find ways to make some supplement income. This is the only thing keeping me afloat. It's not much, but it's been a life saver. We need a tier 5. There are so many people not as fortunate as me that aren't keeping themselves afloat and they need relief.
Comment posted February 12, 2010 @ 5:54 am
Call you senators robbie1788, look for work yes but call write and email every day every night. i run a list am and pm and have gotten some great responses
Comment posted February 12, 2010 @ 5:57 am
DANNY WEBISE USSENATORS.COM RUN THE WHOLE LIST LIKE I DO EVERY DAY EVERY NIGHT. This way they come back from break with a million requests for a tier 5 and 6. let them know the unemployed to vote, lt them know we ar ehere and not going away . good luck
Comment posted February 12, 2010 @ 6:02 am
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Comment posted February 12, 2010 @ 6:57 am
“That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government,” -The Declaration of Independence,1776
I believe it is time for Congress and the President to be reminded that these words are as true now, as when they were written.
I’d say with 10% of the population unable to find work and an additional 6-7% who have given up the search or the 20% working at a job they are over-qualified for, we may be able to give the government a run for their money.
Comment posted February 12, 2010 @ 11:03 am
WELL EVRYONE ON MSNBC SENATOR HARRY REID HOURS AWAY FROM SAYING THEY HAVE A COMPLETE BIPARTISAN JONS BILL DID HE DECIDED IT WASNT GOING TO A VOTE HE PULLED THE ENTIRE BILL.THEY ARE SUPPOSE TO START. THIS IS GREAT TIME TO EMAIL AND FAX WHAT SHOULD BE IN THAT BILL. COULD WE BE THE REASON? KEPP IT UP RUN THE SENATORS LISTS CALL CALL CALL THIS IS THE TIME
Comment posted February 12, 2010 @ 11:57 am
“That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government,” -The Declaration of Independence,1776
I believe it is time for Congress and the President to be reminded that these words are as true now, as when they were written.
I’d say with 10% of the population unable to find work and an additional 6-7% who have given up the search or the 20% working at a job they are over-qualified for, we may be able to give the government a run for their money.
Comment posted February 12, 2010 @ 4:03 pm
WELL EVRYONE ON MSNBC SENATOR HARRY REID HOURS AWAY FROM SAYING THEY HAVE A COMPLETE BIPARTISAN JONS BILL DID HE DECIDED IT WASNT GOING TO A VOTE HE PULLED THE ENTIRE BILL.THEY ARE SUPPOSE TO START. THIS IS GREAT TIME TO EMAIL AND FAX WHAT SHOULD BE IN THAT BILL. COULD WE BE THE REASON? KEPP IT UP RUN THE SENATORS LISTS CALL CALL CALL THIS IS THE TIME
Comment posted June 27, 2010 @ 9:31 am
They pulled all of the unemployment extensions just before close of business. It just shows once again how out of touch with the voters this Congress and Senate is. The only way to solve this is to make them the unemployed in the voting booth next year.
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