rssHouse Dems Tearing at Obama Over Unemployment
Monday, May 10, 2010 at 2:02 pm
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The nation’s unemployment picture might be improving, but the country remains in an enormous jobs hole that will take years to scratch out of. And some House Democrats are wondering why the White House isn’t making the issue its top priority. Roll Call reports:
Congressional Democrats started the year believing that once health care reform passed, they would quickly pivot to an agenda flush with job creation bills they could tout back home in the lead-up to the midterm elections. But action on that front is being drowned out by other issues — the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the botched terrorist attack in New York City, financial reform, climate change, immigration reform — and House Democrats are accusing Obama of failing to throw his muscle behind efforts to spur significant job growth.
“We were told we would focus like a laser after December. Well, we haven’t exactly been focused like a laser on jobs and I have seen no movement, particularly on the part of the Obama administration, on the transportation bill,” Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) said.
Other Democrats are criticizing the speed with which the administration is spending the money allocated in last year’s $787 billion bill, Roll Call notes.
Others wondered if Obama is letting his own re-election hopes get in the way of investing stimulus dollars sooner. Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-Fla.) accused the president of slow-walking stimulus investments until 2011, the year before he runs for re-election, in an effort to look effective during his campaign.
“They want to spend it in 2011, because 2012 is there. Well hell, we want to spend it right now because we are in the bubble. … We’ve got $400 billion in that stimulus money out there and we could do something,” Hastings said.
The comments arrive just a few days after the Labor Department reported that the economy created 290,000 new jobs last month — a vast majority of them in the private sector. That’s good news for an economy that had shed about 600,000 a year earlier. But, as the Economic Policy Institute was quick to note, the country is still 10.7 million jobs behind where it should be. To make up the difference, the economy will have to add 325,000 jobs each month for the next four years. That’s a long time to wait for folks whose unemployment benefits will expire after two.
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Comment posted May 12, 2010 @ 3:23 am
This president has already failed his people that put him in the white house. We the people that are known as the 99 er's need a new tier 5 of unemployment benefits to survive this mess were in. He will not see a reelection if he don't help the people that have run out of unemployment benefits. I have been out of benefits since the end of March2010 and we need help now we can't last much longer with out money to pay bills,rent food and medicines for our families. Does this man no how many children he is hurting every day? I say if he don't help us soon and continues to help other countries and the big banks and financial institutes we need to impeach this man as soon as possible.Mr. president help your own people that need help so very much before you help anyone else! To me I voted for you and now I am sorry I did. I just don't see how you don't see whats going on in our own country and will do nothing to help your own American people. And one more thing I would like to no is how you make 5.5 million dollars in your first year as president when the job pays 400,000 dollars a year? You are a crook just like Bush and the rest of our government. you all would be fired from any company if you worked for one. And by the way that stimulus money is the American peoples money not yours. Wake up and take the money out of the stimulus money and get the unemployed who have exhausted their 99 weeks and put an extension on so we can survive we sure don't have the easy life like the federal government has. We need HELP now your hurting children and that sir is CHILD abuse and you will be held accountable mark my words. You do not deserve to be president of this great nation MR. HITLER!
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Comment posted May 21, 2010 @ 2:19 pm
I am from Indiana, and things aren't much different here either. I was given the means and opportunity to return to school after 30+ years, and received unemployment for almost 2 years.(been in school for 4 semesters after obtaining my G.E.D.). I have nothing to complain about. However now I still have 26 credits to go, one week of unemployment left, and no work in sight. Not really sure what the next step will be for myself and two boys, age 15 and 3. Even taking a position for $10 an hour would put me making the same amount I did in 1993. That's 17 years ago. And even though any money is better than no money(i would take it!) It will cost me $100 a week for day care and at least $50-$60 a week in gas to get to a town that would have a position that even payed $10 an hour.17 years ago I spent $13-$15 a week to travel the same distance and daycare was 30 dollars a week.(believe me even $100 a week is cheap today). None the less, I have applied endlessly for a variety of positions without response.I have a great work history, many capabilities and am a 4.0 G.PA. student majoring in Business Administration Management.Maybe someone in the government could use my help!
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