Delay in Filling Byrd’s Seat Spells Trouble for 2.1 Million Unemployed

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Really, can there be any more obstuctions to this extension getting passed? It's like a conspiracy and now the Governor of Virginia is in on it too! How can these people not understand what is going on out here and use some compassion to get it done? This Governor knows what is at stake here and still he is delaying? There has to be some other agenda he is interested in for himself and that is why he is waiting. He is being urged from so many sides to make a decision and still he delays. He can make his temporary replacement and then figure out what to do in November with a vote! What is a vote in November going to do to change what he needs to do now regarding a TEMPORARY replacement? The appointed person fills the seat until an election is done and over. Unless he is going to hold an election this month, it makes no sense in any way shape or form to delay putting someone in that seat!

HOW SAD IS IT WHEN MILLIONS OF AMERICANS GO WITHOUT, WHEN A SENATOR AS ADMIRED AS SENATOR BYRD PASSES? That just shows how the U.S. SENATE could care less about AVG>AMERICANS! What do you think MR.BYRD would of thought of that? The SENATE has become so selfish,that they only think of what they want! When millions of AMERICANS are going without they go on PAID VACATION! HOW SELFISH SENATORS!
Have they forgot unemployed people can vote,or will they say NO to that also?
The SENATE needs everyday AMERICANS in office,that know what is going on in the real world out here. THEY DO NOT HAVE A CLUE!! (THE SENATE)
SENATOR BYRD NEVER FORGOT WHERE HE CAME FROM,AND THAT IS WHAT MADE HIM SO RESPECTED. These unemployment extensions are to help AMERICAN FAMILIES SURVIVE. AMERICANS HELP AMERICANS SENATORS NOT THEMSELVES!!!
So AMERICA : (WRITE THEM>CALL THEM>E-MAIL THEM)
Let the SENATE know that our votes could soon put them on unemployment!
AMERICANS HELP AMERICANS

Well lets stop playing games it time to screw everybody thats screwing us for starters gov of west virginia if you dont put someone in place then no need for you to run for the senate you wont be getting my vote you are the hold up and you know it there your part of the problem when you could be the solution

The Governor has had years to consider a replacement as Senator Byrd's health had been declining for quite some time.

The good news? The WV Attorney General announced today that a special election can be held this November and the Governor has stated he will appoint someone until then. He wants to run for the office, but will not appoint himself at this time – so watch for political fallout from that decision as he will need someone who is not interested in running for the seat themselves.

So, will there be someone to cast that crucial vote next week?

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We are all just political pawns! Whatever political gains they can get out of it usually prevails and that's usually money. While they get richer, we get poorer. Seems to be the American way now. The only thing you can do is sit and wait while you lose everything. Like they're better people than you are because they have more money than you. The only thing you have are your votes. Use them wisely not just in November, but always!

one would think that a rep. would be smart enough to jump the fence and be a hero, sure way to get some votes come election time. americans are not going to forget this hold up on families struggling to only lose more each day this unemployment does not pass.

i would rather you and your family die a horrible death than get any help with the unemployment extention! THANK GOD I DONT LIVE IN WEST VIRGINIA YOU SELF CENTERED PILE OF SHIT.manchin , please have enough nerve to come across the border into OHIO so i can give you a good old fashioned BUCKEY ASS WHIPPEN

what a piece of shit it just show us how much they really care,and they know its hard to find work.YOU CALL us lazy and drug addicts maybe everyone in congress should have to take a drug test also ,and why dont you quite your job and come show us how easy it is to find a job since you say theres jobs yea better why dont you set the example and take a job shoveling shit.

i agree with you,,they who vote against the extended benifits are pieces of SHIT. how dare you ignore the American Family..

great…..because one asshole refuses to name a successor millions are on the verge of losing everything, like myself, who has already lost my home and my children to foster care. thank you

This is why I vote democrat, because they are on the side of the the people. I know that if I lose my job; they got my back. I hope they pass the extension asap, it just doesn't feel right to bail out wall street, and not main street.

Lets find that trillion that was sent to Europe then we will have plenty of funding for the unemployed. Let's bring out troops home form Europe, Middle East and Asia and save 2 trillion more. Stop the illegal immigrants coming here and save another 500 billion.

The troops that Obama said he would bring home have your back also.

I'm in California, I worked for an Engineering Co. and got layed off last year. The Housing Industry has not recovered over here and neither have I. I lost my home in 2007 when this crap started and now my unemployment check that I got for 313.00 for 1 week was just issued to me with a big fat “Sucks To Be You!” written on it. I cannot believe that Wall St. was bailed out and having PARTIES and money given to banks that did not want it. I get 1200 dollars a month…that is how much my rent is…I'm spread pretty thin. I owe the IRS 1700.00 because I pulled out my 401k…I live check to check and now those stopped coming. How can our Gov't leave us hanging, you bail out everybody but you step on my head to do it…sign the F'n bill!

I worked for 16 years without using any unemployment. I have paid more than enough taxes to at least get some help from our government. With this current voting process and the delay of someone ass**** to appoint a new successor, I will not have a place to live and so do millions of hard working americans too that is depending on a little bit of help. To me this is a total bulls**t

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Now is not the time to play “Politics”! Meanwhile I have to beg,borrow etc. while these A$$es try to push their agendas. Believe this I would rather be back to work, but since there is nothing in the state where I live, I'm forced to have them control my money!! It must be nice to have a full week off for the $th of July what total B.S.

I have worked for 32 years and this is the first time i have needed unemployment, its too bad we didnt pay into our own fund, i would have had a lot more build up to cover me now, when these bastards wont, they dont care, its not them going through this, im from Calif also Phillip, and work in cab. shop, the housing mkt here is dead, i survied last year cause of remodels, but the shop i worked at is down to nothing!! Its all about Greed! And David, they are already shoveling shit, right on top of us!!

you cannot expect the gov. to keep helping you out. you are gonna have to help yourself. there are jobs out their, they probably dont meet your standards but just the same its a job. beats being hungry.

i'm from the great state of ny talk about screwed up. i too have worked my hole life now i'm 61 and the book print shop i put 20 yrs in as a mechanic shut down. no more benifits for me. i own land on top of the LARGEST natural gas find in the U.S. do you think ny politicians will issue permit to drill and start the money flow into ny NO. THEY ARE ALL SELF CENTERED ASSHOLE we should vote them all out . i don't know of a politician that deserves their job!!!!!

what I suggest is they should have the companies pay all the unemployment checks since they want to fire people for no reason just because they want to take advantage of the economy to abuse workers and then fireing them to pay less and to not pay worksman comp in some cases.

I have WORKED for 24=YEARS and money has come out of my check.I never say a word.I have got about, maybe a total of 20 WEEKS of unemployment in 24 YEARS of my life.This is the ONLY time I have been layed off permenently. I got (1) just (1) I meen (1) WEEK of MY EXSTINTION!!!!!!!!!! I don't know how Smart, Desperit, or In need you have to be to know this is “NOT RIGHT”……
Well I have to go, I NEED TO FIGGER OUT HOW I'm GOING TO PAY MY ELECTRIC BILL… Before it gets shut off…AND round up some money for my little girls BIRTHDAY in a couple of weeks…THIS is what makes Us people living BELOW the POVORDY level already, GO NUTS tryin' to figger out…
BUT that does NOT matter to you all “YOU HAVE A JOB & A PAY-CHECK…

Sounds like T.M has never been unemployed in his life. but he is correct about there being low paying jobs available. The problem is the employer for these jobs is looking for a young and uneducated person to fill the job. These employers will not hire older colleged educated people because they know that they will be using that job as a crutch until something better comes along and the employer knows that he will need to rehire and train another person. Yes, sometimes education can be a curse.

if minds are not made my house will belong to the bank.approve them unemployment benefit extension so people can back to a normal life…

ass it's not expecting the goverment to baby sit but to give what belongs to the people morone.

The goverment is talking about that there is no money but what about the 1 million illegal alien tax money that they do not file for, where's that money at in your pockets.

Mayby all the sen. and upper crust should go to the mimimum wage for a month like the state workers in Cali. Mayby that would help generate some money for the poor unemployed . Think about it would you all go to min wage I think not…..

U are very brave with words on an internet but when it comes face to face u r a coward but I bet u you are the first to hire one because u are probably a piece of shit that don't like to do hard labor.

I'm sure all the unemployed are sitting on their lazy butts….Get real..there aren't many jobs out there and stiff competition for the ones there are.Jobs are hard to come by. May you feel the need to survive on the meager unemployment earnings very soon. Then you could say stupid things from experience .It's easy to say things like that when you are employed .

Democrats are the one voting no. I will never vote for one again thanks america for getting car repoed and eviction on the first of the month. You Dems wanna help me move.

how come in society the government aint got no problem when we united state citizens owes tem but god forbid like me get fired after numerous years of devoted service to a no. one retail chain gets fired due to health issues and an attendance policy . the gov has trouble giving money back if it is ours and we paid our taxes why not give us a relief and not hold us up so we can pay our bills and survive to live. sharon beckham

The vote should not just depend on Mr. Bird replacement. They know there are no jobs out there. The more delay the worst it gets.

In the Great Depression 45,000 people died a year. Today in the Senate I listened to both the Republicans & Democrats debate over Unemployment Extensions.
I would ask the senators, who in their own words state that they work for us not the other way around. How many people in this lost decade have to die to save the next generation the burden of debt that will bankrupt the U.S government?
When will Congress do the right thing for their middle class voters who due to no fault of the their own found themselves out of work instead of listening to the roar of the money machines of their “Big Contributors” that drown out the cries of their own voters in the states they represent!
The sad part is they will spend more money getting elected than it would cost to pay for the bill.
As I watch Senator after Senator Smile as they stood on the floor of the senate to say the bill would be killed before it ever came to a vote as if this was some great victory. It was sad to watch.
Doctor’s have decided not to care for Baby Boomer’s because their simply wasn’t enough money to make it worth their while to treat and too many of them now depend on government assistance just to survive. The solution is just to refuse treat them and they will eventually die off. When did this become the way to do “Business?”
Is the Emergency room going to be the only way to get primary care in America’s in the future?
Where do you want the bodies warehoused in Washington?
The theme of today’s floor debate was” Genocide for the Unemployed today will reduce the debt that OUR children and grandchildren will pay later!”

You have must have a job, because you would not say that if you lost your job and you are about to lose your house or etc. We did not ask to get laid off.

what does congress give a shit they have high paying jobs well the rest of us sit on pins and needles hoping they pass an extension talk about hanging americans out to dry!!

Millions of Americans are trying to make ends meet. When the Banks were in trouble we had all the money in the world to help them. By the way it was with taxpayers money not from senators or congressman pocket. Now that the people are in need of help these congressman or senators are still arguing about whether not to help us. What is wrong with this picture. There needs to be a change in the white house and we can start by removing those senators or congressman that are not allowing unemployed Americans get these unemployment extensions so they can feed their families, put food on the table and have a roof on top of their heads. Shame on these congressman/senators that are not passing this bill

i have only recieved benefits for about six months. my last job was in the U.S. AIR FORCE and my separation was based on family needs. for these six months i have been non-stop looking for work. out of NO WHERE, my benefits stopped and i am left with nothing. i ask you, is this how our country treats/disrespects someone who has honorably served in this nation of ours? i've never been one to complain, but with 3 kids and a wife at home, is this tru;y the payback that we deserve? shame on you politicians playing political games with the American families…. six months IS a long time, but if no gainful employment is found within this time, should my country turn its back on us?

I cant believe it!!! Not only that, the other day I went to ask for help to get medicaid and did not qualify cause what I use to get for unemployment!! Go figure

NO it was NOT Byrd's vote that did it in.. it was Senator NELSON's vote NO. Kick that SOB out of the party,,,, PERIOD,,,,TRAITOR! Don't count on your government to help you out when disaster hits,, it won't happen.. Ask the Katrina victims.. ask the Gulf victims,, ask the people in the south west under siege by foreigners,, THEY JUST DO NOT CARE about US!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BREAK OUT THE GUILLOTINES,, IT IS TIME TO CLEAN HOUSE!!!!!!!!!

2 weeks off to celebrate our independence?? The average working person gets one day if they are even lucky enough to get it.. What is wrong with this picture?? Who is FREE,, US or THEM????? Time to take back what is OURS,, not THEIRS.. THEY WORK FOR US!!!!!!!!!!! and that ain't happening anymore! Remember every name in NOVEMBER! Through the bums out!

there are jobs maybe,but for people over 50,they will hire us last ,if at all,utill unemployment levels fall,we depend on those checks to survive. it will cost the tax payers more if we must turn to welfare. by the way,people on unemployment pay full federal taxes.

I don't understand what the Senate doing and reasoning ! This extension benefit is what people need badly and daily ! just to Buy foods,milk and other expenses to barely living ! these Peolple don't spend on vacations !
or war finance from oversea ! Pls think of the unemployed and their kids !
very hard to find a job, and some Senator saying people lazy ! Even moving to other state to get a job ,is not easy like you think !

Senators, go without your paychecks, don't tap into your savings or credit cards and hope someone offers to fly you all to an island like the “survivor “series, or better yet like” Lost' and see how long you all survive without your everday”luxury lifestyle life” no medical attention, no food, no electricity , nothing. at least a month. Maybe then you might become
more humane and less selfish!!!

Dear Senators and Congressman:

Please have some compassion for those of us who's unemployment has ran out and have no children to live with and are unable to get any welfare aid or any other aid, other than food stamps.

I have been an employed productive member of society, since the age of 14. I was always of the mind anyone can get a job at anytime, not in this economy.

I have always paid my taxes and contributed until this last year of unemployment, I feel I have paid into the system for years and I am just asking for an extension of benefits to survive on.

The Banks and Corporate Giants have not been left behind, please don't leave behind the American People behind. Should this extension not be granted, foreclosures will rise, homeless will rise, crime will rise, and most of all we will loose the faith we have in our country's to temporarily take care of it's people. Your consideration, prayers and help in passing the bill to extend unemployment is greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,

An All American Unemployed Single Women

As always the American People have to put up with Politics as usual.. There are families who need this Bill to pass and HOW CAN CONGRESS NOT TAKE CARE OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE FIRST ???? This should have never ever been used by either party for political gain… Boo and Bad … I know the American Voters will remember this come election time. and I will make sure I am heard also…

PEOPLE PLEASE TAKE NOTE IN NOVEMBER ALL THE REPUBLICANS THST VOTED AGAINST THE UNEMPLOYMENT SEND THEM A AMESSAGE THAT THEY ARE FIRED. THEY THINK THE UNEMPOYED DON'T VOTE BUT MAKE A LIER OUT OF THEM. EACH ONE THAT VOTE NO WRITE THEIR NAMES DOWN. SEND OUT FLYERS THAT THEY ARE FIRED. THIS WILL MAKE THEM TAKE NOTICE THAT PEOPLE ARE LOOKING .WHAT THE HELL NOT ONLY DEMOCRATS ARE OUT OF WORK REPUBLICANS ARE OUT OF WORK ALSO. SO SEND THEM A MESSAGE.

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