Sen. Jim Bunning’s (R-Ky.) blockade on extending temporarily unemployment benefits put the Tea Party movement in an unfamiliar position. Instead of nudging the Republican Party to take a stand, activists watched a politician pick an anti-government fight they didn’t even know existed.
“We’ve just been so consumed with the health More…
It was inevitable: Senate Republicans were dying to talk about health care reform today, but all reporters wanted to discuss was Sen. Jim Bunning’s (R-Ky.) decision to stall unemployment legislation. It didn’t help the GOP that Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), the minority leader, dodged every question thrown at him.
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Although official inflation rates remain low, the two spending categories driving what little inflation exists are food and fuel. New consumer spending numbers indicate why: Food and fuel are two of the few categories on which Americans are spending more money. Increased spending indicates to businesses More…
Add Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) to the growing list of conservative state officials who are preaching fiscal restraint while also vying for federal stimulus dollars to address state budget problems. The Washington Post reports that McDonnell — who just last week told the More…
U.S. Senate candidate Rand Paul is holding a 3 p.m. rally in Lexington, Ky. to support Sen. Jim Bunning’s (R-Ky.) block on extending unemployment and health insurance.
“Jim Bunning is being unfairly attacked for saying we should spend money already set aside for benefits rather than borrowing more,” says More…
Democrats are no longer the only ones going after Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Ky.) for holding up unemployment benefits.
Sen. Susan Collins, moderate Republican from Maine, took to the chamber floor this morning to request the immediate passage of a House-passed bill providing temporary funding for unemployment insurance, COBRA More…
Although unemployment numbers for the month of February won’t be out until Friday, the administration is already on the political defensive — never a good sign. In an interview on CNBC, National Economic Council Director Larry Summers announced that blizzards will “distort” unemployment statistics. “It’s going to be More…
From the offices of Sens. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Harry Reid (D-Nev.) comes this description of the latest unemployment benefits extension being put forth by the Democrats:
Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) just took to the chamber floor asking for unanimous consent to pass a temporary extension of unemployment insurance, COBRA benefits and a handful of additional funding provisions that expired yesterday.
You already know the outcome.
New day, same drama on the Senate floor.
Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Ky.) this afternoon rejected the Democrats’ call to pass a temporary, five-week extension of unemployment and COBRA benefits, again citing the effect of that $10 billion package on the national debt.
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