Rep. Alan Grayson: GOP Is Wondering Why The Unemployed Don’t Sell Their Yachts
It seems that every time Democratic Rep. Alan Grayson takes the podium in the House, he makes a headline. Today he spoke in favor of extending unemployment benefits, but instead of trying to persuade Republicans that this was the right course of action, he argued that the GOP is actively "trying to revive" the America...
Chris Wallace Wants To Know Why GOP Supports Bush Tax Cuts But Not Unemployment Benefits
On Fox News Sunday yesterday Chris Wallace demonstrated once again that is not willing to jump on board the Republican talking points wagon all willy nilly. Wallace pressed Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) yesterday on why the GOP seems so adamant about keeping President Obama from extending unemployment benefits without being able to...
Fox and Friends: Ending Unemployment Benefits Might Get People To Sober Up And Take A Job
With record numbers of unemployed Americans, the federal benefits for those looking for work have become somewhat of a hot topic of late. MSNBC's Ed Schultz recently made some news when he claimed that America was likely destined to become a "third world country" if Congress didn't extend unemployment efforts. The other side...
New York Unemployment Rates Getting Better, But No Extension On Benefits Yet
February's numbers for unemployment in New York State saw them actually decreasing .2 percent from January, which is a good thing, right? New York is also one of nearly half the states in America that is currently adding jobs, though Florida remains the only state that was able to employ over 6,000 new workers. So...
GOP Sen. Kyl: Unemployment Benefits Are A Disincentive For People To Seek New Work
Ah, the oldest argument in the book: If we extend unemployment benefits to those out of work, then what incentive is there for people to find a new job? That's what Arizona Republican Senator Jon Kyl was arguing tonight on the floor, and we feel like we've heard it before...
Robert Gibbs on Jim Bunning’s ‘Tough Shit’ Declaration on Senate Floor
At today's White House briefing, the subject of Senator Jim Bunning's obstruction of an extension of unemployment and COBRA benefits came up several times. Bunning held up the bill despite the fact that his own leadership doesn't support his objection, and when a Democratic Senator implored him to drop it, replied "Tough shit."...
