Republicans Blocking Unemployment Benefits YET AGAIN

Wednesday, 07 April 2010 08:56 Last Updated on Wednesday, 05 May 2010 06:59
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coburnCoburn and other Republicans are already blocking a $9 billion bill to extend jobless benefits for 30 days that isn’t offset with other spending cuts. That impasse halted benefits to 200,000 unemployed people this week.

Funny, they didn't mind ratcheting up the deficit for tax breaks for the wealthy or for the illegal Iraqi war....


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