Benefits Jobless Bill | Senate passes $10 billion jobless benefits measure

March 3, 2010 by
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Sen. Jim Bunning says that if the benefits are so important, senators could find a way to fund them.Senate passes $10 billion jobless benefits measure
The Senate voted Tuesday to pass a $10 billion measure to extend benefits for unemployed workers and fund road projects after Sen. Jim Bunning agreed to end his filibuster.

Continued here Senate passes $10 billion jobless benefits measure – CNN.com


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Today Senator Jim Bunning, Republican of Kentucky, refused to allow the Senate to take up a House measure that provided another 30 days of aid and also prevented a cut in Medicare fees paid to physicians.

Jim Bunning
316 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202.224.4343
Fax: 202.228.1373

http://www.wsbt.com/news/local/85606272.html

http://www.bignews.biz/?id=846048&keys=Senator-BenCardin-Cobra-UnemploymentInsurance

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/27/us/27cong.html

http://congress.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/02/26/bunning-office-phones-ringing-off-the-hook/

Are you surprised that a Republican Senator is blocking a vote to help unemployed people in a recession caused by Failed Republican Policies?

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