US Senate transfers $225 million from unemployed Americans to Israel, then skips town for 5 weeks [View all]

[Cali_Democrat]

U.S. Senate Opts To Aid Israel Instead of Unemployed Americans
by DartagnanFollow

The Senate ended its session today before scampering home by (in effect) transferring a quarter billion dollars from unemployed Americans to Israel instead, so the nuclear-armed Superpower of the Middle East could improve its air defense system.

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Here's McCain, who voted against a three month extension of benefits to the long-term unemployed, reasoning it out for us:

"We could not go out for a month or five weeks and not act to help the Israelis replenish their supply of Iron Dome missiles," GOP Sen. John McCain of Arizona told reporters.

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The measure passed with unanimous consent, because Israel is in a critical moment. The situation facing the long term unemployed in this country--losing their homes, losing their medical care, their futures, etc., is considerably less critical.

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http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/08/01/1318430/-U-S-Senate-Opts-To-Aid-Israel-Instead-of-Unemployed-Americans