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22. I disagree. Obama made this a focus of his SOTU!! C'mon. He's dedicated a lot of political capital

Tue Mar 11, 2014, 11:50 AM

Mar 2014

to this issue. So have the Dems. The reason u keep hearing Repubs on TV saying ignorant things like "Unemployment insurance takes away a person's dignity" is because Democrats are pushing the issue and trying to get it passed. From WaPo:

With Obama set to discuss the plight of the long term unemployed in a high profile setting tonight, Republicans may soon be challenged to vote yet again on extending the unemployment benefits program after well over one million Americans got cut off after Christmas – and this time, the extension will be paid for.
Senate Democrats are eying a new proposal for a three month extension of unemployment insurance, to be paid for by a provision that Republicans previously supported, a Democratic aide tells me. Talks have started between Dem leaders and Republicans, the aide adds, but I could not determine which Republicans were in discussions or how many of them there are.

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It’s unclear how advanced discussions are, but the Dem aide says the general goal is to offer a pay-for that Republicans have previously supported. “Will they take yes for an answer or will they try to hide behind procedural arguments because they just don’t want to allow any progress to help job seekers?” the aide asks.
Beyond this, the broader goal is to pass the three month extension to create space for negotiations over a longer extension, along the lines of the one Dems sought to extend the UI benefits program into November of 2014. That one was paid for through a continuation of sequester cuts outside the 10-year window, and no Republicans (aside from Senator Dean Heller) supported it, with some claiming procedural objections.
All this seems hopeless, but it comes as the SOTU speech will renew attention on the long term unemployed. One of Michelle Obama’s guests tonight is an Illinois mother of two whose unemployment benefits have expired. Meanwhile, 10 Democrats, led by Rep. Sander Levin, are also expected to host unemployed Americans tonight.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2014/01/28/dems-plan-another-push-on-unemployment-benefits/

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Dems To Use Rare Maneuver To Save Unemployment Benefits [View all] kpete Mar 2014 OP

Don't they know that this will rob people of their dignity? Orrex Mar 2014 #1

The Dignity Diet. Works better than OTC diet aids. nt valerief Mar 2014 #17

Tastes Great. Less Filling. jsr Mar 2014 #32

More theatrics. Mass Mar 2014 #2

For someone who has been unemployed for months on end . . . another_liberal Mar 2014 #4

I am exactly in this case, and can tell you it will not pass. Mass Mar 2014 #6

Or ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2014 #20

I don't know. There's a reason the Republicans blocked voting on the bill. They either think some okaawhatever Mar 2014 #21

Not until it does pass. another_liberal Mar 2014 #35

I agree. I have a daughter who is struggling without her Unemployment Insurance. CTyankee Mar 2014 #12

Yes. Anything but n/t FloriTexan Mar 2014 #18

Voting to overturn Obamacare 50 times when both the President & Senate oppose it. denverbill Mar 2014 #5

Agree with the first part. Repelling or restrict Obamacare is theatrics. Mass Mar 2014 #8

It won't be passed to help Dems in 2014. The GOP spin machine is total. It's only to help people and freshwest Mar 2014 #37

Mass, it's only theatrics if you have some money in your wallet irisblue Mar 2014 #7

I am currently in long term unemployment. I need no lessons. Mass Mar 2014 #9

not offering to or give you any lessons, not dissing you at all irisblue Mar 2014 #13

I disagree. Obama made this a focus of his SOTU!! C'mon. He's dedicated a lot of political capital okaawhatever Mar 2014 #22

I agree and on this I suspect that they CAN do something more with this karynnj Mar 2014 #19

What the hell else are they suppose to be? What part of "minority" is hard to understand? phleshdef Mar 2014 #28

Agreed. Put them on the record, no vote is not recording who screwed the UE. n't freshwest Mar 2014 #38

.... DeSwiss Mar 2014 #39

These at least cut both ways. Orsino Mar 2014 #41

It will also keep in working peoples' minds . . . another_liberal Mar 2014 #3

I am unemployed abelenkpe Mar 2014 #10

+10000 Mass Mar 2014 #11

Not true. First, they didn't need it in the budget because they already found a way to pay for it. okaawhatever Mar 2014 #23

So it's already paid for but not being distributed abelenkpe Mar 2014 #27

Not exactly. The vote is still to extend the benefits, but they won't need an additional okaawhatever Mar 2014 #29

Think it's too late abelenkpe Mar 2014 #31

OMG that just sucks Domestic manufacturing is up under Obama and so are export goods so okaawhatever Mar 2014 #33

Poppycock..... no1uno Mar 2014 #14

It's not like they're doing anything to earn their salaries. randome Mar 2014 #16

Dems To Use Rare Maneuver To Save Unemployment Benefits..... Hotler Mar 2014 #15

Kick FloriTexan Mar 2014 #24

This cannot be...both parties are the same!1! JNelson6563 Mar 2014 #25

K&R n/t myrna minx Mar 2014 #26

K & R Iliyah Mar 2014 #30

K&R.. butterfly77 Mar 2014 #34

THANK YOU, DEMS.. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DEMS and pukes. Cha Mar 2014 #36

Kick to find out what happened to this "maneuver"? FloriTexan Mar 2014 #40