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SCRUBDASHRUB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-01-10 03:49 PM
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Unemployedworkers.org petition (re: extension of unemployment benefits)
Edited on Mon Mar-01-10 03:49 PM by SCRUBDASHRUB
http://unemployedworkers.org/sites/unemployedworkers/index.php

Senate Fails to Pass 30 Day Stop Gap.
1.2 Million Workers Will Lose Benefits in March - Take Action Now

Provisions of last year's stimulus bill that allow extra weeks of unemployment benefits and COBRA health coverage are set to expire on February 28th. The Senates failure to pass the 30-day stop gap measure will result in the premature lapse of benefits for an estimated 1.2 Million of America's unemployed workers. Republican Senator Jim Bunning (Kentucky), taking an untimely stand against the national deficit, is now single handedly responsible for blocking Senate action-leaving millions of America's unemployed without the lifeline the need for survival. Read more

Here's What You Can Do: Continue to take action! Urge Congress to act now and reauthorize these crucial programs and support through the end of the year. Let them know that they MUST do the right thing for America's workers! Your economic security and the economic stimulus these benefits provide to your communities are too important to lose!
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NightWatcher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-01-10 03:55 PM
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1. forget this, call that one asshat who is blocking it, tell him I said he's a fuckstick
Kentucky's own Jim the Douche Bunning

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Lerkfish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-01-10 04:58 PM
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2. whaddya know? the line is busy! ha!
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