Harry Reid Knocks Out the GOP By Announcing Paid for UI Benefits Extension Plan

[babylonsister]

http://www.politicususa.com/2014/01/09/harry-reid-knocks-gop-announcing-paid-ui-benefits-extension-plan.html

Harry Reid Knocks Out the GOP By Announcing Paid for UI Benefits Extension Plan
By: Jason Easley
Thursday, January, 9th, 2014, 6:14 pm


Senate Republicans are scrambling after Majority Leader Harry Reid announced a paid for Democratic plan to extend unemployment benefits through November 2014.

Reid said that the nearly year long extension met the Republicans conditions for supporting a bill. Democrats would pay for the extension by extending the sequester’s mandatory savings for one year. The proposal also cracks down on people who receive both unemployment benefits and disability.

Sen. Reid pointed out on the Senate floor that Democrats are waiting for the Republican plan, but the GOP has offered nothing. Reid said, “I wish we could have done it until the first of the year. We can’t find enough money. I have been waiting here for more than 24 hours for a reasonable proposal by my Republican friends to pay for this. We don’t have one yet.”

Republicans, already enraged and on the warpath because Reid is not going to allow them to offer amendments on the final bill, came up with the most pathetic reason ever to oppose the Democratic proposal. According to Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), Republicans are opposing the Democratic proposal because the extension is too long, “We’re very much opposed to that length of extension. There’s room for compromise but a year is just too long.”

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Harry Reid is doing what he has to do to get an unemployment benefits extension through the Senate, but Republicans who are still bitter over the nuclear option are making everything more difficult than ever. Senate Democrats showed America that even when Republicans get what they want, they will still find an absurd reason to say no.

Republicans are running out excuses. Their endless obstruction is not only hurting the Republican brand, but it is also punishing millions of Americans.

The old boxer Harry Reid scored a KO today, but punch drunk Republicans haven’t realized yet that they’ve lost the fight.

[Tarheel_Dem]

1. Go Harry! K&R!

[livetohike]

2. I think 2014 is going to be a good one. It's off to a good start.

The Republicans won't know what hit them and it is only Jan. 9

[MannyGoldstein]

3. Winning through austerity.

"Democrats would pay for the extension by extending the sequester’s mandatory savings for one year. The proposal also cracks down on people who receive both unemployment benefits and disability."

No, we're not being shock doctrined.

Honest.

[leftyohiolib]

4. what ever it is their against it

[onethatcares]

5. Harry Reid should have

pulled the amount out of the bloated defense budget, maybe taken out 1 f-35 or f-22. That would work, He should also introduce a bill to begin a civilian infrastructure repair corps paid for by the corporations that currently hide cash overseas and don't pay taxes.

two win/win ideas, dontcha think?

[appal_jack]

7. I like your ideas! (nt)

[Gothmog]

6. This deal has evidently died

It appears that this deal is dead due Rob Portman bailing http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/rob-portman-backs-away-jobless-benefits

[babylonsister]

8. Sigh. What a bunch of #4%^&&*(@;'s! nt

[Gothmog]

9. Agreed

The GOP does not want to make a deal on anything

[KamaAina]

10. Um, he's throwing the rest of us under the bus to pay for this?

[malaise]

11. Also saw a great ad on TV

Tell ReTHUGs to stop blocking unemployment insurance. Delish