You can thank Missouri Senator Claire "I'm really a Republican" McCaskill for screwing homeowners

[DainBramaged]

who need legal help to try and stay foreclosure.


Despite mounting evidence of big banks committing serious fraud in the foreclosure process, the U.S. Senate eliminated $35 million in legal aid to homeowners trying to keep their homes.

The fund was wiped out in order to meet government spending caps advocated by Sens. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) and Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), but will likely end up costing taxpayers much more in the long run, as wrongful foreclosures burn through the balance sheets of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The slashing of the foreclosure-assistance fund is just one casualty of Washington's increasing bipartisan push to cut spending across the board.

The $35 million fund was created by the Wall Street reform bill signed into law by President Barack Obama in July, but the Senate never took the additional necessary step of appropriating the money. Even if it had been appropriated, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) last week gave up on passing a budget for next year in the face of Republican opposition to earmarks.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/21/senate-sacrifices-trouble_n_799861.html

[defendandprotect]

1. k/r

[proud2BlibKansan]

2. I agree Claire did the wrong thing here but I'm not surprised

She ran on eliminating waste and is refusing to bring any earmarks back to MO. She probably objected to the amount of money involved.

But like I said, I disagree with her. I can also report she was lobbied heavily to support this. Lots of emails and phone calls in the last few weeks across the state encouraging folks to call Claire about this.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

3. She's up for reelection in 2012 and Obama lost MO and a bunch of local races. n/t

[RegieRocker]

4. Does Marcy Kaptur have a sister that would like to run?

Claire talks a good game but can't play!

[RegieRocker]

6. Oh and one more thing, since they gey paid for life what is wrong with getting fired!

[Stinky The Clown]

5. I can think of little kind to say of Ms. McCaskill