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Washington (CNN) -- Top Democrats tore into one of their Republican counterparts Monday for blocking an extension of unemployment benefits that would provide assistance to millions of jobless Americans.
The Senate adjourned last week without approving extensions of cash and health insurance benefits for the unemployed after Sen. Jim Bunning, R-Kentucky, blocked the measure by insisting that Congress first pay for the $10 billion package. The emergency measure needed unanimous consent to pass...
This could be devastating to the unemployed who were counting on that income. In total, more than a million people could stop getting checks next month, with nearly 5 million running out of benefits by June, according to the National Unemployment Law Project.
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I find it outrageous that a single member of Congress can prevent badly needed legislation from passing. I assume Bunning would be all in favor for rejecting all federal monies that go to the state of Kentucky in order to help to balance the budget.
As the article goes on to say, where was Bunning when Congress voted to engage in two astronomically expensive wars? Where was he when Congress voted in more welfare to the rich with tax cuts for those in the upper income tiers?
Bunning is retiring after his current term in Congress. His final actions will leave a black mark on his reputation and on the state he represents. The motto of the state of Kentucky is "A house divided cannot stand." Maybe Senator Bunning needs to get back to his roots.