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2016 Postmortem

UCmeNdc

(9,600 posts) Wed Jan 15, 2014, 03:53 AM Jan 2014

GOP filibuster unemployment benefits

The Senate failed to clear the 60-vote hurdle on two proposals to extend unemployment benefits, thanks to a GOP filibuster.

Legislation to bring back unemployment insurance for over a million long-term jobless Americans failed to clear the Senate on Tuesday, leaving no clear path forward.

- See more at: http://crooksandliars.com/2014/01/senate-votes-unemployment-benefit#sthash.T0rLaflF.dpuf

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GOP filibuster unemployment benefits (Original Post) UCmeNdc Jan 2014 OP

Senators Bennet, Landrieu and Udall (all Democrats) joined the GOP, so, technically kelly1mm Jan 2014 #1

According to Huffington Post it was 55-45 davidpdx Jan 2014 #2

kelly1mm

(4,734 posts)

1. Senators Bennet, Landrieu and Udall (all Democrats) joined the GOP, so, technically

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Wed Jan 15, 2014, 03:56 AM

Jan 2014

this was a bipartisan filibuster .....

davidpdx

(22,000 posts)

2. According to Huffington Post it was 55-45

Reply to kelly1mm (Reply #1)

Thu Jan 16, 2014, 04:36 AM

Jan 2014

44 Republicans voting no, plus Reid on voting no for procedural reasons so he could bring the bill back to the floor. This was posted in another thread.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/15/senators-unemployment-benefits_n_4602848.html

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