Breaking: GOP Blocks Bill To Extend Unemployment Benefits --- By One Vote

[UCmeNdc]

The Republicans just filibustered the unemployment benefits extension by one vote.


An estimated 1.7 million unemployed Americans were kicked in the teeth today by the Republican party -- again. The extension was filibustered in the Senate, and lost by one vote.

Harry Reid vows to bring it up again for another vote:


http://crooksandliars.com/2014/02/senate-blocks-bill-extend-unemployment

[wryter2000]

1. One vote?

Does that mean some Repugs voted with the Dems?

[UCmeNdc]

4. Yes, four did.......

Unemployment Insurance Extension Fails Again In Senate

At least five Republicans needed to vote for the bill in order for it to advance, but only four did. The bill failed

[Blue Owl]

2. Hey GOP, go do something useful and lick a toilet

n/t

[eossipov]

3. That's because they are getting CREAMED on Reversing Citizens United

http://www.pfaw.org/GovernmentByThePeople

[libdem4life]

5. What really ticks me off on the "by one vote" shenanigans is that they ALL get together and

triage each vote and end up with who can take the hit politically and who can't. This is BOTH PARTIES. They all know who is going to vote for what, if it gets that close.

Kind of like opposing divorce attorneys getting together to find out how much they can fleece this couple's differences/hatred for each other, how much money there is, and how to keep the fees and the BS flying.

[Herself]

6. Reid voted against it at the last minute. n/t

[Jersey Devil]

7. That was a tactical vote

If the Dems can get one more vote from a Repub Reid, by voting "no", can bring it up again for another vote. If he had voted yea he could not.

[DebJ]

10. Wow what in the world was the point of establishing such a rule? Totally confused here.... n/t

[BootinUp]

8. He should bring it up for vote 46 more times

or whatever is the number of times the pukes voted on repealing obamacare.

[Sunlei]

9. "Harry Reid vows to bring it up again for another vote" The sooner the better!