Tuesday, March 02, 2010
Bunning Agrees To Unemployment Vote
KENTUCKY....
Following open rebellion among fellow Republicans, Tuesday evening, Senator Jim Bunning agreed to permit a vote that would extend unemployment and health insurance benefits which expired Sunday. Bunning’s repeated objections to passing emergency legislation tested the patience of his GOP colleagues. By midafternoon, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said efforts were underway to resolve the impasse. Earlier, Bunning had refused to lift his objection, saying the emergency bill should be paid for through spending reductions and not added to the budget deficit. Bunning said, “We want a country that don’t owe everybody in the world for our existence.” Later this week, there will be two additional votes on his proposals to offset the costs of a longer-term benefits bill.
Following open rebellion among fellow Republicans, Tuesday evening, Senator Jim Bunning agreed to permit a vote that would extend unemployment and health insurance benefits which expired Sunday. Bunning’s repeated objections to passing emergency legislation tested the patience of his GOP colleagues. By midafternoon, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said efforts were underway to resolve the impasse. Earlier, Bunning had refused to lift his objection, saying the emergency bill should be paid for through spending reductions and not added to the budget deficit. Bunning said, “We want a country that don’t owe everybody in the world for our existence.” Later this week, there will be two additional votes on his proposals to offset the costs of a longer-term benefits bill.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 10:42 PM 
