Republicans continued to support Sen. Jim Bunning's effort to block an extension of unemployment benefits and other federal funding programs Monday, even as a Democratic spokesman called the Kentucky Republican a hypocrite for his stance.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) tried Monday for the 10th time in a week to bring legislation to a vote that would extend unemployment insurance, healthcare benefits for the jobless, as well as federal funding for highway construction and other ongoing federal programs. Bunning once again prevented the bill from coming to a vote.
Without an extension, 400,000 Americans will lose unemployment benefits during the first weeks in March. By May, nearly 3 million people could be left without these benefits, according to a Labor Department estimate.
REST AT http://onthehillblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/bunning-called-out-for-hypocrisy-as.html
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