Rick Scott winning the Republican gubernatorial nomination in Florida, an upset of sorts against an establishment candidate endorsed by arty leaders, including Jeb Bush. The very wealthy Scott spent something like $50m in the primary and can easily do so again in the general election. Alex Sink is the Democratic nominee and she will need [...]
The House of Representatives passed a $26 billion jobs bill in a rare August session. Democrats say it will save 300,000 jobs, but Republicans object to the way that it will be funded — partially by raising taxes on U.S. companies who have businesses overseas. Gwen Ifill has more.
Republicans continue to focus on taxes and spending as they criticize the Obama administration for what they say are failed stimulus policies.
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After weeks of Republican deadlock and stalling at the final hour, the Senate Wednesday passed a $34 billion measure to extend benefits to jobless Americans whose insurance ran out in June. The legislation passed minutes before 9 p.m. by a 59-39 vote. The Senate took the full 30 hours to vote on the final passage, [...]
The Senate approved legislation Wednesday to extend unemployment benefits for 2.5 million jobless Americans, clearing the way for House passage and President Obama’s swift signature. The 59-39 vote followed weeks of GOP efforts to block the bill. Democrats managed to break the filibuster Tuesday with the help of two Republicans, but final Senate passage came [...]
The filibuster the Republican party has had going on against the unemployment extension has finally been broken. The 59-39 vote will restore unemployment benefits to more than 2 1/2 million jobless people who have been begging their legislators to give them for the last 6 weeks. The successful vote was taken after President Obama, Speaker [...]
President Barack Obama called on Republicans Monday to stop blocking a bill that would extend unemployment benefits to millions of out of work Americans. (July 19)
Returning to Washington from a weekend break in Maine, President Obama on Monday morning will speak on the economy and push for congressional passage of unemployment insurance benefits, the White House said. In a Rose Garden appearance, Obama this morning is expected to pick up where he left off last week, attacking the GOP for [...]
Democrats in Congress are planning to vote Thursday on a bill that will extend jobless benefits. Many Democrats are pushing for the bill’s passage, but many Republicans feel it adds too much to the national debt Click on the headline for Laura Smith’s full report.
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