Sen. Bunning: Blame Sen. Reid for lapse in unemployment benefits

[babylonsister]

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/84819-bunning-blame-reid-for-lapse-in-unemployment-benefits


Sen. Bunning: Blame Sen. Reid for lapse in unemployment benefits
By Michael O'Brien - 03/03/10 04:19 PM ET


Blame Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) for the lapse in unemployment benefits, Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Ky.) said Wednesday.

Bunning, in his first interview since raising a series of objections since last Thursday to an emergency extension in some federal benefits, blamed the top Senate Democrat for forcing those objections by not proceeding with the bill at a normal pace.

"He wanted the issue rather than solving the problem," Bunning said during an appearance on Fox News. "And he, as much as anyone else, was responsible for cutting off those benefits because he wouldn't follow normal procedure."

Bunning had objected to going ahead with a bill providing temporary extensions to unemployment benefits, COBRA health plan subsidies, and other programs. His roadblocks had drawn the ire of many Democrats, who sought to paint the Kentucky conservative, who will retire at the end of his term next year, as a poster child for Republican obstructionism.

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The senator brushed off the media frenzy as nothing out of the ordinary, calling the press, "those wonderful little people in the media."

[Mike 03]

1. Rec this post, for sure, and TY Babylonsister.

[Ruby the Liberal]

2. "normal pace" Yeah, because NO ONE saw this coming.

It came as a total surprise to everyone.

How dare Senator Reid attempt to keep the unemployed from losing everything as if that should be priority or something.

/sarcasm

[Bitwit1234]

3. And don't worry this will be twisted to be the democrats fault

the republicans are sneaky as hell with this stuff because they know the media will oblige.