Posted on 02/24/2010 10:52:17 AM PST by meandog
Reporting from Washington - The Senate on Wednesday passed a jobs bill that one senator described as "modest," but one that Democrats hope will be the first in a series of attempts to jump-start hiring nationwide. More notable, perhaps, than the bill itself was the fact that 13 Republicans crossed party lines to vote for it. The $15-billion bill passed by a 70-28 tally. The bill would grant employers a "holiday" on their 6.2% Social Security payroll contribution for every new employee hired through the rest of the year, as long as that employee has been out of work for at least 60 days. It would also make it easier for businesses to write off equipment purchases and would extend federal highway and mass-transit funding programs. "For the first time in a long time we have a bill that is supported by both Democrats and Republicans," said Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said shortly before the vote, but he cautioned, "This is not a magic wand that is going to be waved and all our joblessness will decline." White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said the vote proved that bipartisanship in the Senate is "possible." It also marked a victory for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), who has seen his chamber paralyzed by partisan warfare. Reid pushed for the vote counting on some GOP support and was rewarded earlier this week when several Republicans, including the newest senator, Scott Brown of Massachusetts, signed on...
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Thank you for the Aye and Nay list, deport.
If the Republican Party can help it, there won’t be a Republican”take over” of Congress. In addition, the Republican Party will do everything in their power to see that obama is re-elected.
At this point in time, we do not have a two party system.
What do we have? The easiest way to explain it is to liken it to a sport such as baseball. The Democrat Party is the major team. The Republican Party is the farm team.
Until that is changes, we are not screwed, but, fu%@@d!
I know totally amazing, the pubs should be done in for good, idiots!
Well, at least we have the Tea Party.
I believe they pretty much told the Republicans to go to hell in their statement of independence recently.
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step......
I feel for ya man pisses me off, stupid is as stupid does.
Calling his office tomorrow.
you are so right, who keeps electing these clueless idiots?
Burr is afraid of all the northern liberals who have moved into NC in the last decade, and they mean business! Thanks to Bob Barr, they won NC for Obama in 2008.
Question is too easy to answer: the American people
Yea, even ol’ Everett Dirksen opposed LBJ more than McC and Crowd do Obama.
The only reason this bill was proposed in the first place was the funding of the highway and mass transit projects. It won’t create many jobs for the people who are now out of work.
Thank goodness Cornyn voted no...even though Kay chickened
out because of her bid for governor. Another reason NOT to
vote for her for governor. She has lost what principles she
ever had!
Just like minimum wages give incentive to do a crappy job for that garranteed job, this bidding process of gov-private so called partnership is going to yield crap at a high price.
How about simply reducing taxes or doing away with them?
Why use gimmicks when you could give employers real incentive o hire workers? Cut the corporate taxes to 12% for 10 years!
go to flat rate income tax of 10% no deductions. Everyone pays!!!!!
Alexander (R-TN)
Bond (R-MO)
Brown (R-MA)
Burr (R-NC)
Cochran (R-MS)
Collins (R-ME)
Hatch (R-UT)
Inhofe (R-OK)
LeMieux (R-FL)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Snowe (R-ME)
Voinovich (R-OH)
Wicker (R-MS)
i.e., a long list of already known RINO's - uh... with the exception of the newest ballyhooed 'tea party' choice from MA - Brown.
“Which Senator wants to say they voted against a jobs bill?”
yeah like the stimulus bill was a real winner. /sarc
“3. Eliminate 1/2 of government entitlements (to begin with)”
Banks aren’t lending and companies aren’t hiring because of America’s *unofficial* credit rating.
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