Latest news: Senate Unemployment Bill failed by one vote and the Senate went on recess until July 12th.
http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/1956-GOP-Blocks-Unemployment-Insutrance-Bill-Senate-Leaves-for-July-4th-Recess
In an effort to get the information out to those who want to know, I put am putting it here. The website with this information is frequently over capacity ... naturally so since so many of us are affected by this legislation. All the information is taken from the links provided with nothing changed or added. Also, I am refraining from commenting.
http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/1956-GOP-Blocks-Unemployment-Insutrance-Bill-Senate-Leaves-for-July-4th-Recess
In an effort to get the information out to those who want to know, I put am putting it here. The website with this information is frequently over capacity ... naturally so since so many of us are affected by this legislation. All the information is taken from the links provided with nothing changed or added. Also, I am refraining from commenting.
Latest Update
House Rejects Stand-Alone Unemployment Insurance Bill
June 29, 2010 - by Donny Shaw
The House today failed to pass a stand-alone bill to extend unemployment insurance benefits (H.R. 5618). The final vote was 261-155. 277 votes (a 2/3rds majority of those present and voting) were needed under the suspension of the rules procedure that was used by the Democrats in order to avoid Republican obstruction tactics.
Earlier Today:
The House of Representatives this afternoon is scheduled to pass, under the expeditedsuspension of the rules procedure, a new, stand-alone bill to extend unemployment insurance benefits. The bill is H.R. 5618, the “Restoration of Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 2010.” It was introduced yesterday by Rep. Jim McDermott [D, WA-7]and has one co-sponsor — the powerful House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Sander Levin [D, MI-12].
OpenCongress.org is over capacity a lot. Here is the latest UPDATE: Contrary to some reports I’m seeing on Twitter and Facebook, the House has no passed this bill yet. It was brought up and debated, but the vote was postponed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi [D, CA]. Under House rules (Rule XX, CLause 8), it now must be voted on within two days. But it will likely be voted on sooner, probably tonight or early tomorrow.
The fact that Dems are trying to do this under suspension of the rules is giving them a little trouble. Suspension allows bills to pass quickly and without minority obstructionism tactics (no amendments can be offered and debate time is limited to 40 minutes), but they need 2/3rds support for it to pass under the procedure. That means the Dems will need about 35 Republicans to cross the aisle and vote with them on this. The Democratic leadership is surely busy behind the scenes right now working to win over Republicans (and the GOP leadership is undoubtedly working to keep wavering members from defecting).
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