Unemployment Extension to Get Senate's Attention Next Week

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i want to no were is our bailout we did ask to lose our job it sems like congress gives thierself a raise and car dealership bailout and the bank bailout and thier bonuses. were struggling to keep our home and keep our family together and when you lose what you holding on to its hard

racraig of NC 11:15PM November 04, 2009

people are suffering no money losing thier rents and cant pay bills and these clowns are delaying so they can get thier own crap m on billl

William beckim of MA 6:18PM November 04, 2009

it seem AS IF HOPE IS THERE AND THEN TAKEN AWAY, HELP ME UNDERSTAND WHAT ARE WE WAITING ON THE BILL TO SIGN OR THE LABOR DEPARTMENT TO SEND OUT THE LETTER FOR THOSE WHO HAVE EXHAUST THERE BENFITS

VERONICA RICHIE of MO 3:10PM November 04, 2009

it seem AS IF HOPE IS THERE AND THEN TAKEN AWAY, HELP ME UNDERSTAND WHAT ARE WE WAITING ON THE BILL TO SIGN OR THE LABOR DEPARTMENT TO SEND OUT THE LETTER FOR THOSE WHO HAVE EXHAUST THERE BENFITS

VERONICA RICHIE of MO 3:10PM November 04, 2009

Congress created this economy by their incompetence and lack of control over mortgage lenders and investment bankers. Creating economic havoc and hardship worldwide. They need to stop dithering and pass the unemployment extension. If they can bail out coporate america rewarding their greed and incompetence. Then helping the american worker should be a no brainer and is small compared to the corporate bailout. I suppose we don't have paid lobbyists and large contributions. We only have a vote many times. God Bless America still the best in the world.

RM of WI 11:56AM November 04, 2009

If it were not for this current administration we would be without any means to support ourselves and families. Those of you who think that Pres. Obama is doing such a bad job of governing this country should ask those of us who have no dinner tonight how we feel about what he has done and is doing. Dumb you say, well I would much rather have this President than the last in office making these kinds of decisions. I wonder where we would be now if Bush or McCain had their way.

Stephanie of TX 10:24AM November 04, 2009

Thats all i keep hearing is next week,last week the week before an so on,What does next week mean really,And I ask them when you brake for lunch say a pray of thanks,because so many of us hard working people that have lost their jobs,won't be having lunch!!

lil of MA 8:38AM November 04, 2009

They need to pass this yesterday and work on creating jobs. And I dont mean printing more us dollars to give away. Shame on all who voted and put an unexperianced person to run this country. Its going to get worst before it gets better. DUMB Dumb Dumb and u cant fix stupid

jack wanttofix of CO 6:31AM November 04, 2009

What would happen to the Senators if their pay got withheld due to us voting on whether they should be volunteers or paid civil servents and their car got repoed power got shut off and are going to court for an eviction? Could they still make it to the Senate meetings? And if they could not how would they get to job interviews and unemployment meetings with 3 children and no car? Why is the welfare of unemployed Americans being toyed with? For many it will be too late. And I feel very sad for the people who use this as a life line. They could easily pass this without their own private agendas. But alas we suffer while they decide on things that are unimportant to the unemployed. We can't buy a home on UI anyway! Too bad they weren't up for re-election this year. This issue would have been passed weeks ago with no hidden agendas!

Laura of NY 2:01AM November 04, 2009