THE CASE AGAINST LYNN JENKINS CHAPTER 23 - WHEN YOU'RE THE OUTS YOU'RE ON THE OUTS WITH HER, A FINAL VOTE AGAINST UNEMPLOYED WORKERS

This is Lynn Jenkins, she does not represent us

H.R. 5618, the Restoration of Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act, passed the House on roll call 423. This time the bill only needed a simple majority to pass. It got it by a margin of 270 to 153.

Lynn Jenkins and the Party of No voted against extending unemployment compensation during this period epitomized by long term joblessness, jobs lost to the shame of reckless Republican economic policies. Despite the fact that the one thing guaranteed to stimulate the economy, unemployment benefits, they say no. More money goes directly out of the unemployment check and into the rippling effect of local economies than any other source of income, because these people cannot save. These unemployed Americans are on the brink of economic disaster. But apparently the callous plan on the part of the Republican think tank is to keep the economy stagnant, something at which they excel, and hope angry voters return them to power.

Bush Era Tax Cuts, Economic Downturn, and War Cause Deficits

Lynn Jenkins and the Party of No say we cannot afford to keep the safety net in place for those who have lost their jobs. Clearly the Bush Era Tax Cuts, the dismal regulatory effort by the S.E.C. during the Bush Administration, and the insanity of deregulating the financial markets created this catastrophe. And what does the Party of No do, they say no.

The major flaw in their logic is that saying no is not governing. Why would we hand the reins of government over to those who have abdicated their duty?

Senator Pat Roberts, on the left, at a fundraiser

H.R. 5618 waits for the Senate to return from its summer recess. Republican Senators are too busy to worry about people without jobs. Kansas' Senior Republican Senator, Pat Roberts, is hosting his Annual Napa Valley Trip. From the  2008 blurb in the Bay Area GOP Newsletter, http://www.bayareagop.com/Newsletter_HTML/2008-08_newsletter.html:

Sen. Pat Roberts Napa Valley Wine Tour: Saturday, August 2

You are cordially invited to join U.S. Senator Pat Roberts (R-Kansas) for a Napa Valley wine tour. Cost: $2000 per person. Sponsorship opportunities also available. For more information, please contact Dana Harris at danah@bellwethergroup.net or 202-223-7055. This year it will cost $5,000 to be a PAC Host for this event, a PAC Attendee is only $3,000 and the individual rate remains $2,000.

That pretty much says what Pat Roberts' is all about, no time for the unemployed, but give him two grand (or more) and see what happens over the Chardonnay!  Is it any wonder that Lynn Jenkins became a Party Girl?  Under the tutelage of Republicans like Pat Roberts she was bound to jump into the GOP Money Pit feet first!

THE CASE AGAINST LYNN JENKINS CHAPTER 20 - SHE VOTES AGAINST EXTENDING UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE

This is Lynn Jenkins, she does not represent us.

H.R. 5618 is the Restoration of Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 2010. This extension of unemployment benefits failed to get the required ⅔ vote mandated by the Rule under which brought it to the House, H. Res. 1495. Rule 6 (a) speaks to Privileged Reports from the Rules Committee. Generally a bill cannot move to the House on the same day it is introduced, because H.R. 5618 was introduced on June 30th and considered on June 30th, passage required a ⅔ vote of the members present. Yesterday 416 Representatives were present and voting, the ⅔ margin was 282. The vote, on roll call 398, was 261 to 155.

Republican economic policies were implemented in the eight years of George W. Bush's administration. Wall Street was deregulated. Republicans in Congress and the White House took this nation from a BUDGETARY SURPLUS to BUDGETARY DEFICITS and they wrecked the economy along the way.  Massive unemployment continues, despite stopping the job loss hemmorhage of the previous administration.

We've seen Lynn Jenkins vote against any measures to reign in Wall Street, prohibit Golden Parachutes, or regulate Insurance Companies. When it comes to the average American Lynn Jenkins tells you to tough it out. She voted against families struggling to keep bread on the table when she voted against extending unemployment insurance benefits.

This bill will return and  it will garner the necessary simple majority. Help is on the way, no thanks to Lynn Jenkins who cares more for fat cats than regular folk.

Coming up will be the Conference Report for H.R. 4173, the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010.  Wednesday's debacle will not be repeated.  Yesterday the House passed H.Res. 1487, which waives Rule XIII 6(a), so that only a simple majority will be needed  to pass. H.Res. 1487 also covers H.R. 4213, the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010.

Democrats aren't going on the Fourth of July holiday break without restoring hope to Americans.