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The GOP is outraged that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) spiked the bipartisan jobs bill unveiled on Thursday, dropping some of its major provisions. But what exactly was cut from the bill that made them so angry -- was it the loss of the COBRA subsidies or the unemployment extension?
No, it was the K Street Kickback, which extends huge tax credits to large corporations. Unlike the Louisiana Purchase or the Cornhusker Kickback, which won the support of Sens. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) and Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) for the health care reform bill, the K Street payoff is counted in the tens of billions of dollars, rather than a few hundred million. While Democratic senators come cheap, getting Republicans to buy into a jobs bill seems to cost taxpayers serious money.
One of the top priorities of Big Business lobbyists is the "tax extender" issue, the extension of expiring tax credits worth tens of billions of dollars to major corporations, which is favored by Republicans.
Reid is doing the right thing here. This isn't about Republican politics, if they want to be a part of things, they need to leave special interests and their wingnut agenda behind.
So much for bipartisan co-operation.
Harry says his 'new' bill will be stripped down and cheaper, and of course nobody will see it until he wants a vote on it.
My Way News - Senate Dems ax bipartisan jobs bill
Democrats scrapped a bipartisan jobs bill in favor of one they say is leaner and focused solely on putting Americans back to work.
Thanks for the link, Zeno. That one quote is going to make me laugh the rest of the day.
Reid is doing the right thing here. This isn't about Republican politics, if they want to be a part of things, they need to leave special interests and their wingnut agenda behind.
Hmmm...the Democratic leadership at the meeting argeed to the plan. A single leader thinks otherwise and the thing dies. Reid sounds like the special interest. I agree there is too much pork on both sides of this one. Reid didn't kill this one for any other reason than political advantage.
The bigger bill got a decidedly mixed reception at a luncheon meeting of Democrats, many of whom were uncomfortable with supporting a bill containing so many provisions unrelated to creating jobs, including loans for chicken producers and aid to catfish farmers.
Reid is doing the right thing here. This isn't about Republican politics, if they want to be a part of things, they need to leave special interests and their wingnut agenda behind.
Hmmm...the Democratic leadership at the meeting argeed to the plan. A single leader thinks otherwise and the thing dies. Reid sounds like the special interest. I agree there is too much pork on both sides of this one. Reid didn't kill this one for any other reason than political advantage.
Parts of it:
The bigger bill got a decidedly mixed reception at a luncheon meeting of Democrats, many of whom were uncomfortable with supporting a bill containing so many provisions unrelated to creating jobs, including loans for chicken producers and aid to catfish farmers.
Why Republicans love pork so much?
So much for bipartisan co-operation.
Harry says his 'new' bill will be stripped down and cheaper, and of course nobody will see it until he wants a vote on it.
My Way News - Senate Dems ax bipartisan jobs bill
So much for bipartisan co-operation.
Harry says his 'new' bill will be stripped down and cheaper, and of course nobody will see it until he wants a vote on it.
My Way News - Senate Dems ax bipartisan jobs bill
Your all-inclusive title is a misnomer. In fact, it is ONLY Harry Reid who dismisses bipartisan effort on the jobs bill. Just keeping you honest, as usual.
So much for bipartisan co-operation.
Harry says his 'new' bill will be stripped down and cheaper, and of course nobody will see it until he wants a vote on it.
My Way News - Senate Dems ax bipartisan jobs bill
Your all-inclusive title is a misnomer. In fact, it is ONLY Harry Reid who dismisses bipartisan effort on the jobs bill. Just keeping you honest, as usual.
From posts made by the pro-democrat side, there was more than one opposed.
I'm curious as to what happened to all the un-used money from the 787 billion dollar job creating stimulus bill? IS this bill really needed?
