Republicans/T-baggers: The grinches who want you and your children to go hungry....and have no Christmas.

No Plans In Senate For A Vote On Unemployment Benefits

"Senate Democrats have not figured out a way to get around Republican opposition to reauthorizing extended unemployment insurance for the long-term jobless.

"We are still in the process of trying to establish the schedule of the lame duck session, in terms of the remaining days of the session, so no specifics, but think we all understand that this is something that is going to have to be done," said Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) during a conference call with reporters on Wednesday.

The benefits are set to expire at the end of the month, jeopardizing a lifeline for two million people during the holidays. But it's not likely the benefits will be reauthorized before they lapse, since Congress will go home for Thanksgiving next week, meaning this week is the last chance to prevent an interruption in benefits. Reed said there is no plan for a vote.

"At this point it's not been scheduled," he said. "We're trying to make a case that there be action but at this point I can't point to a specific time it will come up for a vote this week."

Extended unemployment insurance is federally-funded and gives the long-term unemployed up to 73 weeks of payments after they finish 26 weeks of state benefits. Previous reauthorizations have been held up because Republicans and conservative Democrats don't want the cost of the benefits added to the deficit, even though extended benefits have traditionally been given "emergency" status and financed with deficit spending. (A full-year reauthorization might cost $65 billion, according to the Economic Policy Institute). Democrats have been highlighting the fact that the people insisting on offsets for unemployment benefits are not insisting on offsets for tax cuts for the rich.

"On the one hand they want to provide $700 billion in tax cuts to the wealthiest Americans but not pay for them. And on the other hand they're demanding that UI benefits for the middle class be paid for," Reed said. "That's a little like someone on a diet who orders a Diet Coke and a Big Mac simultaneously."

Starting Dec. 1, people who exhaust state benefits or one of the four "tiers" of Emergency Unemployment Compensation will be ineligible for another tier or for Extended Benefits. HuffPost readers: Are you in this boat? Tell us about it -- email arthur@huffingtonpost.com."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/17/still-no-plan-on-unemploy_n_784779.html

Just maybe.
The ones who have been living on the welfare will now look for a job.

If Unemployment insurance is a lifeline, you're in serious trouble.

Aparently you have a job. So much for taking care of our own....

It's one thing to take care of and quite another to enable.

Those who have spent the last couple years on the welfare aren't out looking.

Unemployment is not welfare. I believe it is insurance. Like when you get a bad hemmeroid and need to see a doctor.....

Insurance has limits.
Unemployment Welfare wasn't meant to be lived on forever.
They probably think it's transferable to the kids and grandkids.

Ensuring they continue to collect UI doesn't create jobs. Besides which, I'm pretty sure the article is wrong. The UI extensions are not solely Federally funded. If they were, they'd be in the Federal budget would they not?

I don't know. I do have to ask. Do you really want a bunch of hungry mofo's out on the streets? Think about it........

UC is not welfare but paid for by the employed and then doubled by the employer they work for........it is an insurance an unemployment insurance.......the stimulus approved and extra was an entitlement added during economic crisis....nut yeah now they can apply for welfare without working or volunteering for up to 36 months if meeting the voluteer hour requirements the clock doesn't count against them.....and these are actual jobs with the state they live in or in charities.......they can also receive medical and food benefits nows in most cases......although for a family of four I think the amount of welfare is like 407 dollars a month which really cover nothing for a family of 4....

Believe it or no.
There are many of 'em out there already.
Why delay the inevitable?
H ain't gonna' pull jobs outa' his bum.
He was lying. Now ya' know the whole story.

Well you be sure to let us know who these lazy bums are out there, we'll all get right after 'em.