Dems target unemployment benefits bill

Democratic leaders on Wednesday blasted a GOP bill that could lead to the elimination of unemployment benefits for millions of Americans.

"It doesn't make an awful lot of sense to throw them out in the cold and not have them be able to pay their taxes, buy their food, pay their rent," Larson told reporters in the Capitol. "When we peel away the veneer of what the proposal is — aka 'We're going to reduce the deficit' — really what we find here is an ending of the social compact between the people and their government."

Democratic leaders on Wednesday blasted a GOP bill that could lead to the elimination of unemployment benefits for millions of Americans.

The legislation, called the JOBS Act, would provide states the leeway to spend unemployment insurance funds on other things, including tax cuts.

Rep. John Larson (Conn.), the chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, said that with unemployment still soaring at 9 percent, the bill represents "an assault" on the millions of Americans who rely on that safety net.

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Perhaps we can get enough together and meet at Tan Man"s house and surround it.

What I hear is very disgusting!