Unemployment Benefits Extension Fails House Supermajority Vote

| November 18, 2010

Let’s look behind the scenes here.   This vote required a supermajority in the House of Representatives because of a legislative tactic purposely used by the Democrats. So…It required approval from two-thirds of the House for passage and was (solely) used to portray Republicans as unsympathetic.  Current benefits are now set to expire on Nov. 30 for an estimated 4 million Americans. Legislation that would […]

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