Unemployment Benefits Extension Fails House Supermajority Vote
thestatedtruth.com | 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 […]