From The Roots

Sen. Jim Bunning (R-KY) is filibustering an unemployment benefits extension for more than 1.2 million out-of-work Americans. Struggling families count on these benefits to put food on the table, pay bills and keep a roof over their heads.

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05:55 PM Mar 01, 2010 - 0 comments permalink

Roy Blunt skips a key vote in the House to strip monopolies from health insurance companies...for a Wall Street fundraiser.

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06:00 PM Feb 26, 2010 - 0 comments permalink

The GOP primary is turning out to be nothing but trouble for Jane Norton in Colorado. Her primary opponents are already running stinging ads accusing her of supporting tax increases as Lieutenant Governor.

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05:45 PM Feb 25, 2010 - 0 comments permalink

The Congressional Budget Office has come out with their estimates for jobs created by the Recovery Act in the final quarter of 2009, and they point to continued economic recovery.

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11:55 AM Feb 24, 2010 - 0 comments permalink

The majority of the Republican Senate caucus – including Senators Charles Grassley, John McCain, and David Vitter – thumbed their noses at the unemployed residents of their own states yesterday as they voted against the HIRE Act, once again putting craven political games ahead of the needs of the American people.

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10:15 AM Feb 23, 2010 - 0 comments permalink