{"id":6162,"date":"2011-10-21T00:02:25","date_gmt":"2011-10-21T07:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2011\/10\/21\/republicans-say-no-to-teachers-police-and-firefighters\/"},"modified":"2011-10-21T00:02:25","modified_gmt":"2011-10-21T07:02:25","slug":"republicans-say-no-to-teachers-police-and-firefighters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2011\/10\/21\/republicans-say-no-to-teachers-police-and-firefighters\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans Say NO to Teachers, Police and Firefighters"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last night the Senate voted on bringing part of Obama\u2019s jobs bill to the floor for debate.  Republicans filibustered  to obstruct the bill, requiring 60 votes to move it ahead, not the simple majority that used to be the norm, before Republicans determined to block virtually everything, sabotaging the nation, and blaming Democrats for political gain.  America needs those jobs and services!<\/font><\/p>\n

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\"gop-no\"Despite a campaign-style push this week by President Barack Obama, the Senate on Thursday scuttled pared-back jobs legislation aimed at helping state and local governments avoid layoffs of teachers and firefighters.<\/p>\n

Obama\u2019s three-day bus tour through North Carolina and Virginia \u2014 states crucial to his re-election race next year \u2014 didn\u2019t change any minds among Senate Republicans, who filibustered Obama\u2019s latest jobs measure to death just as they killed his broader $447 billion jobs plan last week.<\/p>\n

The xx-xx [sic] vote came in relation to a motion to simply take up the bill. Some Democrats who voted with the president, like Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Jon Tester of Montana, however, said they couldn\u2019t support the underlying Obama plan unless it\u2019s changed.<\/p>\n

Thursday\u2019s $35 billion measure combined $30 billion for state and local governments to hire teachers and other school workers with $5 billion to help pay the salaries of police officers, firefighters and other first responders. The White House says the measure would \u201csupport\u201d almost 400,000 education jobs for one year<\/strong>. Republicans call that a temporary \u201csugar high\u201d for the economy\u2026 [emphasis added<\/em>]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Evidently the Post wrote this article, before the vote was final and forgot to add the vote count above.  It was 50-50.  Since Republicans goose stepped as one, that means that two disloyal DINOs goose stepped with them.  When I learn who they are, you will know too.  <\/font>Ed Schultz discusses the vote with columnist Ezra Klein.<\/font><\/p>\n

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Visit msnbc.com for breaking news<\/a>, world news<\/a>, and news about the economy<\/a><\/p>\n

Note that the increase only 1\/2 of 1% on income over $1 million.  For every extra $million, the surtax would have been only $5,000, a tiny pittance at that level.<\/font><\/p>\n

There is one bottom line here.  Republicans think the 1% need that pittance more than the 99% need teachers, police officers, firefighters, and the services they provide.  Does that tell you who Republicans represent?<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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