Wednesday, March 3, 2010

What did Sen. Bunning accomplish?

Absolutely nothing:

With support from Republicans crumbling, Bunning acquiesced to demands from Democrats that he relent on his objections and allow a vote to go forward on a $10 billion package to temporarily extend unemployment insurance, health care coverage to the jobless, federal flood insurance, a rural satellite TV program and allow more than 2,000 furloughed workers to return working on federal construction projects.

By a 78-19 vote, the Senate sent the bill to President Barack Obama, who promptly signed it Tuesday night, saying in a statement that he was "grateful to the members of the Senate on both sides of the aisle who worked to end this roadblock to relief for America’s working families.

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