The unemployment insurance extension bill HR5618 is set to pass on Tuesday. There seem to be voices that accuse GOP of blocking the bill, calling it playing politics, to impede the actions of the government, since the all the blames would be upon the Democrats, the majority, even when the confusion could be caused by the oppositions.
But is it? What GOP has been insisted upon the bill especially the previous versions of the bill was that they had too many other provisions on them and that it would add too much on government's debts. Their points are that it is Democrats who are playing the politics to get tax money for themselves, for the election, to buy votes from their supporters.
The talk stalled and the bills have been voted down many times. The recent turns of events comes as the Governor Joe Manchin of West Virginia appointed Attorney Carte Goodwin for the late Senator Robert Byrd's replacement. He will be inaugurated on 20th, and he is expected to vote for the bill. Then the bill is set to pass. They will vote on HR5618, the standalone version of the bill that only extend unemployment insurance, and HR4213, that comes with other provisions on it, but still with more economically viable plan. HR5218 would cost $34 billion, HR4213 would cost $79 billion over ten years.
So who won? As the way things are, the passage of the bill seems to be a victory for Republicans, for GOP insisted upon paring down the bill just to the unemployment extension instead of a bill that comes with all other provisions for the small businesses, green energy, teachers, etc. Meanwhile, the Democrats did seem to make their points in passing this bill which does not say the unemployment insurance would be taken out of the stimulus plan last year.
But is it? What GOP has been insisted upon the bill especially the previous versions of the bill was that they had too many other provisions on them and that it would add too much on government's debts. Their points are that it is Democrats who are playing the politics to get tax money for themselves, for the election, to buy votes from their supporters.
The talk stalled and the bills have been voted down many times. The recent turns of events comes as the Governor Joe Manchin of West Virginia appointed Attorney Carte Goodwin for the late Senator Robert Byrd's replacement. He will be inaugurated on 20th, and he is expected to vote for the bill. Then the bill is set to pass. They will vote on HR5618, the standalone version of the bill that only extend unemployment insurance, and HR4213, that comes with other provisions on it, but still with more economically viable plan. HR5218 would cost $34 billion, HR4213 would cost $79 billion over ten years.
So who won? As the way things are, the passage of the bill seems to be a victory for Republicans, for GOP insisted upon paring down the bill just to the unemployment extension instead of a bill that comes with all other provisions for the small businesses, green energy, teachers, etc. Meanwhile, the Democrats did seem to make their points in passing this bill which does not say the unemployment insurance would be taken out of the stimulus plan last year.