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Why not, they work for minimum wage, unlike us..and they will run circles around us when it comes to working "hard", unlike Americans....
No, they are willing to work for BELOW minimum (and cash in hand at that in a lot of cases) and please don't try the "they work harder than Americans will" BS.
I have answered some of these questions on other threads, so I'll try to consolidate those answers here:
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Originally Posted by Jane0218
Diorgirl, It's been said in the news articles we've all read that there doesn't seem to be enough time next week to proffer a stand-alone bill, get it passed, and get it signed by the President.
Do you think this is true? I saw the calendar for the Senate for Monday has nothing on it re: unemployment. I can't seem to find a detailed calendar for the House, unfortunately.
While there might be enough time to get a stand-alone bill through the House, I don't think there is sufficient time to get it through the Senate before the July 4 recess.
But do take both the Senate or House calendar as published with a grain of salt. They frequently pre-post a day's agenda, and then amend it during the day as other things come up as they can squeeze them in. The Senate is the worst offender for not keeping its calendar, but on occasion, the House will veer off its as well.
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Also, what's your opinion for Sen. Reid not commenting on the letter sent to him by Snowe, but instead a representative spoke for him? It seems so strange that he is so silent about this.
Reid has maintained this stance in similar situations in the past. He just keeps his head down and moves other pieces of legislation through the Senate.
Meanwhile, Sandy Levin, the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, will do all the grunt work getting agreement among the House members on this stand-alone -- and coordinating with key Senators for their subsequent support.
When the House has something passed and poised for acceptance in the Senate, Reid will pop it on the Senate agenda and move it through.
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Finally, do you really think Pelosi might take up the cause and get something together, since that has been the last reported news on the subject (that she'll basically take care of setting up a stand-alone bill)?
The Speaker of the House does not generally introduce legislation. A bill would normally be drafted by a member of the House -- or a group of members who serve on the House Ways and Means Committee. Then the Chairman of the the House Ways and means Committee ensures that the bill gets vetted -- and if he believes the bill is viable, he will organize the effort to build sufficient support to get the bill passed by the house.
The current Chairman -- Sandy Levin -- has also proven very skillful at connecting with key Senators as the House develops/amends bills. Those inter-chamber efforts help pave the way for the bill into the Senate.
Just FYI -- preliminary discussions about possible legislation that are held over weekends are rarely publicized, because frequently not everyone in the House pecking order can be contacted and consulted on weekends.
It is unlikely that anything will be announced until the House reconvenes next week -- after everyone in the House who needs to be in the loop about a new bill is brought into the loop.
Some "trial balloons" -- vague references to ideas that are kicking around to solve this situation -- may be mentioned on the Sunday morning political talk shows. But given the events of this week (e.g., the worsening BP saga, the McChrystal fiasco, the controversy over the pending Kagan Supreme Court nomination, etc.), I don't see unemployment having all that much chance of making the cut.
I am never short of amazed by your knowledge! Thank you for always taking the time to clarify and inform here.
So how long does congress go on break for as of July 4?? Please dont tell me all summer. This is horrifying. I had nearly taken for granted that no one would prevent this legislation for an extension this time around - how naive I was! I can hardly believe there is currently no bill about extending the dates!
NYS Dept. of Labor says they recess for the whole week, so they come back July 12.
The scarier one is after the end of October, when because of the midterm elections and change of Congress, they recess until after the New Year.
and some may not return at ALL and then we have a whole new gameplan in play. If it's not passed before the elections.........I don't know what to say.
and some may not return at ALL and then we have a whole new gameplan in play. If it's not passed before the elections.........I don't know what to say.
Hey, I'm not THAT pessimistic, I was thinking more like and extension gets passed, but only until October or November and the economy stays as bad as now or gets even worse but there's no way to extend.....but I have a feeling the next extension (and I do think there'll be one) will be the last.....
Diorgirl, thanks for the info....I didn't realize there's a 1 month extension in August.....they better do something so or I'm a bit fearful of the public reaction.
Diorgirl, thanks for the info....I didn't realize there's a 1 month extension in August.....they better do something so or I'm a bit fearful of the public reaction.
Congress takes a one-month recess in August -- there is no one-month extension.
I wonder how long the Petraeus and Kagan approval hearings are going to tie up the Senate?
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and then we have a whole new gameplan in play. If it's not passed before the elections.........I don't know what to say.
