Update: Senate GOP To Oppose Employer Surtax Tied To Jobless Benefits

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Source: Dow Jones Newswires

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--Senate Republicans plan to object to Democrats' plan to continue an expiring surtax on employers in order to pay for an extension of unemployment insurance benefits, a senior Republican aide said Tuesday.

Instead, the aide said, Republicans hope to offer an amendment that proposes using unspent funds from the $787 billion economic stimulus plan to pay for an extension of federal unemployment benefits.

Last week, Senate Democrats introduced legislation to extend benefits by 14 weeks in all 50 states, and another six weeks for those living in states with jobless rates higher than 8.5%.

They proposed to pay for it with an 18-month extension of a surtax charged to employers on the federal unemployment tax they pay each year. The surtax is to expire at the end of 2009.

Read more: http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20091013-714958.html

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It looks like we are going to be fucked over again. Where in the hell is the outrage over these delaying tactics by the Republicans? I want these fuckers GONE from Congress.

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1. Kick for this outrageous story n/t

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2. Another kick