Speaker Pelosi speaking on House floor. House will soon vote on extending unemployment benefits.

[flpoljunkie]

[gateley]

1. Thanks! nt

[flpoljunkie]

3. R's agenda is to stall economic recovery so voters will blame Dems in November.

And, it will work if Dems do not let voters know what they are up to--over and over and over! Hammer it home!

Republicans repeatedly voted to extend unemployment benefits for George W. Bush. Their concerns about increasing the deficit and debt while insisting the Bush tax cuts for those in the top 2% not expire is total hypocrisy! Let's not let them win!

[flpoljunkie]

2. The Hill: Pelosi Rejects Extending Bush Tax Cuts for Wealthy

Give 'em hell, Speaker Pelosi!

Pelosi rejects extending Bush tax cuts for wealthy
By Michael O'Brien - 07/22/10 11:42 AM ET

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday rejected extending tax cuts for the wealthiest tax bracket that are set to expire at the end of the year.

Pelosi took off the table a short-term extension of those cuts floated by some lawmakers in her own party.

"No," the speaker said at her weekly press conference when asked if the cuts for the highest bracket should be extended. "Our position has been that we support middle-class tax cuts."

The cuts implemented by President George W. Bush and Republicans in Congress are set to expire at the end of the year, allowing income tax rates to spring upward. Democrats have begun exploring a potential extension of the cuts, but only for households earning less than $250,000 per year.

"I believe the high-end tax cuts did not create any jobs, increased the deficit and should be repealed," she said.

A number of Democrats in the House and Senate in recent days have said they'd favor extending all of the tax cuts, partly because of the economy and partly because they fear any tax increases would be used against them in this fall's elections.

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/110339-pelosi-rejects-extending-bush-tax-cuts-for-wealthy

[flpoljunkie]

4. Pelosi gavels down the vote. Final 272 Ayes. 152 Nos.

And, a big thank you to the Republicans who put politics aside and voted to help those who have lost their employment through no fault of their own.

[DCBob]

5. Great news! Now on Obama for sig..

Do you know many Repubs voted for the bill?

[DCBob]

6. I found it.. 31 House Repugs voted yes; 10 Democrats voted no.

Interesting.