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Truth. hes got more support than you realize if you look outside of congress. he is saying, you want to extend unemployment benefits, you better pay for it. we dont want to borrow any more. >> sean: the bunning amendment to pay unemployment was just -- defeated. the issue is, i thought the stimulus was supposed to create job, save jobs? >> that why you had larry summers today saying we are going to have bad unemployment numbers. when he said he was gonna blame the storm i thought he was going to...

Truth. hes got more support than you realize if you look outside of congress. he is saying, you want to extend unemployment benefits, you better pay for it. we dont want to borrow any more. >> sean: the bunning amendment to pay unemployment was just -- defeated. the issue is, i thought the stimulus was supposed to create job, save jobs? >> that why you had larry summers today saying we are going to have bad unemployment numbers. when he said he was gonna blame the storm i thought he was going to...

Elevator, 100,000 americans have suffered the cessation of unemployment benefits and a million more were at risk. 2,000 workers were actually laid off. and even though senator bunning has now agreed to a deal, his actions had real consequences. americans who work hard and play by the rules watched one man manipulate senate rules to defy democracy. three different demonstrations were held today in kentucky at a ral in -- rally in louisville. the protesters included unemployed constituent of the k...

The pay go thing. his excuse, it has no teeth anyway. the first opportunity in a he had to try to help it out, he didnt do that, he could have offered amendment to the pay go thing if he was serious about it. i think hes on the loose, hes the tea party in karn at in the senate. people like mcconnell and the other republicans are going to have to be dealing with him from now until the time that the senate quits its business at the end of the year. >> howard, the msnbc sports desk just screamed in...

On it. senator bunning should certainly meet a guest who will join us soon. what youre seeing now on our screen is the bunning amendment. just was defeated in the united states senate as it now moves forward toward voting on this final passage of the emergency extension of unemployment benefits. the bunning amendment just defeated. now the senate will move forward. joining us now is sue mason, a mechanical engineering designer in pensville, new jersey, who has been unemployed since january of 20...

For these important programs with democratic ideas. >> majority whip durbin responded that in addition to blaming democrats, everything senator bunning did tonight he was given the chance to do last week. if bunnings amendment passes, durbin says the bill could still be delayed for weeks. >> he knows and i know that if we dont pass this bill as it passed the house of representatives -- if we make a change in it, were destined to send it over to the house, to at a minimum wait several days or eve...

If a measure is outside the jurisdiction of the committee thats reported the reconciliation instruction thats subject to 60 votes. if the change in budget scoring is only incidental to the policy change, thats subject to 60 votes. if a matter is reported and its not germane -- an amendment is not germane to the underlying proposal, that is subject to a 60-vote waiver, as i indicated there are at least ten areas that are subject to 60 vote waivers. the notion that this is just some slam dunk deal...

Wall with senator bunnings name on it. senator bunning should certainly meet a guest who will join us soon. what youre seeing now on our screen is the bunning amendment just defeated in the united states senate as it now moves forward toward voting on this final passage of the emergency extension of unemployment benefits. the bunning amendment just defeated, now the senate will move forward. joining us now is sue mason, a mechanical engineering designer in pensville, new jersey who has been unem...

Just was defeated in the united states senate as it now moves forward toward voting on this final passage of the emergency extension of unemployment benefits. the bunning amendment just defeated. now the senate will move forward. joining us now is sue mason, a mechanical engineering designer in pennsville, new jersey, who has been unemployed since january of 2009. now, sue mason, i know this is your first time on tv and im sure you wanted your first time on tv to be on "dancing with the stars." ...