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>> how is that funny? money to extend unemployment benefits and pay for road projects will start flowing again. the senate passed the $10 billion measure last night after kentucky republican senator jim bunning gave in. bunning had blocked the bill for days while trying to force congress to find the money to pay for it. >> if we cannot pay for a bill that all 100 senators support, how can we tell the american people with a straight face that we will ever pay for anything. that is what senators say they want, and that is what the american people want. >> all right. let's get to this. senior c...

>> objection is heard. >> reporter: bunning objected for the 12th time since last thursday to unanimously passing $10 million for laid off workers, health care subsidies, road projects and more that expired monday. >> i have the same right as any other senator here on the floor. >> reporter: using that right to demand that senators find a way to pay for these benefits without adding another $10 billion to the deficit. >> the question i've been asked mostly is why now? well, why not now? >> reporter: it got pointed -- >> i understand how you feel, that this should be paid for. the majority of t...

Important we should pay for it, but he also seemed concerned about his beloved wild cats. >> i want to assure the people that have watched this thing until a quarter of 12:00 and i have missed the kentucky/south carolina game, that started at 9:00, and it's the only redeeming chance we had to beat south carolina. >> our dana bash tracked down senator bunning to get some answers, but he wasn't that interested in talking. she has the latest from capitol hill. . >> reporter: jim and kiran, jim bunning is a hall of fame pitcher who played 17 seasons in the major leagues and here in the senate, he'...

That goes to things like -- it goes to benefits. it's supporting unemployment and food stamps. it's a sliver of that is going to what got the most attention, and that's quote, unquote, shovel-ready projects. and here is what the president's office is saying. for road projects, $26.2 billion in funding has gone to road projects. that doesn't mean they are all happening yet. it doesn't mean the construction is being done. here is the breakdown on that one. more than 12,000 road projects are being funded, but in terms of how many are under way? what has to happen, all the states have to by march ...

Kiran and jim. >> interesting stuff. thanks. >> great race in texas. >> oh, yeah. turning back to the other huge political story, thousands of americans are waking up without a job this morning. president obama says they have one senator to thank for that, outgoing kentucky republican jim bunning. bunning, a hall of fame pitcher, who once threw a perfect game in the majors, threw what many in washington are calling a screwball, blocking the funding that keeps the paychecks coming. dana bash tracked down senator bunning for answers, take a look at what happened. >> what is the issue? are you ...