We must get our debt problems under control and there is no better time than now. That is why I've been down here demanding that this bill be paid for. I support the programs in the bill we are discussing and if the extension of those programs were paid for, I would gladly support the bill.
Senator Bunning emphasizes the importance of controlling debt and insists that the bill should be paid for.
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Jim Bunning, the senator who blocked an emergency bill extending jobless benefits, Medicare funding, health insurance and highway building, has backed down.
That is why I think it is critical for the Commission to complete the market structure study and not let other matters sidetrack it.
Why did he alone stop a bill that expired today and lost hundreds of thousands their jobless benefits and health insurance?
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