Senile Harry Reid's Shame

Senile/Liar/Coward Harry Reid bet the house and lost and now, the long term unemployed will not have receive any long term unemployment compensation because of Reid.
From Fox News: A Senate plan to restore long-term jobless benefits to at least 1.3 million Americans hit a wall Tuesday after Republicans withdrew their support amid complaints over cost and other issues. 
Two versions of the plan failed on two separate test votes. 
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s original, $6.4 billion plan for a three-month extension failed 55-45. And his revised, $18 billion bill, which would restore the benefits through the end of 2014, stalled on a 52-48 vote.
Reid needed to attract 60 senators to move either bill forward.
"It's very disappointing that Republicans in the Senate chose to block action tonight on a compromise solution to extend emergency unemployment insurance for 1.3 million Americans who have been actively looking for a job and have now had this vital lifeline cut off," the White House said in a statement Tuesday night. "Extending emergency unemployment insurance is the right thing to do for these Americans and their families, and it's the right thing to do for our economy."
The benefits expired Dec. 28, immediately cutting off support for unemployed workers who have exhausted state-paid benefits that generally run for 26 weeks....
Though Republicans gave their preliminary approve, they have insisted that in exchange for final approval the cost of any plan be offset by spending cuts and that their amendments -- including one for job training -- get a vote.
The six Senate Republicans who previously voted in favor of the bill were Collins, Heller, Dan Coats, Indiana; Lisa Murkowski, Alaska; and Kelly Ayotte, New Hampshire.
Under the expired program, the long-term jobless were entitled to a maximum of 47 additional weeks of benefits, depending on the unemployment level in their states. They benefits were not included in a budget deal reached by Congress before winter break...
Since last summer, Reid has allowed votes on only four Republican amendments, compared to votes on 71 Democrat amendments.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that Reid was trying to "fix the result" by requiring Republicans to amass 60 votes behind any of their proposed changes, an all-but-impossible threshold to meet given the circumstances.  http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/01/14/jobless-aid-bill-stalls-in-senate-fails-to-clear-hurdle/?intcmp=latestnews
Reid had a chance to help those who were long term unemployed but he decided to play politics and he lost.