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Democrats, and Scott Brown, Back Jobs Bill
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| Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
| Last Edited | Jason Feb 22, 2010 07:06pm |
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| Category | News |
| Media | TV News - Columbia Broadcasting System CBS News |
| News Date | Monday, February 22, 2010 11:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | (CBS/AP) A Democratic "jobs" bill has advanced past a GOP filibuster in the Senate, helped along by the vote of the chambers newest Republican.
Scott Brown of Massachusetts was joined by several other Republicans to help Democrats defeat a filibuster orchestrated by GOP leaders by a 62-30 tally. The tally sets up a vote on Wednesday to actually pass the measure.
"I came to Washington to be an independent voice, to put politics aside, and to do everything in my power to help create jobs for Massachusetts families," Brown said in a statement. "This Senate jobs bill is not perfect. I wish the tax cuts were deeper and broader, but I voted for it because it contains measures that will help put people back to work."
The other Republicans who backed the measure were Kit Bond, Susan Collins, Olympia Snowe and George Voinovich. Democrat Ben Nelson of Nebraska voted with Republicans against advancing the bill.
The bill would allow businesses that hire unemployed workers to forgo paying Social Security payroll taxes on them through December and give them another $1,000 credit if new workers stay on the job a full year. |
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