Those who vote for unconstitutional warrentless wiretaps and vote to protect the criminals that violate our privacy are not worthy of the position they hold. It's impossible to justify undermining the very essence of our constitution in order to protect it. Another sell out.

There is an immediate need for an emergency unemployment extension, people and their children are at witts end out here.

Privacy is not explicitly guaranteed by any letter of the United States Constitution.

sig heil comrad!

Seriously, maybe you like your privacy invaded but I'd rather keep mine constitutional or not!!

As I sit here typing this, my mind is frantic with worry. I continue to wonder how my family and I will survive the next few months. I have been unemployed since October 2007. My full time job has been looking for employment….just looking takes hours. Thank God for the internet. Who could afford to do it the old fashioned way with gas costs so high.

I received my last $188 payment via direct deposit last weekand I have no more benefits to receive.

We have some food but it will run out soon.I have no equity in our home and cannot sell it, because the market has erased my 20% down payment.I cannot sell my car because we live in an outlying area with no public transportation and I need mine to go on the few job interviews where I never get a call back. But you have to try anyway, right? I cannot drive back and forth because gas costs are too high.

We do not live above our means. We tried to do everything society said we should do. I purchased a reasonably priced home and avoided credit card debt as best as I could until we had to start charging the heat, electric, phone, and water bills on my credit card. Now, we will be paying for that during the next 10 years provided I can get a job now, but that looks unlikely. We depleted my savings and retirement plans so no chance of getting income from that. All we had left as extra income was the unemployment benefits that I receive but now unemployment is gone too.

Please, please, please, pass this bill. Otherwise, my family just like other American families will be homeless. We know we are blessed because at least we will have a car to sleep in when we are foreclosed upon.

I wonder where I went wrong. I worked and never received any government assistance. Now, we need your help and it just don’t seem like you are there for us .

Please pass this bill so that we can have some relief from this economy. How anyone can say that this bill is useless is amazing to me. Obviously, they are in the minority of people who are just getting along fine because the majority of us are not!

I want to work, but I cannot find a job. I have a stable work history, excellent references, and a ton of education and certifications but all of that is useless because it means nothing in this job market. The economy is just too bad now and nothing seems to be working in anyone’s favor to make it better.

Of course, I appreciated the economic stimulus checks you guys made a big deal about but even that did not work as we only got $600 instead of the $1200 you promised. Somewhere along the line you came up with “it depends on filing status” though you didn’t say that in the beginning..

If my family and I don’t get this extension, like many other families, we are up the creek without a paddle.

Won’t you help us like we have helped you?

Lisa Douglas Drummonds,Tn

Are you serious? You charged your bills to your credit cards? There are non-profits that help pay heat, you need to turn off the T.V., wash in cold water, wear clothes more than one day, get off the d@mn computer and take whatever you can find...even if that means McDonalds. At least you wouldn't have been STEALING credit you cannot pay back! How many phones do you have? Cells? Home? What new crap did you buy your kids? Are you buying soda? Name brands? Snacks? I bet you are. Buy discounted items such as scratch and dent. NO ONE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR YOU! YOU ARE GROWN! MY MONEY HAS BEEN SUPPORTING YOU!!! For months and months you have been given others money and you have NEVER worked for ME! Get off your @ss and take ANYTHING you can get. I once chopped wood for a man who was clearing his property. I saw him working, I stopped, I said I need a job, and he gave me one. Not what I wanted, didn't pay great, but I was earning my own money not taking someone elses. Spoiled, selfish people this is one reason why our country is dying.

NO MORE MONEY FOR THE HOPELESSLY UNEMPLOYED!!!

Totally against the wire taps though....

Why is it taking so long to send out the letters for the emergency unemployment
extension? Why are we repeatedly being told to wait on letters. Are you all that
incompetent? It's not rocket science. People are hungry and can't pay
bills. School is about to start and my kids need
uniforms and shoes. What is the hold up and why can't we get any real
answers besides wait on the letters? God forbids, if you all get laid-off and
run out of money.It seems so ridiculous that there is no uniform system to handle this situation on the federal level. We are all long term unemployed and everyone is in dire need of their Extended Benefits. They know how to standardize the paying of our federal income taxes by April 15th. Why can't someone come up with a similar way to instruct the UE offices to handle this federally mandated extension? Maybe then you will understand the meaning of emergency.

Our government is headed towards self destruction. Because of congresses GREED, CORRUPTION & IRRESPONSIBILITY congress has seized power and rewriting the Constitution of the USA. Sen. Alexander, you have been a part of this takeover of the government. I will NOT vote for any incumbent and try to replace them with new people.

S2433 is a joke.....spending billions in MORE aid overseas to the UN. No....just plain NO.

Dear Sir, I have been tracking the process of Bills that have been introduced and found something rather interesting. On January 6,09 a Bill was introduced titled 'S.10:Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009'. The Sponsor of the bill was Harry Reid (D-NV) & had 15 co-Sponsors, all Democrats. Why is it that the Bill was just Introduced and nothing has happened with it? The Bill as I read it should have been passed by every member of Congress regardless of party affiliation. In effect the Bill states that Congress & the President should exercise responsibility when passing laws & spending OUR tax payer dollars. Our Nation is in a debt so deep that it will take generations to pay off the interest alone. I must restrict my spending to live. Why is it that members of Congress seem to think that the Federal bank account has unlimited funding? I would like to see you work to get this bill passed & set an example for responsible spending.

Why would this senator vote no on a bill that represents the american dream?

Its time to let this senator know that we will not vote them back into office come election time.

This is the only republican senator to vote AGAINST your right to protect yourself and your family when visiting a national park (H.R. 627 amendment 1067). Fully half of the democrat senators were able to see common sense through the Brady campaign smokescreen and vote for your constitutional rights, but not this guy. Next time this guy comes up for reelection remember that he voted against party to deny you your rights.

PLEASE PUSH TO PASS UI EXTENTION NOW - SEPT IS CUT OFF FOR MANY AMERICANS!!
THIS CANT WAIT A MONTH OR TWO OR BE STALLED IN RED TAPE OR LEFT FOR 'LATER'.
PERSONALLY,(LIKE MANY) I HAVE ALREADY LOST EVERYTHING AND HAVE ONLY UI TO SURVIVE, BUT IT EXPIRES IN ONE WEEK.. ONE CHECK LEFT THEN I HAVE ZERO INCOME. I/WE NEED HELP NOW. PLEASE PLEASE PASS 4TH EXTENTION AS THE TOP GOV PRIORITY FOR AMERICANS. TODAY, NOW, MAKE THE CALL. PLEASE INTERVENE. PLEASE UPDATE AMERICANS ON WHAT WE CAN EXPECT AS WE NEED INFORMATION, AND WE NEED 4TH EXTENTION HELP NOW PLEASE.

** POORER AMERICAN ACTIVE DUTY U.S. MILITARY AROUND THE WORLD WHO ARE RISKING AND LOSING THEIR LIVES FOR ALL OF US ~ HAVE FAMILIES BACK HOME WHO ARE ALSO DYING WITHOUT HEALTH*CARE **
~ PRESIDENT OBAMA AND U.S. SENATOR OLYMPIA SNOWE OF MAINE BOTH KNOW THAT ANY FUTURE HEALTH*CARE PLAN FOR OUR NEW AMERICA NEEDS TO ALSO ENCOMPASS ALL FAMILY MEMBERS(PARENTS & SIBLINGS) OF ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY MEMBERS...ANYTHING LESS WOULD BE UN*AMERICAN ~
**JUST MAYBE AMERICA NEEDS A FEW MORE REVOLVING DOORS IN OUR U.S. CONGRESS **
OUR COUNTRY COULD REALLY USE MANY MORE SINCERE AMERICANS LIKE THIS SPECIAL U.S.SENATOR OLYMPIA SNOWE FROM MAINE WHO CONSIDERS THIS COUNTRIES 45 MILLION POOR AMERICAN MEN WOMEN AND CHILDREN WITHOUT PROPER HEALTH CARE LIKE HER OWN FAMILY AHEAD OF HER ELECTED POLITICAL FAMILY **
45 MILLION POORER AMERICANS HAVE OBVIOUSLY BEEN TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL WITH THE PEOPLES U.S. SENATOR SNOWE OF MAINE.
LAWYERS FOR POOR AMERICANS CAN BE FOUND WITH ANY SEARCH ENGINE.
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