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by americausa |

Jun 13, 2008(23 days ago) |

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I have been out of work since November 2007. My unemployment benefits have run out. My money has run out. I unable to obtain employment and need more time to continue my search for employment. I am at risk of losing my car. Gas prices continue to rise daily. I am highly skilled in my field. My State Rhode Island is one of the hardest hit with unemployment. I am 53 old and have worked hard all my life. I've paid taxes all my life, and this is how my country is treating me. Unbelievable. The Senate, House and President continue to play games as peoples life's are put in jeopardy. Totally disgusting. So all the extra time that I am not spending on looking for employment, I will dedicate to making sure any politician that votes nay on not extending unemployment insurance will be out of a job their next term by informing the public of their decision in every forum available. I will encourage others to do so as well. It is time in this country for the people to take control of their government again and take it out of the hands of the uninformed, out of touch, uncompassionate, ignorant, greedy, self absorbed fools that are the true terrorists ruining this country. Pass a fxxkxxg bill extending unemployment benefits or you will be out of a fxxkxxg job!!!!!!!!! Try to remember you work for all the PEOPLE of this country! And all those PEOPLE will remember how you vote on this issue.

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Term Start	Term End	Role	State	Party
2007	2012	Senator	NE	Democrat
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Committee Membership

Most Recent Sponsored Bills

Bill	Status	Last Action
S.Res.602 A bill supporting the goals and ideals of "National Life Insurance Awareness Month".	Introduced	Jun 25, 2008
S.Res.599 A resolution expressing the condolences of the Senate to those affected by the tragic events following the tornado that hit the Little Sioux Scout Ranch in Little Sioux, Iowa, on June 11, 2008.	Voted on by Senate	Jun 24, 2008
S.3121 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the Secretary of the Treasury to waive the penalties for failure to disclose reportable transactions, and for other purposes.	Introduced	Jun 12, 2008

Recent Voting History

The votes below were taken by roll call, a voting procedure that records a vote from every Senator or Representative on the bill under consideration. This Member of Congress may have voted on other bills by the process known as "voice vote", but these votes are not recorded.

Bill	Voted
H.R.2642 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 On the Motion (Motion To Concur In House Amdts To Senate Amdt To House Amdt To Senate Amdt To H.R. 2642 )	Aye June 26, 2008
H.R.2642 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 On the Motion (Motion To Waive CBH Re: Motion To Concur In House Amdts To Senate Amdt To House Amdt To Senate Amdt To H.R. 2642 )	Aye June 26, 2008
H.R.6331 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R. 6331 )	Aye June 26, 2008

Voting Trends Analysis

The information below is an initial analysis of voting trends for this Member of Congress, calculated by cross-referencing all of this member's votes from the current 110th Congress (Jan. 2007 - Jan. 2009). The results are intended to offer some helpful context for the place that this Member of Congress occupies in the Congressional landscape. In the next steps of site development, OpenCongress will incorporate more detailed analyses of voting trends to give you a comprehensive snapshot of every Member of Congress.

Most often votes with: Sen. Max Baucus [D, MT]
Least often votes with: Sen. Jim DeMint [R, SC]
Republican most often votes with: Sen. Olympia Snowe [R, ME]
Democrat least often votes with: Sen. Russell Feingold [D, WI]

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Ben Nelson in the News

June 26, 2008 Justices strike down 'millionaire's amendment'

Republican Pete Ricketts triggered it in 2006, contributing more than $12 million to his unsuccessful bid to unseat Democratic US Sen. Ben Nelson. ...