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  • Jim DeMint Turns Back on 252,000 South Carolinians, Votes Against Extending Unemployment Benefits to Families Hard-Hit by Economic Crisis

    Posted 10.28.09

    Today, Senator Jim DeMint turned his back on 252,000 South Carolinians by voting against a procedural motion that allowed the Senate to overcome Republican obstruction and move towards extending unemployment benefits to those hard-hit by the economic crisis.  Despite South Carolina having an unemployment rate of 11.6% and with 252,000 South Carolinians without a job, [...]
  • Spratt Statement on New Deficit Estimate

    Posted 10.08.09

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Budget Committee Chairman John Spratt issued the following statement on the new deficit estimate released today by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). “It should be remembered that fiscal year 2009 began during the Bush Administration, which left in its wake the worst recession since the 1930s, including a sharp plunge in revenues. [...]