Perriello Blasts “Elites in the Senate” on Unemployment Extension #Fail

Of course, the real culprits are clear:

Millions of people who have been out of work across the nation for more than six months and hoping for an unemployment benefits extension are in for some bad news today.  

On Thursday, Republicans defeated the Democrats’ showcase election-year jobs bill, including an extension of weekly unemployment benefits with a vote of 57-41. That was just three votes short of the 60 votes needed to pass the bill.

Thank you, elitist Republicans, who care more about welfare to huge corporations and tax breaks to the top 0.1% than about – as Tom Perriello puts it – “critically needed unemployment benefits to those out of work.” Priorities, priorities.