Lee on 99ers: We're "Working with White House" to Find Money

KeeptheFaith wrote:This is great news that they are trying to find money to pay for the HR 589....Boehner is a piece of work.....What is he hiding from the letter..... I bet if it was attached to a booze carts drinks....then he would be interested.....

KeeptheFaith wrote:This is great news that they are trying to find money to pay for the HR 589....Boehner is a piece of work.....What is he hiding from the letter..... I bet if it was attached to a booze cart.....then he would be interested.....

wowwhathappen wrote:MORE HOPE WITH NO ACTION FOR THE REPUBS..........................

why is this so hard for them to help us
see how much they sent Libya in the past
see how much we will send to japan

well, it is a mess here and we need help......I never get excite anymore when I see articles like this........it never leads to anything.

PS........Pres. Obama....what happen to you
you were so strong before
now you are just there to be the ''puppet on a string''

sorry, but I see nothing good anymore......tell me why you think this bill will pass soon

nuttin2lose wrote:Well another week and no action on the bill. The house is off the 17th for St Patrick s Day, and in their home states the week of March 21-25.. They work 8 more days this month. I cannot make it through April without any income.

nuttin2lose wrote:Ya know, I can t believe that it could not be hand delivered to him on the floor. He could not say he has n t seen it then.

Quiethawk wrote:Well the White House just got back 2.4 Billion from Florida for high speed rail that money was to stimulate the economy so using it for UE would stimulate the economy. We need to come up with ideas for " Where's the Beef ( Billions )"..... We need an additional 13.7 Billion. Any suggestions????

L.J. wrote:Article from The Arizona Republic, March 11. 2011

WASHINGTON - Congressional Republicans say they want to cut
federal spending by raiding $45 billion from President Barack Obama's
politically unpopular economic-stimulus program.

In the confusing money flow from Washington to the rest of
the country, there's still about $168 billion in stimulus money that
has not actually been paid out, according to the administration.

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2011/02/05/20110205stimulus-savings0205.html

Jen wrote:http://www.crewof42.com/?p=4962

3/11/2011
Yesterday afternoon, as House Republicans voted to end foreclosure
assistance, I spoke with Rep. Barbara Lee on the status of her
unemployment insurance extension bill, H.R. 589. “We’re looking for the
money, we’re working with the White House and we’re trying to identify
the ‘payfors,” Lee said. She added, “Under the paygo rules there is a
provision to allow you to designate something as an ‘economic
emergency,” which would allow you to do something without finding the
payfor…”
An emergency designation from the White House would allow the White
House to authorize Congress to allocate the money without finding a
specific way to pay for it or another program that would have to be cut
to pay for it. That the White House is involved in any way is news.
What the odds the President would declare the allocation of an
unemployment extension an “economic emergency” is unknown. The Obama
White House is a non often an over active participant in the legislative
process. It’s not often that members refer to them as being part of the
process regarding bills.
It ‘s still unclear whether the cost of the legislation is $16
billion dollars so the amount being “looked for” in the budget is
unknown. Though $16 billion was the number mentioned by Rep. Lee at her
press conference on February 9, 2011, she made it clear her office is
still, “working on that number.” It’s unlikely the Congressional Budget
Office will officially score this legislation. The number could actually
be lower.
Boehner has not seen Lee/Scott Letter Yet. As
Speaker Boehner walked to the House floor I asked him if he had seen
the letter Reps. Lee and Bobby Scott sent to him on Wednesday, March
9th. He said he had not seen the letter yet. When I asked him if there
was any possibility he’d meet with Lee and Scott he simply repeated he
hadn’t seen the letter and walked on to the House floor for votes.

Jen wrote:

Jen wrote:http://www.crewof42.com/?p=4962

3/11/2011
Yesterday afternoon, as House Republicans voted to end foreclosure
assistance, I spoke with Rep. Barbara Lee on the status of her
unemployment insurance extension bill, H.R. 589. “We’re looking for the
money, we’re working with the White House and we’re trying to identify
the ‘payfors,” Lee said. She added, “Under the paygo rules there is a
provision to allow you to designate something as an ‘economic
emergency,” which would allow you to do something without finding the
payfor…”
An emergency designation from the White House would allow the White
House to authorize Congress to allocate the money without finding a
specific way to pay for it or another program that would have to be cut
to pay for it. That the White House is involved in any way is news.
What the odds the President would declare the allocation of an
unemployment extension an “economic emergency” is unknown. The Obama
White House is a non often an over active participant in the legislative
process. It’s not often that members refer to them as being part of the
process regarding bills.
It ‘s still unclear whether the cost of the legislation is $16
billion dollars so the amount being “looked for” in the budget is
unknown. Though $16 billion was the number mentioned by Rep. Lee at her
press conference on February 9, 2011, she made it clear her office is
still, “working on that number.” It’s unlikely the Congressional Budget
Office will officially score this legislation. The number could actually
be lower.
Boehner has not seen Lee/Scott Letter Yet. As
Speaker Boehner walked to the House floor I asked him if he had seen
the letter Reps. Lee and Bobby Scott sent to him on Wednesday, March
9th. He said he had not seen the letter yet. When I asked him if there
was any possibility he’d meet with Lee and Scott he simply repeated he
hadn’t seen the letter and walked on to the House floor for votes.