Bunning Office -- Phones "Ringing off the hook"
26.02.10
A roar was developed in Washington from a one-man filibuster - the one I told you earlier, mounted by Sen. Jim Bunning, R-KY, solitaire, which prevented an extension to Short-term unemployment compensation and COBRA benefits, to pull funding from more stimulus to offset the cost to the federal government. Democrats dismissed the assault, calling the emergency, citing the recession and unemployment naggingly soprano was around 10% with experts predicting insignificant change this year.
Bunning spokesman Mike Reynard Fox said that the senator did not see the need for additional services. "He supports the bill. He believes it is essential, but it must be paid for it. Bunning has supported such extensions in the days, Reynard noted," but they have been paid for. "
Meanwhile, the phones in the office Bunning "ringing off the NAB," said Reynard. Most seem to be negative, but "we get calls, dogmatic support," said Reynard.Sometimes even journalists m Reynard gotten a busy signal, something that usually never happens with multi-system approach Senate phone.
Source: FOXNews (blog)