What did Jim Bunning block?

• $81 billion to extend the unemployment benefits of 400,000 people and COBRA benefits of another 500,000 people
• The program allows the jobless to buy health insurance through their former employer, with the government paying 65 percent of the cost.
• $25 billion to state governments to help prevent layoffs
• 2000 Transportation Department employees have been furloughed
• A $7 billion plan to prevent, for seven months, a 21 percent scheduled cut in Medicare reimbursements to doctors.
• $1-per-gallon tax credit for biodiesel fuel and a $6.6 billion credit promoting corporate research and development programs

Think about the willingness of this lame duck Republican to cause pain to Americans next time it comes to choosing between a Democrat and a Republican at the ballot box!