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MO Statehouse
5:56 pm
Wed March 16, 2011

Filibuster of jobless benefits continues in Mo. Senate

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Mo. Sen. Jim Lembke (R, Lemay) is leading the filibuster.
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A group of fiscally conservative Missouri senators is continuing to block legislation to draw down $81 million in federal unemployment benefits, even though Senate Republican leaders support the bill.

State Senator Jim Lembke (R, Lemay) has been leading the filibuster for weeks.  He says rejecting the money would send a message to Washington that it needs to reign in spending.

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MO Statehouse
4:52 pm
Thu March 3, 2011

Filibuster against federal unemployment benefits continues in Mo. Senate

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State Sen. Jim Lembke (R, Lemay) is leading the filibuster.
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State Sen. Tom Dempsey (R, St. Charles) hopes to bring the unemployment benefits bill up again before April 2nd.
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A group of Republicans in the Missouri Senate is still blocking a bill that would allow the state to receive $81 million in federal unemployment benefits.

But the bill's supporters say Missouri hasn't lost out yet, despite today's deadline for getting it passed.

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