Nevada Republican Senator John Ensign opposes unemployment benefits

Republican Senator John Ensign of Nevada

Joining the likes of Republican Senators Jim Bunning and Jon Kyl, Nevada’s Republican Senator John Ensign also opposes extension of unemployment benefits.

He voted against the jobless benefits for out-of work Nevadans, according to the Las Vegas Sun. Unemployment is 13% in Nevada. Nationally it is 9.7%.

The bill passed 78-19 and President Obama has signed it into law.

Take a look at Senator Ensign on Project Vote Smart for his background and voting record. He voted to deny unemployment benefits back in 2004. On the floor of the Senate on May 6, 2004 Senator Ensign, opposing extension of unemployment benefits at that time, stated:

Unemployment insurance was set up to be a hand up. The longer and the more generous the benefits are, the less incentive there is for somebody to go out and get a job. We know that and can prove that.

Senator Ensigns’ history demonstrates he is no friend of Nevada’s working people.

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