Chambliss skips unemployment vote for speech on unemployment Andrew McLemore

Published: Saturday November 22, 2008





Print This Email This Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss missed a Senate vote to extend unemployment benefits in order to continue campaigning against his Democratic challenger, Think Progress reported.



Chambliss, who was one of four senators to miss the vote, said he would have voted for the bill had he been there.



His campaign sent out a press release praising "the passage of the law and [said he] hopes it will help laid-off workers get by while seeking a new job."



But Martin's campaign claims Chambliss didn't support extending benefits for the unemployed until it became a hot-button issue.



Locked in a tight race for his Georgia Senate seat, Chambliss gave a speech the day of the vote about the state of the economy and the need to aid unemployed workers, WCTV reported.



"Its imperative that we continue down the road of putting liquidity, integrity and confidence back in the financial marketplace so that we can see the credit market free up and people having the ability to borrow money to to operate and expand their businesses," Chambliss said.







