NH Dem Senate candidate skip jobless benefits vote, attends extremist convention

Rep. Paul Hodes (D-NH) is running for the Senate. He missed the vote to extend unemployment benefits last week, citing a "scheduling issue." But the next day Hodes was in Las Vegas for the left-wing Netroots blogger conference.
The extension passed, and of those Republicans who opposed it, Hodes called them "extremist, obstructionist, lying hypocrites who think you don't have to pay for tax cuts for the wealthiest but are holding up help for the neediest."
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