What is the truth about "Job Killer" claims?

According to Huffington Post article out of the 381 articles posted in the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post and New York Times, the phrase "Job Killer" was NOT substantiated -- backed up with facts.

The University of Northern Iowa Study says:

"The news media's chronic lack of fact‐checking has only encouraged ramped up use of the 'job killer' allegation as a political strategy against the Democrats in recent years," the study says.

A Politifact story says:

"The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that the legislation, on net, will reduce the amount of labor used in the economy by a small amount—roughly half a percent—primarily by reducing the amount of labor that workers choose to supply." 

So why is this so important?

With politicians repeating the phrase "Job Killer" without ever questioning that statement, then lazy reporters just regurgitate the phrase acting as if the evidence has already been proven -- acting as if it is an established fact -- when in fact it has not.

GOP Uses the THREAT of Filibuster to block...

Once again the Republicans are using the Filibuster to STOP any governing....
Roll Call News: GOP begins Judge Blockade talks about how they use the "Filibuster" to BLOCK anything coming to the floor for a vote.

Individual Republicans during the past year have vowed to block one or more of Obama’s judicial nominees for a variety of reasons. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) earlier this month cited the looming presidential election for his decision to filibuster a district court judge from Baton Rouge.

Once again...

But the decision by leadership to formally invoke the Thurmond Rule raises the stakes significantly because an individual Senator’s filibuster can be overcome — so long as enough Republicans are willing to vote with Democrats. With McConnell now backing use of the Thurmond Rule, that appears unlikely to happen.

 And then again....

Hurwitz’s road to confirmation, however, may have foreshadowed the coming blockade, considering GOP backers, such as Minority Whip Jon Kyl (Ariz.), were barely able to muster the eight Republican votes needed to help Democrats overcome a filibuster. And with the Thurmond rule being invoked, Hurwitz may be the last circuit judge to see confirmation this year.

GOP Begins Judge Blockade : Roll Call News

The problem is that the Minority only says....filibuster...and then THEY walk away form the floor for 31 hours.... If they were serious about objecting.... Why can't they stand on the floor and fight for it..... But this is ONLY a blocking mode and not anything they are passionate about.

It's nothing but a shell game....to stop anything happening.

How is this good for the country?

CA Senators vote down notifying property owners of fracking

Senator Gaines sides with Oil Companies again.

Senator Ted Gaines voted "Against" a bill (SB 1054) that would require Well owners or operators to notify "Surface Property Owners" before they can drill or perform "hydraulic fracturing operations" that will occur below their property.

By blocking this bill fracking companies do 'not' have to tell you, the property owner what they are doing under your property where you pump or store your water. In the Midwest actual “Earthquakes have occurred” where companies were “fracking for gas.”

I called Senator Gaines’ office and asked why did he vote against the interest of his constituents?  The receptionist read from a prepared statement that said he was against the $500,000 that the state would have to pay to setup this special fund.

I looked over the Bill and I couldn’t find any place that said $500,000.  In fact the Appropriations Committee Fiscal Summary says that a one-time cost of $220,000 would be pulled from the “Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Administrative Fund” financed by energy companies fees.

So who would be hurt by this bill?  Fracking companies.  Who would be protected by this bill?  Property owners.  So who is Senator Ted Gaines really protecting?