The Senate is set for a Monday cloture vote on a bill to extend unemployment insurance and COBRA health benefits through May 5th--but according to Congress Daily, it's unclear whether Democrats will be able to break through a GOP filibuster to get the legislation passed.

This is just the latest in a string of GOP demonstrations of refusal to cooperate on extending benefits to out-of-work Americans. Between February 24th and March 1st, Democrats asked for an extension of unemployment benefits 11 times. And each of those 11 times, Sen. Jim Bunning was there to object and shut the process down.

We know Republicans are partial to partisanship over progress. But it's comments like the ones that follow that make us wonder...do they just not get it, or do they just not care?

Sen. McCain: "There will be no cooperation for the rest of the year."

Sen. Kyl: Unemployment benefits dissuade people from job-hunting, "because people are being paid even though they're not working."

Sen. Coburn: Blocking benefits is okay because it only affects "A relatively small number of people."

I may not be a math whiz, but anyone who can count will recognize the 212,000 people nationwide who lost benefits this week alone is not "a relatively small number." Who's voice has been notably lost in this one-sided debate by the GOP? The "relatively small number" of Americans who became unemployed through no fault of their own, and are now searching for jobs in the worst job market in years.

ColorLines hit the streets recently to ask workers what they think of latest block on extending unemployment benefits to the long-term unemployed. The resounding sentiment? Congress needs to get to work for the jobless. Now. Watch it here: