VEC unresponsive; Bunning not taking calls

To add insult to injury about the Sen. Jim Bunning situation that I've written several posts about, the Virginia Employment Commission is not returning calls. This is a commission that I have tried to contact numerous times. I've left phone messages and used its web site to send inquiries. Yet, in the dozens of times I have reached out in recent weeks, the VEC has not returned a single call or sent an electronic reply to me once. The lines are jammed today in Richmond. The automated answering machine does not even allow you to hold if you want. The VEC satellite offices don't have anyone available to answer a simple question. Receptionists take phone numbers, but it seems to be standard practice for workers at this agency to not return calls. What a mess and what an indication of how bad the unemployment problem really is in this state and country. These agencies can no longer handle the workload.

Related to this, if anyone is interested in voicing an objection to Sen. Bunning's outrageous behavior that will leave millions of Americans with no income starting next week, here is the Senate Office number in D.C.: 202-224-4343. You'll probably get a busy signal as it seems the rogue Republican senator from Kentucky isn't staffed to handle calls. What a piece of work this guy is.