You've got people out there who are being discriminated against because they've been unemployed. You've got people who have been unemployed for longer than 99 weeks. Their unemployment benefits have run out. And you have People in the majority party held that unemployment compensation hostage to continuing the Bush era tax cuts. that benefit the wealthiest people. I mean, people are sick and tired of being sick and tired. Let me just make one last point on this. (21:23–21:40)
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Asserts that the majority party used unemployment compensation as leverage to extend Bush-era tax cuts.
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