On the recordOctober 2, 2002
I do not think it makes him feel any better if I tell him that we just passed a resolution to instruct the Senate to take action on a bill that will not take effect until 2011. I do not think that makes him feel he is anymore richer or anymore secure in terms of his economic well-being. That is what we are talking about: doing something that is irrelevant at a time when in California, I might also point out to the gentleman who just spoke, we have 404,000 Californians that have lost their unemployment benefits; in addition to that, their health insurance benefits. And so unless we take action to extend these unemployment benefits, it is going to be catastrophic to many of these people.
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