Nancy L. Johnson: “if the gentleman will read page 93 to 108, he will find that a person who is noticed goes to the unemployment office and…”

“if the gentleman will read page 93 to 108, he will find that a person who is noticed goes to the unemployment office and gets unemployment compensation and certification that he is eligible for unemployment compensation. He then gives that certification that his employer gave and is charged only 40 percent of the premium. The rest is collected from the employer from the Department of the Treasury. It is very simple. Now, when there is $13 billion out there, does the gentleman think insurance companies are not going to make it real easy to pay these premiums? Of course they are. But back to this premium thing, remember, the gentleman provides a 75 percent premium and it is only for the most expensive plans. Seventy-five percent of the most expensive plans, the COBRA plans, which are usually $400 a week, is less of a subsidy than 60 percent of the average premium according to the Congressional Research Service of $200 a month. So ours is actually more generous than the gentleman's.”