Yes. I would say one of the things would be the extension of the unemployment benefits. And another thing would be the increase in public assistance money, food stamps, and the like that serve as a safety net. It is just obscene in this country that we would allow people to be living under bridges and we don't even have enough homeless shelters for people. And many of the people are suffering from some kind of health ailment that has been neglected chronically. And so that is important. I think it is very important that we make a strong investment in our public transportation system. And that money, that pot of money has been decimated by the Senate. And it doesn't take us well into the future. We have to think more in terms of clean and efficient energy that is environmentally safe, that starts contributing to the global warming, because that threatens to take us all out, all the people on Earth. It changes our entire way of living. And so there are certain things we must address and we must address them now. And it is for the long-term benefit of America and the world.
Hank Johnson: “Yes. I would say one of the things would be the extension of the unemployment benefits. And another thing would be the…”
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Discussing the need for unemployment benefits, public assistance, and investment in public transportation and clean energy.
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