Have the Republicans lost all sense of what's right and wrong? I mean, they can fight for the -- for their tax breaks for the wealthy and stuff. Fine. That's what they're fighting for. I -- I understand that. But to say that we cannot extend unemployment benefits for people out of work because we haven't yet given the tax breaks to the wealthy, I -- I -- that's a moral outrage.
Senator Harkin criticizes Republicans for prioritizing tax breaks for the wealthy over extending unemployment benefits for those in need.
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