A 30-day extension doesn't solve the problems we have. A 30-day extension of unemployment, 30-day FMAP, 30-day doc fix, is just kicking them all down the road. We have to have a legitimate program to extend these benefits into the future, and 30 days does not do it. It just kicks the ball down the road. I would also say, with money being taken from the recovery moneys-- this is one of the job-creating things we have left going on in this government. It is a good program, it creates jobs. I look forward to working with my Republican colleagues to have a more long-term fix of this difficult problem, and therefore I object.
Harry Reid: “A 30-day extension doesn't solve the problems we have. A 30-day extension of unemployment, 30-day FMAP, 30-day doc fix…”
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The speaker is addressing the inadequacy of a 30-day extension for unemployment benefits and related programs.
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