David Obey: “Exactly, with one critical difference. The difference is that the…”

On the recordNovember 22, 2002

Exactly, with one critical difference. The difference is that the people who are going to be helped by the unemployment compensation extension if we get our way, they need that help immediately. That is an immediate crisis for them. Whereas with the homeland security bill, this is simply a reorganization of boxes that will begin to take place sometime next year. And, I would point out, they do not even have a building selected yet where the new agency is going to be located. So there is no immediate action that would be prevented by the delay in the passage of homeland security, but there most certainly is an immediate consequence of not taking up an extension of unemployment benefits for those almost million souls who need help.

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David Obey

Wisconsin

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govinfo.gov

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Discussing the urgency of extending unemployment benefits compared to the homeland security bill.

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David Obey: “Exactly, with one critical difference. The difference is that the people who are going to be helped by the unemployment…”

Editor's note · Context