and our obligations to each other as human beings, but right now, more than one million americans economicd to lose an lifeline if congress does not do anything about it. our top priority is a country should be restoring broad-based economic growth for all americans. yesterday, we learned that our businesses created about 2000 and 200,000 jobs in november. that is more than 8 million new jobs in last 45 months and the unemployment rate fell to its lowest level in five years. we need to do everything we can to help businesses create more new -- good jobs that pay good wages. the whole that we are still digging out of means that there are still means of americans looking for work, often because they have been laid off through no fault of their own. for thehave to look out americans that are working hard to get those jobs. that is why, as a country, we offer temporary unemployment insurance. when they get that job, they can bounce back more quickly. for many families, it could be the difference between hardship and catastrophe. for ald make a difference mother who suddenly doesn't know if she