these provisions have been referred to as extenders or extender policy. when we repeal the sgr policy we must address these associated extender policies. they seek to protect the vulnerable populations. so we cannot afford to leave them out in the cold in jeopardy of being terminated. in medicare, we have policies that need to be extended relating to therapy caps, special need plans, those have been discussed and they are well known. some have a long history of bi-partisan support. i want to note my reservations about extending the abstinath only program. i want to talk about the medicare and chip programs. they help stream line the process for state. there is an express lane program that gives state the option of relaying on income data in use for other programs helping reduce the cost. this is indispensable for families and we must end the roller coaster and assure the coverage is successful. the chip program is getting new ways to get kids enrolled. 23 states half of states with republican governors qualified. and i have heard a great deal from the fam

and we just automatically together extended those benefits. not today. we're not doing it because we can't get the republicans to help us. we've reached out a hand to hardworking americans struggling to get by. i would hope, mr. president, we can get a few republicans to join dean heller of nevada, a conservative senator, join with dean heller, the junior senator from nevada, and help get this legislation passed. the latest round of emergency assistance, you know who signed that bill? it was president bush. at the time the unemployment rate was about 5.5%. in nevada today and in rhode island, where senator jack reed is going to come and talk about this, i'm sure, it's 9%. so today's long-term unemployment rate is more than double what it was at the time that we let emergency jobless assistance expire. senator heller understands this. i am troubled that most of senator heller's republican colleagues, according to what we're hearing in the press, callously turn their backs on the long-term unemployed. so, mr. president, i am just saying i hope that we can

revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. >> one of the most common stories i hear from my constituents is the struggle to survive from paycheck to paycheck and to short their families. ms. kuster: maria shriver's report detailing the economic challenges for women in america is in the news this week and its findings are shocking. we face the alarming reality that one in three women either live in poverty or are right on the brink. 2/3 of the primary breadwinners in american families are women. yet women earnous 77 cents for every dollar earned by men performing the same job. ensuring that men and women receive equal pay for equal work isn't just a matter of fairness it's a matter of economic necessity. especially in these tough economic times. smaller paychecks and lack of paid family leave for women make it harder for mothers to support their families, purchase health care, send their kids to college, and save for retirement. congress must take the next step and institut

for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from north carolina is recognized. >> mr. speaker, i stand regarding the qualified mortgage rule that will go into effect this friday. mr. speaker, this rule is going to have a devastating affect on the housing industry. once again, the longhand of the federal government goes out to dictate policy to the financial industry on who they should make loans to. mr. pittenger: once again we face another crisis in the housing industry. easy credit for borrowers. now they're telling financial institutions clearly the wrong direction to go. we need the markets to work. the federal government has proven also as well they sure can't handle health care through obamacare. why do we think the government knows best when it comes to telling community banks and others who they should make their loans to? 50% of the loans made in 2013 will not be made for 2014 with these guidelines. mr. speaker, we call for this rule to be delayed for a year to allow congress to i

revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from california is recognized for one minute. >> their benefits go back into our economy immediately for basic needs like food and rent while they look for work. after 27 years an insurance company was let go last may. since then the 53-year-old has struggled to find work. another constituent of mine, louis in fresno, lost his unemployment insurance at the end of december. this father wrote, if i don't find a job in the next couple weeks, then i will not be able to pay my rent or pay for food for my family. with all the talk about restoring certainty to our economy, we cannot forget that american families drive this economy. now is not the time to take money out of their pockets they are also struggling to recover. let's restore unemployment with a bipartisan effort. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio seek recognition? >>

failing to extend will reduce economic growth.point to an unemployment picture that is getting better. it is getting better, but it is still bleaker than 2008. when president bush extended unemployment, jobless is 5.6%. americans are taking a longer time to find work. 37 weeks on average. that is more than doubled over the past five years. now put on your red tinted glasses for the gop perspective. unemployment has been extended 11 times since 2008. some republicans say with the rate coming down, it is time to pull back on what was supposed to be an emergency recession era program. an extension, by the way, has to be paid for. extending the program for one year will cost $25 billion. that is money some republicans say could be put to better use by paying down the national debt. muhammad and greg are back with me. muhammad is the ceo of pimco. greg is the strategist for the research group. unemployment benefits are one of the best ways to get money into the economy. recipients generally put the money right to work immediately. do y

we should extend these unemployment benefits. and they're right. >> schieffer: that's only republican, am i not -- >> the five of us. there's 45 of them. it would seem to me that five republicans in the senate should agree with the republicans around the country. republicans around america want us to do something to extend these benefits. why? because it's good for the economy. it's good for the country. everyone of these people they get one of these checks they spend the money they don't put it in the bank. it helps small business. that's why small business favor this. same reason they favor doing something about minimum wage. they know it's good for the economy. so republicans in congress have to get away from being republican in congress. background checks, 90% of americans want that. republics in congress oppose this. extending unemployment benefits, 75% of americans want that done, republicans in congress oppose it. >> schieffer: you don't -- they're just not -- they're out of touch with what's going on in america today. >>

so just to extend it is not the answer. the answer is for washington to do its job and that is to reform these programs so they work for the people we represent. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: it's the same tune time and time again. things are never quite right. they want to offer amendments. we have been waiting here since monday for pay-fors. the only pay-for we've heard realistically to take care of this is something that everyone knows we disagree, to take away health care benefits from the american people. the proposal by my friend from ohio is not a good proposal. it hurts people who are disabled and that's the fact. we have stopped dual payments, that's what our amendment does. this is something we've been going through and the american people have been going through now for years. my friend worked with the senior senator from new hampshire on energy efficiency. now, if that wasn't quite a show. show. >> the fact of the matter is that this is quite a shell. and we have it all taken care of. rep

but we shouldn't only extend benefits because it is the right thing to do. it is also the economically start thing to do. the congressional budget office tells us that 200,000 jobs are going to be lost this year if we don't restore emergency unemployment benefits. in the week since unemployment benefits lapsed, 4 $400 million has been drained from states' economies. when we give people during their time oust works they spend that money and they spend it quickly. it ofersz the best bang for the buck that you can offer our economy. every dollar that we put into u.i. returns as much as $1.90 to the commitment of c.b.o. says that by extending unemployment benefits through 2014, we'll boost the g.d.p. by .2%. now, no matter what we do, it is still going to be a long road back for those who have been unemployed for a year or more who are going to face discrimination based on their age or based simply on the fact that they have been unemployed nor a long period of time. just giving them benefits doesn't magically put them back twork. -- to work. but the most remark

and extended and extended. >> we would consider extending emergency unemployment benefits if it's paid for. >> one way he suggested is to eliminate new health care subsidies for the poor. >> jon: when a great deal. i would happily extend your unemployment benefits for the mere cost of your health care. [ laughter ] it's like a wonderful oh, henry story with an eye on rick twist ending. honey, i sold our food to get you a doctor's point. what i stopped treating my cancer to get you this banana. we should have talked. [ laughter ] you know, i'm certain they are making sure these programs are paid for and finite is the worst idea if that there their consistent position about benefits to other groups. for instance, maybe those who punch their hands to the chest of america to set of temporary bush tax cuts wench need to make tax cuts permanent. >> we should never have to offset the cost of a deliberate decision to reduce tax rates. you are trying to get into this washington game and they are funny accounting over there. >> this is existing tax policy. it's been in place ten years. why did i

this will extend that mortgage forgiveness tax relief. it is time for this chamber to take this measure up and ask a realtor, ask a home builder, ask a mortgage broker, they all know this market needs to get the overhang of distressed property cleared out if we are going to have a healthy market and a strong economy. this chamber needs to act. the republican leadership needs to listen to people who are on the trent trenches of the economy. yield back the balance of my time. -- front trenches of the economy. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina rise? mr. wilson: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. wilson: americans are realizing that they were being misled from obamacare. one writes, this bill is better than what the insurance companies were offering private parties. what we actually purchased is very inferior to the high deductible policy that i current

revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. thompson: mr. speaker -- madam speaker, when we needed bipartisan action to lower cost and improve health care, congress passed the affordable care act on a party-line vote. given the growing number of failures that have been revealed since the law's implementation began, it's time for congress to work together to address the unworkable provisions for the good of the american people. unfortunately opposition to the a.c.a.'s policy is moving beyond party labels. last year the democratic-led senate voted 79-20 to repeal the law's medical device tax. since then more and more members of congress recognize there are bigger problems. earlier in january despite the obama administration's vocal opposition to the efforts to boost consumer protections under the law, a veto-proof majority of republicans and democrats in the house voted to pass h.r. 3811, which would help secure personal information on the

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it's not just extending the benefits another 90 days. it's dealing with an economic problem in this country that is income inequality. where corporate profits are through the roof and the flat liners are where they are and they're being outsourced overseas and long-term unemployment is the problem. what are we going to do about it? do republicans care about the well being of any unemployed american? text a for yes. b for no. we'll bring you the results later on in the show. for more, let me bring in a couple of senators tonight kind enough to join us. gentlemen, thanks for your time tonight. >> good to be with you. >> senator, what's the latest from the senate? will an unemployment extension pass? what's the pulse? >> we don't know yet what the votes are particularly on the republican side. hopefully they'll join us. in my home state of new jersey, we're looking at 1% of the entire population unemployed. 90,000 people who have lost their unemployment insurance. what we know is when you're standing on that unemployment line, you're not a

mort. >> i think it should be extended. numbers that just came out for december were remarkably low levels of employment, about 75,000 jobs were created, which was several hundred thousand jobs what people expected. we are in a major unemployment crisis. it's gone on for a long time. these people cannot survive without some additional support and yes, i think we should find some way to pay for it. >> so the jobs report, which is as an unfortunate as you see here. is that going to affect whether or not it's politically impossible to end the long-term unemployment benefits? >> i think we are going to have to find some better answer than we have now. people are running out of long- term unemployment benefits and that's going to put a huge number of people -- >> what is the most disturbing aspect of the report? >> the new report? >> the limited number of jobs and most of the jobs, i might add, most of the jobs that we are creating are part-time jobs. they are counted as full-time jobs. so we have a very weak employment picture

he is set to speak about extending unemployment benefits. this as the senate holds a test vote right now on the bill. hello, i'm jon scott. jenna: hi, even, welcome to "happening now," i'm jenna lee, and we're live at the white house and on capitol hill right now. the president plans to surround himself with unemployed americans as he steps up pressure on congress to pass an emergency extension of jobless benefits. today lapsed, of course, at the end of the year for more than a million people. the senate holding a test vote right now on the white house-backed bill. democrats seemingly have enough votes for the first round of cloture which means that the bill proceeds. it doesn't mean it passes, but it proceeds. all this as the president renews the clinical war on poverty ahead of the crucial midterm elections later this year. and this seems to set up a challenge for the gop. "the washington post" writing today, there is deep disagreement among republican leaders and strategists over whether to embrace an economic mobility agenda in the 2014

some say enough is enough, we need to stop extending this.ther republicans, and i think republican leaders will embrace this approach. the number one issue has got to be obama care, in 2014, an election year. so i think the republicans are going to move on this. >> senator rand paul makes the point that he's not against helping the jobless by extending benefits, as long as these checks are actually paid for in some way. because, bob, the cost to taxpayers is $25 billion per year. so number one, you've got to pay for them, he says, but number two, target the depressed areas and give those folks, you know, tax relief to spur economic growth. rehab the labor market, create jobs. is there an appetite for that on capitol hill? >> well, there might be. i think it's very difficult to pass anything in an election year. democrats last month, they did not insist that this extension be part of the paul rand-murray budget deal. they clearly see this as a winning issue. you know, harry reid is going to have this on the senate froor as early as tomorrow. t

and she asked me, she pleaded with me to extend the benefits and to extend their unemployment checks. another constituent wrote to me recently and said i'm 58 years of age and telecommunication analyst laid off in january of 2013. i have worked for over 30 years in this field. now i need the government to help me through this rough time nd you and your pers are letting -- peers are letting me down. i'm soon to be homeless if you don't do something. i would take any job available. but all i hear is that i'm overqualified or i don't fit well into the job. think we have to really hear this. the person said i'm not a lazy person. i'm out there every day. i would give up one of my fingers to get a job. please she said keep fighting to help us out. both of these stories tell us how we have a responsibility to help the women and the men and families in our community who are the foundation of our society and who are raising the next generation, who really are saying, i've worked hard. please at this tough time, don't abandon me. and they are saying, if we cannot provide adequate support for o

shimkus: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. shimkus: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, for the last few years ukraine has been working towards the signing of an association agreement with the european union to increase economic and political ties with the bloc and solidify democratic values and principles. the aotheration agreement was to have been signed on november 28 through 29 at an eastern partnership summit meeting in lithuania. on november 21, the cabinet of ministers in ukraine unilaterally suspended negotiations with the european union due to excessive pressure from russia. outraged by this, ukranians began to protest by creating european squares across the country, including in the capitol -- capital of kiev. the ukranian government sent special forces to clear the area using physical force and tear gas resulting in many protestors and journalists with dramatic injuries and several still unaccounted for. in response to the unprecedented use of force agains

that's why i don't understand why your party says no to extended unemployment benefits. it is the most -- it's sort of -- there should not be any issue about this. >> i know you are baiting me to open the door to give us your pay force. i'll take the bait. we didn't say no. we just said what's the pay force. so go ahead. >> if we have to offset the extended unemployment benefits, it so happens that the cost of the carried interest loophole hedge fund manager ps and private equity managers, each year, that loophole costs. and nobody thinks it's justifiable. they're not making their own investments. they're getting capital gains treatment. the cost of that loophole is almost exactly the cost of extending unemployment benefits. why don't we just close the loophole and make sure people who need the unemployment benefits -- >> how long do we need it for? >> at the very least do it till the unemployment rate comes down to about 5.5 or 5.8%. >> which is traditional. governor, are you going to answer that? >> there are ways to pay for it. the group that i'm involved with now inc

baseline assumes extended unemployment benefits that we've been extending beyond any historical pattern will expire as the law requires because that's what congress wrote into law. the ink is barely dry on the december agreement and we're already being pushed to violate it. therefore,if we extend unemployment insurance benefits, it will cost us, will it not? ryan-murray would assume choices that would be -- assumed that choices would be made between competing expenditure values, and that the net spending would not increase above the baseline. that out of the $3.7 trillion we spend a year, we can find the $26 billion necessary, according to senator reid's proposal or other proposals might be less, to fund unemployment insurance. we'd find that somewhere, or we wouldn't do it. the reid amendment that's before us includes a provision that would extend the budget control act sequester for one year to 2024. the budget control act sequester ends in 2024 and the budget control act -- so he just proposes that, well, let's assume it continues and then we can save money ten years from now, really

in extending unemployment benefits. why is there not an understanding what it's like to receive a letter in the mail to indicate that you will get no more benefits, even though you're actively looking for work and even though there are three people looking for every job? and why does this house of representatives not understand that we can pass a three-month emergency relief for these individuals and debate for the rest of the year how do we get a payoff or an offset for funding it after three months? mr. speaker, this is an emergency and people are on a lifeline and we are killing it. it is time to pass unemployment insurance benefits now for the american people. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. wilson: this weekend, the armed forces community lost a grea

please keep up the fight for extended benefits. it be hait has been a lifeline " 30 years of experience, retraining -- already undertaking; searching relentlessly for a job. an important point here, too, is it is about the economics, but it's also about your dignity and your identity. i don't care who you are. a job helps define who you are. it gives you a sense of esteem and accomplishment. whether you are mopping floors or directing the operations of a huge international corporation. and for my colleagues who suggest somehow, well, you know, yeah, if you're the c.e.o. of a company, that's real valuable work and that gives you self-esteem, they miss the point. a job well-done, if it's cleaning floors or merging companies, gives the kind of satisfaction and the kind of self-respect that is critical. so this is about money, yeah, but it's also about giving people the opportunity as americans to live out their full potential, contribute to their family, contribute to their country. now, there are 1.3 million americans and more each d

and i question the true benefits of these extended benefits. finally, why not just abolish the corporate tax or at least slash its rates? that would be the key to growth and jobs and wages. and then energy imports plunge. that brought down the november trade gap. we are producing our own energy independent boon. you know what, as the trade deficit narrows, king dollar goes up, inflation stays muted, the economy grows faster and stocks really benefit as they did today to the tune of over 100 points. >>> and the great show "shark tank" on cnbc tonight is all about the entrepreneurial spirit that made america great, but government regulations and high taxes may be killing these small businesses. we're going to talk to one of the sharks about the whole story. all those stories and much more coming up in "the kudlow report" beginning right now. >>> good evening, everyone. i'm larry kudlow. this is "the kudlow report." we're live at 7:00 p.m. eastern, 4:00 pacific. the unemployment benefits all the guarantee in the senate. will this jobless bill pass

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>> well, i am against extending the unemployment benefits.hink the only way we can consider this is finding the right amount of offset to pay for it. you know, we've spent $520 billion over the past five years on the unemployment benefit. that's cbo's number. the short-term extension is another issue of how do you pay for this and how do our children and grandchildren, who are ultimately going to have to pay the principle and interest on this, bear this cost? so those that are saying you would have to have some well defined and steadfast offsets for this are exactly right. >> well, this did used to be a bipartisan issue, congresswoman, 14 of the last 17 times unemployment was extended it wasn't paid for, and let me just play for you what republican senator dean heller said just about an hour ago on "the daily rundown." >> even when republicans had control under the bush administration, we increased emergency unemployment without a pay for for the very reason that you're talking about, luke, that is it does have some added stimulus to the econ

that was extending uninsured -- extending insurance for the unemployed. [applause] the good news is ominous this morning, the senate took a very important step in the right direction. millions like them who were laid off in the recession through no fault of their own, unemployment insurance has been a vital economic lifeline. for a lot of people, the support while they look for a new job, these are not nooks who are not just sitting back waiting for things to happen, they are out there at the lee looking for work. they desperately want work. although the economy has been growing and we have been adding new jobs, the truth of the matter is the financial crisis was so devastating that there is still a lot of people who are struggling. if we don't provide unemployment insurance, it makes it harder to find a job. you heard catherine's story. she's far more eloquent than i could ever be. she wrote me last month to say please let those who think i'm sitting at home enjoying being unemployed knows i would much rather be working and i had a chance to talk to cath

so let us extend unemployment insurance. most importantly, we must make every effort to make sure that no american is allowed to fall through our social safety net. and that we, as their national representives, truly look out for those who have been driven deeper into desperation and poverty by the recent financial crisis. so our message today is simple. the economic disparity that has creeped across our nation is threatening america's fundamental promise of opportunity for all. we must take action. opportunities for entrepreneurship and job creation, maintain our social compact so that no american has to go hungry, that we provide the food assistance through a robust supplemental nutrition assistance program. let's provide the unemployment insurance for family -- that families need to maintain until they get those jobs they've been seeking. we must take action. that's what we've been sworn to do. and with that, mr. speaker, i yield back to the gentleman from brooklyn, new york. mr. jeffries: i thank my good friend and colle

bush was president, we extended unemployment benefits. we didn't look for ways of offsetting it because we knew that during good times we collected money in the unemployment insurance funds to use when we're in a recession, that we didn't have to offset these costs. now all of a sudden the ground rules are changing, which are not only hurting families but hurting our economy. why did you change the ground rules here? >> as you know the biggest problems is there aren't jobs for these people. the jobs numbers in december were terrible. the fewest number of jobs created over the last three years. that's the real problem here. even in the health care field where nancy pelosi said pass the health care law there would be 4 million jobs immediately. they actually lost jobs in the health care field according to numbers in doctor's offices and hospitals as well as home health care. there are huge concerns with the economy. you and i agree that if somebody is out of work, that impacts their health, that impacts the way they think about themselves,

if we extend it for two or three-month extensions, we will be here for another one that will extend it to nine months and beyond ad infinitum, $25 billion on added deficits and debt spending, unless we solve the root of the problem. republicans would prefer that we offset any real extension with spending cuts that would make it revenue neutral. we would also like to reform the unemployment insurance program so it delivers better results to the unemployed. for example, if there is one thing that most people who are unemployed need, it's the opportunity for job skills training. we ought to make sure that things like pell grants are available for people during that 26-week period of time that they are on unemployment, that they can go to a community college in their own town and learn new job skills so they don't have to be stuck in the same old position. they can learn new job skills which will open up a whole world of new opportunities for them when it comes to jobs. well, before i conclude, i just want to mention a few numbers that help put the obama economy in perspective. according t

they keep extending it and extending it?ll the, also the republicans in the house are going demand funding for it. do you know anything democrats on senate side are willing to cut? any entitlement they're trimming back to pay 25 billion a year for this? no. the way the government handles extended unemployment benefits when it decides to actually fund them is by increasing the payroll tax. and the payroll tax caps out at an average of $12,000 across the states. which means that it falls predominantly on the poor. now a lot of people that are collecting these benefits and collect maximum benefits are middle class folks who don't wan to adjust their circumstances. take a job waiting tables. melissa: interesting. i saw a study recently that said, you know, that the number of hours that people spend looking for work increases threefold in the past two weeks before their jobless benefits run out. do you think that's true? because when we, it feels cruel when you say you want to take away unemployment benefits from people that are

senators will debate on extending long-term unemployment insurance.ote on they will janet yellen nomination to head the federal reserve. she will replace ben bernanke this month. you can see that on c-span 2. the house returns tomorrow. no legislative work on their agenda. the members will be brought to session. later this week, they will debate on a bill for security on the healthcare.gov website. we will have live coverage here on c-span. this afternoon at 2:00, we will be live from the brookings institution for cybersecurity and the threat of cyber warfare. a journalist from the new york times will take part. that will be live this afternoon at 2:00. news editor npr will be speaking at american universities public affairs and advocacy institute about media coverage of lobbying. that gets underway at three:15. >> our message was this. as mothers, we are concerned. as first ladies, we are committed. as citizens of the world, we pledge to do all that is possible to stop this scourge. >> however differently may appear, there is far more that unites us

some, i might expect would be on extended benefits. that is the only thing keeping them whole and they're looking for work. 1600 applicants, 36 jobs. that is not unique to maryland. that is in my home state of rhode island. that i ss in states across the country, nevada, tennessee, arizona, states that have unemployment numbers that are above the national average, abovege 7%. my case it is 9%. we have to help these families and as senator durbin pointed out, we have done this on a bipartisan basis until very recently. this is a smart economic program. this program, will, according to cbo rather, create 200,000 jobs next year, if we extend it. those are 200 jobs we'll give away and minority leader was talking about how we need to do more to create jobs around here. well, about we don't pass this measure,'r cbo told us we'll forfeit 200,000 jobs. so from an economic basis, in this country, this isn't smart. from a human basis, helping people who worked their lives, only way you qualify for this program is you work and you're let go, thro

but i would like to do when we get back is one, if we extended we pay for it. but too, if we pay for it than we do something that will create jobs. any area that has unemployment 1.5 times the national average we would dramatically lower taxes to try to spur and stimulate the economy there and create jobs. >> c-span, we bring public affairs offense from washington directly to you, putting you in the room at congressional hearings, white house events, briefings and conferences and offer a complete gavel-to-gavel coverage of the house, all as a public service of private industry. we are c-span, created by the cable tv industry 34 years ago and funded by your local cable or satellite provider. now you can watch us in hd. >> the capitol dome is currently undergoing a two-year restoration to fix more than 1000 cracks in its cast-iron shell. the kevin hildebrand from the u.s. capitol architect's office explains what will happen during the restoration process. he spoke while giving washington area reporters a tour of the dome. this is 30 minutes. >> this circular stai

democrats want the benefits extended. and they think they have a winning issue. >> this is typical for republican members of congress. not republicans, but republican members of congress. the vast majority of american people believe that unemployment benefits should be extended. >> but the tea party right wing, the same folks who brought you the shutdown, are rallying the troops against the bill. coming out hard against the unemployed. at a time when millions of voters across the country know or have someone in their family looking for work. today, the club for growth announced they would be scoring the senate vote to extend benefits and holding it against those members that voted yes. heritage action, the group that orchestrated the shutdown, urged senators to vote no. but what's been missing from the battle, amazingly, are actual republican politicians. much like the shutdown, republicans find themselves trapped between a right-wing tea party pushing something unpopular and democrats gearing up for a fight. rand paul is

sent to me extending unemployment benefits for about 750,000 americans. rely on their unemployment benefits to pay their mortgage, rent, food, and other critical bills. they need our assistance in these difficult times and we can't let them down. >> the same goes for increasing the minimum wage, which is set to be an uphill fight thanks to the contemporary gop even though it was raised by republicans under that same guy, george w. bush. the same goes for immigration reforms, which to conservatives raises a new frontier. immigration reform, it was very nearly passed under, you guessed it, george w. bush. what can the gop agree on? according to poltico, presidents can't get through a sentence without mentioning obama or obamacare. didn't they already shut down the government over obamacare? and aren't people signing up for obamacare by the millions? so what. according to chief deputy, i think the shutdown is now ancient history. it's been eclipsed by obamacare overwhelmingly. joining me now from washington is congressman from minnesota's fifth district. tha

what do you think is the risk of not extending them again? >> well, there are 1.3 million americans who were supposed to receive their check today but they didn't. because the program has not been renewed. and so immediately they've gone from situation of dire need to one of catastrophe. and that's not simply 1.3 million but that's also their family members. and so that's why it's so important for congress to act immediately to restore these programs. and i'm very heartened by the fact that there is a bipartisan bill in front of the senate, with senator reid from rhode island and senator hell frere nevada. because this program has always enjoyed bipartisan support. and i'm confident and hopeful that this time it will be no different. >> ifill: except that last nose count it didn't look like the democrats or mr. heller had the votes to get to that 60 vote threshold to consider debate. do you know differently? >> my role is not as a vote counter here but i can give you a sense of history. which is that congress has always on a bipartisan basis

more to come. >> congress back in session in a debate over extending benefits.that vote fly with republicans without matching spending cuts on the way. >> college costs that could change in a way that affects every fan. [ coughs, sneezes ] i have a big meeting when we land, but i am so stuffed up, i can't rest. [ male announcer ] nyquil cold and flu liquid gels don't unstuff your nose. they don't? alka seltzer plus night fights your worst cold symptoms, plus has a decongestant. [ inhales deeply ] oh. what a relief it is. >> happy new year. coming up on the real story. what do you think president obama's new year's resolution may be. hitting a reset button after the obama care roll out. and seven years after madeline mccan's abduction british police know who abducted her. should ryan seabrook be nervous. he's about to unveil a new key board but black berry is slapping with him lawsuit. >> and extending unemployment benefits would cost taxpayers 25 million. and the senate is expected to vote on that. and david asbin on the fox business network. hello, to you. will

need to immediately extend unemployment, taxation.hen you look at the fact that 11 million people have been killed -- have been kept from the ranks of the poor just by the emergency unemployment policy and programs, this is extremely important not only for those people to not fall into the ranks of the poor, but also for our economy and the economic benefits for people to receive unemployment compensation until they are able to sign for the job. we also need to raise the fromum wage from 7000 -- seven dollars and $.10. wageing range -- a living would be $25 per hour. we need universal preschool, childcare. make sure these assaults on the poor and the .orking poor stop the house passed a $40 billion cut in food stamps. what is that going to do? i have legislation to cut poverty in half in 10 years. we need republicans to still inmit or even reduce poverty half. we have a strong legislative agenda. host: the senate cleared a hurdle to consider the legislation. they are saying it has to be paid for. when has emergency employment conversa

we've gradually extended and extended and extended the length of time someone can claim these benefits. now we've come to another extension. it's only three months. what happens after three months? it's highly unlikely the employment situation will have changed dramatically. will we go through this all over again? another fight. gretchen, at the heart of this is politics. this is pure politics. the president knows we're not going to restore prosperity by extending unemployment benefits for three months. what he wants to do is show i am doing something. i have a heart. i know we've got a problem. i'm doing something. those callous republicans, they are doing nothing. >> speaking of republicans i want to show you what john boehner, the speaker of the house had to say that. i think everyone would be in favor of extending them if there were added cuts to pay for them. that's the problem. here is what he said, one month ago i said another extension of emergency unemployment benefits should not only be paid for but include something that helps put people back to work. today the president off

plus a doctor makes a case against extending unemployment benefits.nd what the brave new retail world means for your bottom line. i'm ali velshi, this is "real money." ♪ >>> this is "real money," you are the most important part of the show so join our live conversation for the next half hour on twitter, and on facebook. all right. the coldest temperatures in almost two decades in parts of the mideast or northeast, have me thinking a lot about heat. so i want .to take a hard look at america'sen by boom and what it means for our country, good and bad. here is what the boom looks like. in the last fy years, oil production has surge to 8 million barrels per day. the energy department predicts that will increase all the way through 2016. that's thanks in large part to frac-ing in which drillers blast water and sand into shale in places like north dakota and texas. the oil and gas that is extracted is helping to shrink the u.s. trade deficit, that's boosting the gdp by an estimated 1 minute 5 percentage points. more oil and gas drilling means more jobs. gov

bush, as gene noted, the unemployment insurance benefits were extended.y were unpaid for and the unemployment rate was even lower than it is right now, seven percent, even though it is coming down. and in the latter times that it was extended under president bush, the deficit was going down instead of coming up. when it comes to the need to be mindful of our deficit, but the fact is it has been much reported on and discussing here. it is coming down at the fastest rate since world war ii. which does not mean we do not need to be extremely mindful of how we need to spend our resources, but we have an emergency situation here. we have a bipartisan bill in the senate that can and should be voted on. it has majority support, and we hope congress will take action right away. that would give immediate relief to these families and the fear that many of them face, not knowing if and when they will ever get those benefits back. and it will allow for time for discussions for the rest of 2014. >> anything about justice sotomayor temporarily blocking religious affili

you can extend benefits -- it is a band aid. those are not growing good paying jobs. >> on the other hand, this is an extraordinary recession. it is lasting a long time. extending unemployment beyond the usual makes sense here. it won't necessarily make employment go faster. yes, people look a little longer. it is the fair thing to do in a very unequal economy. >> ken, stay there. it is no surprise americans struggling to find jobs are angry. wall street got their bailout and let's look at what wall streetbailout. the taxpayer funded insurance bailouts for aig and freddie mac and fannie mae. they paid it back. the bailout prevented a complete collapse, but it prompted this in lower manhattan. >> we got sold out. >> the banks got bailed out. >> we got sold out. >> that anxiety and anger permits. let's look at what main street got. americans in their homes with varying degrees of success. working americans got to keep more of their own money thanks to the payroll tax holiday. and the auto bailout kept 1.5 million americans on the

extending the , is the right thing to do based on our economic values. neighbors, fellow parents struggling to get by. it is also the common sense thing to do economically. that been estimated extended nt insurance in 2014 would mean an additional and additional fifth of a percent of growth. people have estimated that for you put in the pocket of somebody in this situation, ittress leads to a multiplier of $1.50 in the economy. so it is smart economically. just the right thing to do. what i would say is the reason mental unemployment enefits like -- emergency unemployment benefits over democratic and republican presidents is we understand that when unemployment is at a low level one can assume that able to le should be find work in some way. unemployment benefits to 26 weeks. ut when you have nine states that are over 8% unemployment, hen you have rhode island and nevada at 9% unemployment, when of have historic levels long-term unemployment, you tphknow just millions of people still who are desperately work.g for they are eligible because they were work

we are still in an extended version of "market makers." maybe, maybe not the president has some influence. what about the republican senators? five voted to end debate on the subject of a extending unemployment benefits. how much swayed and they have with house republicans? >> sorry about that. lost track of things a little bit. with thehave seen senators that are going along with this, there are people that want to continue the debate. when you are statewide office holder, your hearing from the people that this impacts. 1.3 million people immediately over 4 million over the next couple of years. they want to continue the debate and give the white house chance to come to the table and negotiate. happen, i don't think they're going to be there for the second procedural vote. they still need 60 senators. >> thank you. phil mattingly, our white house reporter. debate anding the negotiations back and forth over extending unemployment benefits. that will do it for "market makers." tune in tomorrow. the ceo of the u.s. chamber of commerce speaks

not just whether to extend those unemployment benefits. and we should say, there are lots of people up here elected to congress who don't believe they should be extended. it is an emergency system, emergency fund, that is on top of the regular unemployment benefits that people get. so that's really the main reason, is because it was so partisan, and the whole goal of patty murray, the democrat in the senate, paul ryan, the republican in the house, was to find compromise. and this is something that probably would have held it up. but i think your point is exactly right. there were a lot of democrats who were very unhappy they didn't put this into the larger must-pass budget compromise, and then this may not have happened. but it would have been very, very difficult to do. >> a lot of people looking back now, scratching their heads. the democrats specifically saying, you know, i think they -- i think we could have pushed a little bit harder to make sure there was a deal. the republicans say they'll support it if you pay for it. you pay for t