let's bring in democratic congressman sandra levin of michigan. you have been pushing for this extension of benefits for those long-term unemployed here, representative. can you tell me with that ask coming from speaker boehner and that is to pay for that which you are going to give an extension for, how might that happen? >> i don't think it's a wise move. i think the speaker has the same obligation of the rest of us. 1 million lost their benefits as of december 28th. hard working people looking for a job as the president said it's not an abstraction. so what's true in michigan or in nevada or florida is true in ohio. i don't think it's wise to throw the ball to somebody else. we should extend the program for three months without an offset. it is an emergency. traditionally we have not offset these emergency provisions. we should proceed to pass it and then we can sit down during this three-month or 2.5 month period and talk about longer term. the short-term is a reality for 72,000 plus every week who are out in the cold. that's the reality. >> r