unemployed for up to 20 weeks stalled when nearly all of the republicans and one democrat refused to vote for it before they broke unless the extension's $34 billion cost was funded. what do you predict happens? >> you know, this is tough. i think republicans are playing politics with this issue in a way that's kind of dangerous and it gets to the point where they root for the economy and for people to be suffering, which senate democrats would argue they are being unprecedented saying you have to pay for this in order for us to do it when it's been a part of emergency spending for a while and didn't have to pay for it. they are playing politics in a way that's dangerous. >> voters are worried about the spending. >> very worried about spending and very worried about the deficit and because there are now studies that indicate that people really get serious about looking for a job when they realize their unemployment benefits are running out and they really start looking for a job and not the perfect job but a job and extending those benefits simply stops that