Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20131213:04:11:00
Shutdown. it hurt them very bad. and they got some of that ground back, because of the problems with the obama care website and all of that. and i think they really feel like they don't want to lose -- >> they don't want that again. >> yeah. >> as an economist, is there any kind of substantiative argument to not extend emergency unemployment for the long-term unemployed under these conditions? >> there's no argument whatsoever. this is the craziest thing i've seen. as you said, they got the doc fix in, they're not taking care of the unemployed. not giving them additional checks actually hurts,...