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Unemployment insurance fund. so what the government giveth with one hand has taketh away with the other. yes, you have people with unemployment money to spend. but at the same time, you're raising taxes on the employer who hire new people. >> but what about chairman ben bernanke said about this, john. he said ending the benefits will bring unemployment rates down but for the wrong reason. meaning that people will simply drop out of the workforce? >> well, as far as that goes, that's correct. but if you'd actually speak to ben bernanke who is an economist, he would agree with the vast majority ...

0 so which states have higher than average long-term unemployment? california, nevada, illinois, pennsylvania, connecticut, new york, new jersey and massachusetts. and since funding was not included in the budget, both sides are at a stalemate. democrats are slamming republicans and pushing for an extensi extension. deb debby wasserman shults released a statement saying, these benefits provide a critical support to the economy and millions of americans who have yet to find work. republican leadership says benefits need to be paid for first. experts argue extending the program not only adds to ...

0 all right. we got run remember everybody. a busy, busy week around here. >> sure is. five days until the affordable care act is supposed to be working. >> have a great afternoon, everybody. >> the real story with gretchen carlson starts right now. thanks, guys. today on the real story the folks who blew your money on this will be enforcing obama care now. the same irs that targeted tea party groups. are they up to the task? plus the president says the gop is thinking about next year's mid-term elections instead of governing. wasn't it the obama administration that pushed back obama care ro...

The big issue it ties into, which has been on the top of both parties' agendas for 2013 is tax reform. there's kind of two schools of thought on what the irs scandal does. some people say this is the reason we need tax reform and that could overhaul the irs. if we simplify our tax code, we take away a need for a lot of these bureaucrats. the other side, you want to say let's just fix the house that's broken. let's get the system in order, put in control so this kind of thing can't happen again and have a very pared back, pared down piece of legislation and it really is still not clear, when i ...

once again threaten to shut down the government and needlessly imperil the economic recovery. >> reaction to a new republican budget plan outlined today by paul ryan, republican in wisconsin, the chair of the house budget committee. you heard just a moment ago senator kent conrad, democrat of north dakota. this republican plan which was unveiled today would bring back a controversial idea that would change medicare, given senior citizens more options, but democrats say the elderly would be left with higher out-of-pocket expenses. welcome to hour one of "washington today" here on c-sp...