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Now, democrats, obviously, believe that too. but they believe philosophically it is much more critical to continue to have that safety net there. and then the other -- the other -- >> hold on, dana, the president is coming. he's going to be introduced by this woman, these people whose unemployment benefits have expired, mostly, able to benefit from them. let's hear the introduction from this woman of the president, and then the president will speak. >> good morning. my name is kathryn hackette and i am from connecticut. i am very grateful that president obama invited me here today, in response...

Willing to do -- we need to work to address this emergency right now. and i think, you know, in the presidency of george bush, congress understood that it was indeed an emergency. it continues to be an emergency for people. and the administration, you know, remains open to finding solutions for this problem. but, you know, people like kathryn hackette and others have already lost their lifeline. and they can't afford to wait three, four, five weeks while you find long-term solutions. that's why it was so important, and i'm so heartened by the fact that the senate acted today. >> so is that a y...

Progress that we have made in growing the economy. and it would quite literally be unprecedented for congress to fail to act when the long-term unemployment rate is as high as it is now. and so i was heartened by what happened today in the senate. obviously, a lot more work to do. we will continue to work this issue hard and we'll work it hard because people are suffering through no fault of their own. people like kathryn hackette who introduced the president today, who, you know, the mother -- single mother of two folks who -- two boys who are in the military. she is -- she lives in her house...

The next three months won't increase the nation's debt. why not cut spending elsewhere? there's a lot of waste, as you know, out there. and do it and get this done with once and for all. >> it's interesting, wolf. president bush signed an emergency unemployment compensation extensions five times with no strings attached. just last month, the congress acted in a bipartisan fashion to extend the so-called doc fix. that's the payment to medicare doctors for three months, no strings attached. what this bipartisan bill in the senate from senator heller and senator reid does is just that. let's pass...