MSNBCW News Nation December 9, 2013
0 and said if you have a worker unemployed for four weeks on unemployment insurance and one on 99 weeks, which would you hire? every employer, nearly 100% said they will always hire the person who has been out of work for weeks. when you allow people to be on unemployment insurance for 99 weeks, you're causing them to become part of this perpetual unemployed group in our economy. >> congressman, your reaction to senator paul saying this is adisservice to workers? >> first of all he has his facts wrong. they are not 99 weeks of coverage. it's down on the average to 5 4 weeks. i really think sen...