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The complaint from republicans is no promise here. this will add to the deficit. why was it important then to make sure it was paid for then but not now? >> this is a responsible way to do it. my job is to help make sure we can borrow to finance the obligations congress gives us. it's a prudent, responsible way given the scale of the emergency, the scale of the damage still facing america, that we finance these additional support for the unemployed and the support for small business. we want to do it in an overall fiscally responsible way. as you know the president proposed a series of measure...

Private companies. >> you talked about extending benefits to the unemployed. when the president did that back in november of last year he trumpeted the fact it was paid for and wouldn't add to the deficit. the complaint from republicans this time, no such promise here. this will add to the deficit. why was it important then to make sure it was paid for then but not now? >> this is a responsible way to do it. my job is to help make sure we can borrow to finance the obligations congress gives us. it's a prudent, responsible way given the scale of the emergency, the scale of the damage still faci...

Nationally. they really want to continue this. they said it has been voted on six times since 2008 and a continuation of the past and something to be done to help the nation's unemployed. this will add to the already ballooning federal deficit. senator scott brown from massachusetts had an idea to take money from unspent stimulus fund money to do this and that was voted down and at the end of the day democrats will frame it as a victory and getting them, their jobless benefits that they so rightfully need. norah? >> no doubt about it. the president and the white house are racking this up as on...

Very quick 15 minutes after. democrats have 15 votes because republicans from maine have joined on to this legislation and approved it and why is it so important? well, it will bring jobless benefits to 2.5 million americans who have not had it since june 2nd and pay them retroactively meaning they will go back to june 2nd and have unemployment benefits through november. president obama talked about playing politics with these. it's interesting, since june of 2008, these have been passed six times under a republican president and democratic president. that's why democrats are saying that these...

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