Ruth Marcus: Rand Paul Wins ‘Scrooge of the Year’ Award

Mitchell And at the ░░░░░░░░ time they ve got ░░░░░░░░ decide what to do ░░░░░░░░ unemployment insurance Ruth Marcus ░░░░░░░░ Paul hear what he ░░░░░░░░ to say about extending ░░░░░░░░ benefits video clip Paul ░░░░░░░░ do support unemployment benefits ░░░░░░░░ the 26 weeks that ░░░░░░░░ re paid for If ░░░░░░░░ extend it beyond that ░░░░░░░░ do a disservice to ░░░░░░░░ workers There was a ░░░░░░░░ that came out a ░░░░░░░░ months ago and it ░░░░░░░░ if you have a ░░░░░░░░ that s been unemployed ░░░░░░░░ four weeks and on ░░░░░░░░ insurance and one that ░░░░░░░░ on 99 weeks which ░░░░░░░░ you hire Every employer ░░░░░░░░ 100 percent said they ░░░░░░░░ always hire the person ░░░░░░░░ s been out of ░░░░░░░░ four weeks When you ░░░░░░░░ people to be on ░░░░░░░░ insurance for 99 weeks ░░░░░░░░ re causing them to ░░░░░░░░ part of this perpetual ░░░░░░░░ group in our economy ░░░░░░░░ video clip Mitchell That ░░░░░░░░ sort of breathtaking Ruth ░░░░░░░░ s the unemployment insurance ░░░░░░░░ creates the dependency MARCUS ░░░░░░░░ you say Scrooge Thank ░░░░░░░░ for letting me have ░░░░░░░░ it My mouth dropped ░░░░░░░░ when I heard that ░░░░░░░░ is absolutely true that ░░░░░░░░ unemployed for a long ░░░░░░░░ is a very bad ░░░░░░░░ in terms of your ░░░░░░░░ Mitchell It becomes harder ░░░░░░░░ get a job MARCUS ░░░░░░░░ would like to find ░░░░░░░░ person out there who ░░░░░░░░ been collecting unemployment for ░░░░░░░░ long time who would ░░░░░░░░ welcome the chance in ░░░░░░░░ holiday season I might ░░░░░░░░ out to have their ░░░░░░░░ extended because they are ░░░░░░░░ a terrible situation as ░░░░░░░░ Senator pointed out He ░░░░░░░░ wins my Scrooge award ░░░░░░░░ the year Mitchell We ░░░░░░░░ have to keep that ░░░░░░░░ open until Congress gets ░░░░░░░░ of town.”