Labor Secretary: ‘People Who Are Looking for Work, They’re Looking Every Day’

“I talk to workers. I met with a group of long-term unemployed workers this week. It broke my heart. You know, one of them told me he had cancer a few years ago and, you know, fighting cancer was easier than fighting long-term unemployment. And the thing that angered them the most is when people suggest that they are sitting home eating bonbons. That just is so incorrect. And so as we debate this bill on extending emergency unemployment benefits, I hope that discussion will be off the table and we can focus on the merits and what's happening. Because I’ll tell you, the people who are looking for work, they're looking every day. And the reality is we're growing jobs, but we're not growing enough jobs to meet the need and that's why the president has this plan.”