Senate Proceeding on Oct 8th, 2009 :: 7:28:15 to 7:31:55
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7:28:11 to 7:28:31( Edit History Discussion )

Charles Schumer: time we are convened. and i hope by that time this measure unanimously. with that, i yield the floor, ??madam president, and i w note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the

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Speech By: Charles Schumer

7:28:32 to 7:28:53( Edit History Discussion )

Charles Schumer: clerk will call the roll. mr. schumer: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from new york. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: madam president, i just want to support the words of the senator from new hampshire and the senator from rhode island unemployment insurance extension forward. we all know that joblessness is a tremendous problem in this

7:28:54 to 7:29:14( Edit History Discussion )

Charles Schumer: country, and we can argue about which states should get the unemployment benefits for how much time. if you're unemployed, your household is 100% unemployed. and matter to you that you're in a state with a 6% or 9% or 12% rate.

7:29:15 to 7:29:35( Edit History Discussion )

Charles Schumer: if you've been looking for a job for 26 weeks, you are in trouble. and your family's in trouble. and it's hard to believe that even on an issue like this where you'd think there would be some co shows with the senator from texas, and he agreed

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Charles Schumer: unemployment benefits should be extended. we talked about itn this show. and yet, we're now holding things up. people can't wait. they have food to put on the table. they have families to keep together. they have the work ethic. and when you can't find a job,

7:29:59 to 7:30:19( Edit History Discussion )

Charles Schumer: try as you might, it eats at it. and it's one of the great things about america. and so i hope my colleagues will reconsider. i hope they'll reconsider, yeah, because of the politics. it's not on their side here. but more importantly because of the substance.

7:30:20 to 7:30:40( Edit History Discussion )

Charles Schumer: we've had over a period of time since world war ii, since the great depression. and we can debate what we should ultimately do. we have to do more, in my opinion, to get this country out of the economic problem in terms of jobs. we don't want to wait two or three or four years for unemployment to gradually come down.

7:30:41 to 7:31:01( Edit History Discussion )

Charles Schumer: we can debate all of that. should there be a second stimulus? should what should -- what should we do about the highway credit? considerations that we should debate and there will probably be some differences. but in terms of helping those

7:31:02 to 7:31:24( Edit History Discussion )

Charles Schumer: unemployed, the vast, vast majority who are unemployed through no fault of their own, i don't think there will be much of a debate. my guess is when it comes to the floor through the good efforts of the senator from montana senator from new hatch shierks my guest is that it will be overwhelmingly voted on. so let us not delay. let us move forward as quickly

7:31:25 to 7:31:50( Edit History Discussion )

Charles Schumer: as we can to help those who through no fault of their own right now can't find a job, try as they might themselves. i suggest the sense of a quorum. will call the roll.