With all due respect, we have five minutes, and you're the sponsor of the bill. I assume you have the research that you've done in front of you. So I'll ask you about the rationale behind the proposal to extend the maximum range of benefits from 45 to 50 weeks. Can you give me the costing out that you've done on that? And also, could you give me the evidence that adding five more weeks will significantly meet the needs of the unemployed people it would affect?
On February 28th, 2007. See this statement in context.