Obviously, each time the government spends money, especially during a crisis, our debt load increases. Choices must be made. Personally, if I had to choose between expanding benefit entitlements by five weeks, a measure that may not help many people either because the economy may have rebounded, or people may have lost their jobs before the measures actually takes effect, and extending these benefits to women, I would opt for the latter.
On March 26th, 2009. See this statement in context.