bill, it's what's not. the extension of unemployment benefits. 1.3 million americans slated to lose those benefits on december 28th if congress doesn't act. that includes more than 43,000 people in michigan. joining me now, michigan democratic congressman, sander levin. good to see you, congressman. good morning. >> nice to be with you. >> do you feel like the democrats fought hard enough to get the extension of unemployment benefits in this budget compromise? >> we fought. we went to the rules committee and said let us have an amendment on the floor so that people who are going to lose their benefits would not. a million three, as you said. and i was just at a workforce office here in michigan, talked to a couple people who are going to lose their checks. one said to me, what are we going to do? how are we going to live? and i talked to the people who worked there who are working with the unemployed, who are looking for work, and there's a feeling of desperation growing