other government. programs. democrats in the white house oppose offsets and republicans say it's all about politics in a midterm election year. >> i have to admit i'm a little surprised at the fur ver with which they are extending after they ignored the issue all of last year. >> why not try to find the middle ground that has been found before. >> on a relatively rare number of occasions, what i would say is that the ideological fight is to be around horse trading over what are emergency benefits for families in need. >> i am unemployed. >> reporter: katherine wrote to the president last month after she was laid in in july from her job as a nursing home administrator. >> i was blind side. >> reporter: next month she's scheduled to shift to long-term unemployment and if congress fails to act, she will lose the