Harry Reid: Republicans shouldn't block unemployment insurance extension

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, the top Democrat in Congress, practically dared Senate Republicans on Sunday to try to block a measure to extend unemployment insurance for the longtime jobless.

“It would seem to me that five Republicans in the Senate should agree with the Republicans around the country,” Reid said on CBS‘s “Face The Nation,” citing broad public support for extending unemployment insurance. “Republicans around America want us to do something to extend these benefits. Why? Because it’s good for the economy.”