Economic stimulus for the unemployed

Congress held hearings this week to consider suggestions for economic recovery. Midmorning asks what options are on the table and whether or not they would improve the nation's rising unemployment numbers.

Guests

• Jared Bernstein: senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute, and author of "Crunch: Why Do I Feel So Squeezed."
• Daniel Mitchell: senior fellow at the Cato Institute. He served as economist for Senator Bob Packwood and the Senate Finance Committee. He also served on the 1988 Bush/Quayle transition team.
• Steven Rothberg: is president and founder of CollegeRecruiter.com based in Edina.

Resources

• About Mitchell
• About Bernstein