Michael Capuano actually said...

I don't know why we couldn't pass an expansion 2 years ago. I don't know what the holdup is now.

I hope that this year we will be able to go forward. I think many of us see a value in expanding this program and making sure that it works.

This is an important issue and one that I actually hope and think presents itself for a great opportunity for compromise.

I am convinced that anything that we ever do will be gamed, which is why Congress exists, to play whack-a-mole with everybody else.