Steny Hoyer: “I would prefer that perhaps we do it for a longer period of time than 1 year. Two years would be acceptable. However…”

“I would prefer that perhaps we do it for a longer period of time than 1 year. Two years would be acceptable. However, the problem, of course, is paying for things. As the gentleman knows, when these bills were considered, one of the things that the minority did with their MTR was to include more spending in and strike the pay-fors, which exacerbated the bill to the tune of about $100 billion. So I think the committee is dealing with what they can pay for. There will be some things, obviously, that we have accepted as emergencies caused by the severe economic downturn. But I think the length of time will probably be dictated by the issue of how we pay for things.”