Roy Blunt: “I hear that answer and I respect it, but I also believe that when we've let these tax policies expire, they have some of…”

“I hear that answer and I respect it, but I also believe that when we've let these tax policies expire, they have some of the same economic consequences. I suppose that can be debated when we get to that point in the debate. But sort of selective waiving of PAYGO, I hope we have developed some principles here that can maybe apply to some other things as well. I think we've discussed that and I appreciate the fact that we've had a difference on this for some time. I mentioned a couple of States that are particularly impacted by the credit situation that we face right now on the sales tax deductibility. That's just another burden on taxpayers that may be dealing with another problem that's part of the overall economic challenge we face right now. And just like the stimulus package waived PAYGO to try to help solve this problem, I'd suggest that there may be items beyond unemployment insurance that equally are related and may be even more contributory to the problem than unemployment insurance.”