Jim Sensenbrenner: “I fear what would happen if December 31st comes and goes and the three expiring provisions effectively do expire.”

So this goes to show that congressional pressure is not the best.

I make the point of order that a two-thirds vote is required for passage of this joint resolution because it does have the effect of amending the Constitution. And on the point of order, Madam Speaker, there was an extension that was…

And that is not what the law said, and it is not what the law should be.

It's up to us to constructively deal with this so that we can do more than just have a press release and make a difference.