fresh by giving everybody something that we know everybody wants. there can't possibly be any controversy on this one. >> reporter: and even though delegate eleanor holmes norton says there she doesn't think there could be any controversy on this one, we should expect a big debate about how these extensions are going to be paid for, gregg. gregg: yeah, that's the big problem. peter, nobody wants to be called a grinch around christmas, so it comes at a pretty tough time politically. what are republicans saying about this? >> reporter: they're saying that the white house better not try to paint the congress as do-nothing if nothing ends up happening here. speaker boehner already out with a paper statement saying, quote, we told the president in september that we stand ready to have an honest and fruitful discussion with him regarding the payroll tax extension, and that invitation stands. and so extending the payroll tax cut and these unemployment benefits, gregg, would cost about $200 billion. that's a lot of money, unfortunately, and congress no black friday discount. gregg: yeah, no kidding.