>> a two-week government extension to keep the government running. the house freedom caucus clearly worries about lawmakers making bad decisions that close to christmas. >> kicking the can down the road is something that congress continually does. we have a december 8th date. we've known that for many months and yet here we are again talking about another short-term deal. for us having that come due right before christmas and have the uncertainty of a government shutdown and other aspects that certainly will be reported is just not something that my constituents want. >> their position is an extension to december 30th to get through the christmas holiday and come back and tackle the critical year-end fiscal issues. >> i have no problem between the 22nd and 30th when people want to sit. only a week difference. >> we should get an update on the length of the extension shortly from gop leaders. >> bill: is there a sense of