speaker boehner said, hey, i offered them revenues. i was a little bit surprised at that, but i think it s one way of saying to us that he tried. and saying to the american public that he tried. because i think that nearly 80% of the american people were of the belief that we should have both cuts and revenues. so i think he wanted to say to those people who are in the majority in this country that did have both in his repertory. congressman, final question. my understanding, sir, is that which passed the house had a six-month time frame and then we have to do it all over again. that which senator reid was seeking would extend it beyond the 2012 election. when that gets resolved which way is it going to go? are we going to be revisiting the issue before americans vote for president? i don t think so.
i was a little bit surprised at that, but i think it s one way of saying to us that he tried. and saying to the american public that he tried. because i think that nearly 80% of the american people were of the belief that we should have both cuts and revenues. so i think he wanted to say to those people who are in the majority in this country that did have both in his repertory. congressman, final question. my understanding, sir, is that which passed the house had a six-month time frame and then we have to do it all over again. that which senator reid was seeking would extend it beyond the 2012 election. when that gets resolved which way is it going to go? are we going to be revisiting the issue before americans vote for president? i don t think so. i ve said before and i ve said again, if a six-month extension