to continue that debate and find out what is next, democratic senator chuck schumer of new york, and grover norquist of americans for tax reform, his anti-tax pledge played a key role in the super committee showdown. welcome. senator schumer, i want to begin with you. i hope you had a good holiday. welcome back to "meet the press." >> i did. >> let's talk about the fallout and what comes next from the super committee failing to get a deal. one big question before the end of the year is the payroll tax holiday. the president would like to see it extended. what's going to happen in the senate? >> well, the first thing we're going to do when we get back this week is put the payroll tax holiday on the floor of the senate. it would give middle-class families about $1,000 extra in their pockets. the average family would get that. it would boost the economy. and we paid for it with a small surtax on incomes over $1 million. it's essential that we do this. we're going to keep at it and at it...