The critics are calling for a three-month extension of the current law to give both sides time to make changes.

At the end of May, the airline asked for a three-month extension, to Sept. 30, but the judge granted only one month.

Democratic leaders in the two houses now appear divided over whether a three-month extension is the best alternative.

In return for the three-month extension beyond the norm, the union would receive additional benefits.

The committee immediately requested additional funding for a two- or three-month extension to complete its hearings, which had already cost taxpayers nearly $900,000.

Each written request for an optional three-month extension must comply with the requirements described in Announcement 2011-71.

The most he would look for now, he suggested, was a three-month extension in office, though even that more modest idea seems problematic.

The men have been in jail since March, and the panel denied a government request for a three-month extension.

If it were, we wouldn't see a new and desperate Republican proposal today to settle on a three-month extension.

Of the options on the table, we therefore supported the three- plus three-month extension.