raising these issues. i think the level of anxious that's is going to take place as more and more people get the paychecks with zero on it, we haven't seen anything yet. the kind of angst we've feld in maryland and the district people will feel all over the country. we need to bring the government oshutdown to an end and put our workforce back toba work. make sure the services they provide are being applied in a way that makes our country safer. we need to find a way to make sure that never, ever again will we use these folks lives as what they are being used right now. their words, not ours, politicat pawns. they are more important their jobs and lives are monitor important than the way they've been treated over the last 20 days. with that madam president, i yield the floor and note the absence of a quorum.

>> the house next week planned to continue to vote on legislation to fund and reopen parts of the federal government also planning to debate a $12.1 billion disaster-relief funding bill. why is the house democrat leadership bringing up that measure in the midst of their reopen push. >> this was one thing that didn't get accomplished last year. and so i know there's a lot of pressure to get it done sooner rather than later. >> well the new appropriations chair saying this about the effort coming up next week. this legislation is the first step to helping our fellow americans get back on their feet. i am pleased they include important funding to strengthen resiliency against future disasters especially those being made more frequent by climate change, what are the sorts of things that it will fund? >> it will include things like medications, so it will be easier to withstand major

floods. disaster relief when it comes to hurricanes and fires. more preparation for those things. >> you're related story has this headline. california water projects could be shelved as trump seeks money for the border wall. tell us about this and what the president's trying to do here or reportedly trying to do. >> these are projects that were funded by congress last year in the appropriations bill. the monies have been appropriated but it hasn't been spent yet. it's been allocated for -- the white house is looking for p places within the government they can find unspent money that can be used to fund the president's wall at the border. this would allow him to declare a national emergency and potentially end the government shutdown. >> in a normal year and in an unshutdown year, how would the unused funds what happened to

these unused funds. >> they would be contracted out at some point or remitted back to the government to be appropriated again. >> well there's pushback from port liken governor, who tweeted this. no justification should be considered to reclassify the money that you say citizens will use to rebuild their communities. if anything, the conversation should be how we get more resources to rebuild those impacted areas faster. what have you been hearing from the california delegation in particular about the reported plan from the president? >> they are very much against this. some of the projects potentially targeted in california are really necessary. you've got a lot of the flood plain in california comes down from the sierra nevadas and flows down toward central or southern california, and that's where the majority of californians get their water from. there's also a risk of major

catastrophic floods. the sacramento area is the second most likely city to be flooded. >> host: mark medose the house of the freedom caucus say democrats refuse to negotiate in good faith, if they won't compromise president should use asset forfeiture money or other discretionary fees, if not he should declare a national emergency, it's time. is that the general sentiment among the republican side from what you're hearing. >> sarah: the asset of forfeiture that seems to be fairly popular. it seems to be a way for both sides to get a win, and the government shutdown. i think the idea of using disaster funding whether it be to actually make repairs after a disaster or prevent future disasters doesn't seem to be too

popular. i'm getting bipartisan pushback to the idea. >> host: well the house democrat leader spent the opening days in passing appropriations bills for the remainder of fiscal year 2019. is there any indication of a compromise in sight. any thought the senate will take up those measures that have been passed? >> at this point it doesn't seem likely. we're not hearing about a lot of negotiations happening behind the scenes and senate majority leader mitch mcconnell has said he's not going to bring a bill up to a vote in the senate unless a president has signaled he's going to sign it and that's a high threshold at this point. >> host: sara wire follows this on twitter at sara d weir. >> the senate continues negotiates to end the shutdown.

follow our senate and shutdown coverage on c-span, c-span 2, c-span.org and the free c-span radio app. >> then sunday, on after words at 9:00 p.m. eastern, journalist ruunique wualan, discusses her book "it was all a dream." she's interviewed by the root editor in chief danielle belten. >> barack obama got nominated for president of course and our political climate has totally changed. so, i think for me it was the idea that the american dream maybe is possible for black americans. maybe it wasn't created for us this idea that you can do better than your parents if you work hard enough, it doesn't matter. your lot in life, but you know it just doesn't seem like that's actually the reality. even now. i think that's a profoundly

disappointing thing, at least for me. >> watch book tv this weekend on c-span 2. >> c-span where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. and today, we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court, and public policy events in washington, d.c. and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. >> in his annual state of the commonwealth address virginia's democrat governor ralph northam based a budget on expected revenues from last year's tax overhowl, and discussed his plan for gun background checks.