government for all americans and with that i yield. mr. horsford: i thank the gentlelady for her remarks and for bringing the real-life names and stories about how and who this furlough and impact of the government shutdown really affects. those are the individuals, the public servants who provide critical services each and every day, who deserve to go back to work. and again we're asking that the speaker bring a clean continuing resolution to the floor so that government can reopen and like the gentlelady from maryland, i myself have heard from my constituents who are affected by this, many who have sent emails and called my office.

i got some letters today from a fifth grade class of students, they are miller planning a trip to the grand canyon, but now it looks like that trip may be in jeopardy because the government shutdown is curtailing access to the grand canyon. they are asking if congress could start acting like fifth graders and maybe we could get something done. i would like to share just three of some of their remarks from the letters they wrote. stephanie writes, you should be

respectful of each other. be communicators. ut most of all be balanced and open-minded. rosie said you should be reflective of how you are affecting other people, not just myself. if my class can compromise and get along, you and congress should, too. george, wrote, congress should work as a team like we do here in school. the message is pretty clear. if fifth-graders can get along, you can, too. i sure hope that's the case. because if we can't work together to do the people's business, then we shouldn't be here and maybe we should turn the gavel over to them. i now yield the floor to my friend, the gentleman from new jersey, mr. payne.

i would like to thank the gentleman from nevada for chairing this hour tonight. and just as i reflect, mr. speaker, on the comment made by those fifth graders, i'm glad i'm in tune with them. because you see, i have -- through this whole ordeal, i have spoken about people who have narrow agendas, where they are only thinking of themselves and not the common good of the united states. cause you see, it is

disingenuous and hypocritical to one day vote for the shutdown of the government and the next day show up at the world war ii memorial and stand with the veterans saying this is horrendous what has happened. you can't have it both ways. i did not vote for the shutdown of the government. maybe i should have been at the world war inch i memorial saying what my colleagues have been saying as they voted to shut down the memorial. i want to share a story with you from a young lady in my district . just a day or two ago, she's a young mother and in norton, new jersey, where i represent the people of that town, she went to

the young father's program at rutgers university with her two-year-old daughter. due to the government shutdown, this young mother no longer is receiving her w.i.c. benefits. and in desperation, she is reaching out to anyone and everyone for help as her child literally starves from lack of nutritional assistance. she doesn't know who to go to. she feels totally alone. doesn't know how to feed her child or how to make ends meet. his story breaks my heart. and unfortunately, she is not alone. there are millions of pregnant women and others like her across

the country who don't know how to feed her child. and what breaks my heart even more is knowing that the congresses has the power to open this government tonight. the votes are here, mr. speaker. let's pass a clean c.r. make no mistake, this is a republican government shutdown. the extreme faction got exactly what they wanthed. well, i ask you. did the american people get exactly what they wanted? the american people i represent didn't. families across new jersey, who won't get the hurricane sandy relief they were counting on, didn't. veterans who put their lives on the line didn't. low-income children kicked off of head start, didn't.

31,000 furloughed federal workers in new jersey didn't. nine million women, infants, youngsters who rely on the w.i.c. program certainly didn't. my republican colleagues, who are they representing? american ning the government. they are holding the americans hostage. choosing which parts of the government are worthy of opening. we must open the than tire government and do what we can to do. 200 democrats have signed a petition to bring a bill to the floor that would open the government today. and more than 20 republicans

have also said they would vote for the bill. so, we have the vote. the question is, why won't speaker boehner bring the bill to the floor. won that he knows will pass. one that will reopen the government today? because it's not too much to ask members of congress to do their job. not too much to ask to reopen the government and pay their bills on time. the people i represent pay their bills on time every single day. why can't the leaders of this nation do the same? every day that goes by, the more we drive up the cost for the american people and the more we threaten the stability of our nation's economy. we cannot keep the government closed and cannot default on our debt. i strongly urge my republican

colleagues to stand up for the american pep. bring a bill to the floor that would reopen the government today and do the job that is expected of us and move our country forward and not punish the american people by moving the government backwards. mr. jeffries: may i inquire how much time we have left, mr. speaker? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman has 16 minutes remaining. mr. jeffries: i would like to submit a statement on behalf of and i orable johnson would ask to yield time to my good friend from the gentleman veasey. s, mr.

> what is going on to this government shutdown. mr. veasey: and what republicans are refusing to bring a clean c.r., our nations, cities and states continue to suffer. every single day we are losing millions of dollars by furloughing government workers and as we approach day eight of this this republican shutdown, the republicans continue to bring bills to the house floor that will only fund pieces of the federal government. this effort to make headlines and cover themselves for causing such shameful disfunction is resulting in undo certainty for

families and businesses all across our country. please understand this is not a game. these political gimmicks are not a responsible approach to governing. each problem resulting from the republican government shut union can be taken care of if we pass the senate's clean continuing resolution. in north texas, in the area that i represent, the 33rd congressional district, families miss out on over 300,000 meals because f.d.a. cancels shipments. it's ridiculous. and mill yops of americans may closing. d due to the these are two examples of widespread direct efforts of the republican shutdown and here's what republicans need to know.

they should go in their district and talk to workers that work in the defense industry and military bases and talk to people that have been furloughed, talk to people that because of the sequester problems that we have been unable to solve here. over 400. and if they talk to people and go into their districts and speak with every day common people that are working hard every day, what they'll find out, it hurts to lose their job and when you lose your job as we get closer to the christmas season and lose that job and sole medical emergency pops up that costs you money, you start to struggle as a family and starts to hurt. that is what is so shameful

about this republican government shutdown because it doesn't take into consideration the real pell that are out there struggling every day. speaker boehner claims there are enough votes to reopen the government. 200 democrats have signed a letter saying there are enough votes to reopen our government now. republicans claim they started the shutdown to defund, delay to millions of americans. such a move will deny health care coverage. we have the highest uninsured rate. over six million uninsured. in the district i represent, 26 ,000, that is over a third in the congressional district that i represent. trying to deny it.

i want them to explain to those constituents in the district i represent, it's a myth it is only happening. they have people in their districts that are uninsured also and they need to represent them also. the a.c.a. is the law of the land, which means this shutdown ill fruletless and republicans have to stop saying no and come to the table with solutions, solutions that matter and solutions that can be addressed. until then, house democrats have a clear message. we demand a vote to reopen our government. get back to work. provide for their families. i ask my republican colleagues to let reason overtake ideology and let's get our government

open again. let's get it running. enough is enough. let's do the right thing. let's stop with these games, stop the obstruction and get back to work. these families are dependent on us. i yield back. mr. jeffries: i thank the gentleman from texas for his constructive remarks and as he said, the fact that some on the other side want to close down government and keep it closed and now potentially threaten our ability to meet our obligations on october 17 with the debt ceiling over the affordable care act, the law of the land that has been passed by this congress, signed by the president and upheld by the supreme court, it's time for them to come to the table to negotiate without holding the

affordable care act as a precondition. and that is what we are here to say, to ask the expire to bring to the floor a clean funding bill that is supported by an overwhelming number of democrats and republicans to reopen government and to allow our american workers to go back to work. . mr. horsford: i now yield to the gentleman from new york, mr. jeffries. mr. jeffries: i thank the distinguished gentleman from the silver state, my good friend. representative horsford, for his tremendous leadership, for anchoring this cbc special order. it's my honor and privilege to join him today during this congressional black caucus hour of power where for 60 minutes we have the opportunity to speak directly to the american people. it's always an honor and a

privilege to do so but it's tragic and sad that we're here today under such circumstances. this is a manufactured crisis, a government shutdown engineered as a result of mean-spirited, wreckless and unreasonable behavior -- reckless and unreasonable behavior by our friends from the other side of the aisle. and in order to mask the obstructionism and the behavior that has resulted in more than 800,000 hardworking civil servants being kicked out of their jobs temporarily, we hope, there's been a series of myths, of factual misrepresentations that have been brought to the american people from our good friends on the other side of the aisle. i just want to spend a minute or two exploring some of the most significant ones, courtesy

of the house g.o.p. the first thing that led us down this road is this idea that the affordable care act is a train wreck. repeated over and over and over again. the affordable care act is a train wreck. it's not a train wreck. the train hasn't even left the station. enrollment just began a few days ago, on act 1. the coverage -- on october 1. the coverage period for the american people doesn't even begin until january 1 of 2014. how can it be a train wreck when the train hasn't even left the station? this is behavior that is designed to create an accident, because of some obsession that folks have on the other side of providing tens of millions of americans who are otherwise uninsured with

health care coverage. it's an obsession that quite frankly i can't understand. what are you so angry about? are you upset about the fact that the affordable care act prohibits pre-existing health s from denying care coverage to americans, including children? do you dislike the fact that young people going out into a very difficult job market can now stay on the insurance of their parents, until the age of 26? does it really bother you that small businesses will be eligible for a tax credit up to 35% to help provide health insurance coverage for their employees in a manner that will allow these small businesses to grow and prosper?

enough with this myth, the affordable care act is a train wreck. that was the basis of the shutdown and the ransom notes that were sent over to the senate majority that urageously stamped each one, rejected, return to sender. defund, delay, destroy the affordable care act. that was the genesis of this conflict. and then we shifted, once it was clear that that strategy was not going to work, into the second great myth of this debacle that we find ourselves in. the second myth, democrats refuse to negotiate. negotiate over what? negotiate over a law that my colleagues have clearly indicated is the law of the land, passed by a duly elected congress in 2010, signed by the president, declared

constitution albie the supreme court over the united states of by ica in a decision issued chief justice john roberts, a bush appointee, and then affirmed by the re-election of president barack obama in electoral college landslide, why do you want us to negotiate over settled law? there are three ways in the american democratic system for you to change law, mr. speaker. the first is through the legislative process. in 2010, you lost. 44 additional times subsequent to that you lost. unable to do it legislatively. you can try and change a law in america through our democratic system, through the court system. 2012 supreme court rejected that, you lost. then you can try and change things as a result of an ection and you lost with the

re-election of the president by more than five million votes in 2012. those are the three legitimate -- legitimate ways that you can change laws in american democracy. ou do not extort concessions and threaten to shut down the government. so this notion that we've refused to compromise is a great myth. particularly when, as my good friend from nevada pointed out, the fact that we've already compromised as it relates to the underlying number connected to funding the government. the democrats believe the appropriate number is $1,058 ,000,000,000. the republicans believe the appropriate number is $986 ,000,000,000. that number is right here.

we've agreed to drop our number all the way down to $986 ,000,000,000, representing a $70 billion compromise. you continue to put forth this myth. as if we're the ones behaving unreasonably. the american people see through this factual misrepresentation. lastly, let me just say, we had another great myth put forth this weekend by none other than the speaker of the house of representatives. no, not the junior senator from texas, the other one from ohio. he said, there are not the votes in the house to pass a clean c.r. not the votes? i'm no mathematician, mr. speaker, but it's clear, 198 democrats have indicated they're willing to reopen the government if you put the bill on the floor. and if you add that to the 23

republicans who have gone on record back at home in their districts, that gets us to 221. the magic number being 217 to reopen the government. stop peddling factual misrepresentations to the american people to cover your legislative malpractice. let's get back to doing the business of the american people. i yield back to my good friend. mr. horsford: thank you. i thank the gentleman from new york. i know we are coming down to the end of our time. i do want to extend time to the gentlelady from california, representative lee, at this time. and i would yield to her the floor. ms. lee: thank you very much. let me first thank you both for continuing to sound the alarm and to really conduct these special orders. so, the american people can know the truth. about what's really going on here in washington, d.c. so thank you, mr. horsford, thank you, mr. jeffries, for your remarkable leadership and for what you're doing tonight

once again. and as i was listening to what we've been talking about, there are two things that i want to drive home. one is, many of us did not want to -- and will continue to oppose sequester. what sequester has done is really gutted many of our safety net programs. such as head start, where 21,000 young people cannot have access now to head start in many of our districts. we have senior citizens, meals on wheels, they won't be able to really get their meals on wheels, which is what they need to have nutritious -- a nutritious diet. we see over and over again the impacts of sequester in people's daily lives. and it's wrong. and as a member of the appropriations committee, the subcommittee that really works on all of our domestic

programs, we've been fighting so hard to end the sequester so that people do not have to live through this pain, given what they're going through now as a result of sequester. nd so for us to support a bill that would open the government up at that level causes us a lot of pain and grief. and what we're hoping is that by our support of that $986 billion bill to open the government up, we can open the government up so that people can get back to work, so that we have a functioning government and so that we can begin to negotiate what makes sense for the american people in terms of the type of programs and the type of resources and services they need. until we it can get the -- until we can get the republican tea party members of this house to understand we need to create jobs and support a jobs bill. but until we do that, we have

to minimally ensure that the federal government provides for the basics for the american people. and so many of us, you know, would support that level of funding, just to get the government open. and i think, and as you said, the speaker -- i think they know that they have enough votes to put up with our democratic votes to open the government up. and so for the life of me, i don't know why they don't just bring that bill to the floor. let's see. let's have an up-or-down vote. i think the american people deserve that. a government shutdown is wrong. people deserve to have health care. millions of people now are accessing the affordable care act, they didn't have health insurance before. now they'll be covered. and so once again we have to see why in the world or ask the question, why in the world would people who need health care, why would they be held

hostage to people who want to work? i hope more people are listening, more people understand that we know how to open the government up and we know how to begin to negotiate on a real budget that makes sense for not only our domestic programs but for the pentagon and for our foreign assistance, state department, all those necessary programs that make for a functioning government. so thank you again for your leadership and thank you for give me the time tonight to speak -- for giving me the time tonight to speak. mr. horsford: thank you to the gentlelady from california. i will just conclude, mr. speaker, by saying we demand a vote. we demand a vote on a clean funding resolution, one that spo's supported by 198 -- one that's supported by 198 democrats, 23 republicans, 221 members, a majority of the members of this body are prepared to vote on a clean resolution and we're asking, demanding the speaker bring that clean resolution to the floor so that we can reopen government and allow all of our

american workers, those in government and those in the private sector, to get back to work and to meet our obligations as a country. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. horsford: i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: does the gentleman have a motion? mr. horsford: i move that the ouse do now adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the motion to adjourn. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the motion is adopted. accordingly the house stands adjourned until 10:00 a.m. tomorrow for the morning hour debate.

>> what are the leaders saying now about the shutdown in the coming that line on the debt ceiling? >> it looks like there was no great in the impasse over the shutdown, and the deadlines on the spending bill and on the are beginning to merge. any negotiating going on?

>> in the past we saw people from the white house coming up to the hill, doing negotiations with republicans and then with democrats. were reid and john boehner talking all the time, trying to work something out. we do not expect that to happen. what they have been proposing all along, a clean bill without any strings attached. that was the only conversation he had with the speaker since the shutdown. >> some reports suggest the white house would be open to a short-term increase in the debt are looking atwe october 17 reaching that ceiling. what have you heard? >> we heard that as well. is trying not to

rule that out, but we haven't ruled it in. a group of us talk to the about that.h he said they were trying to get clarification in terms of what the white house would be open to. he didn't specify. they want the largest debt increase possible. traditionally they have been talking about the timeframe of a year or so. working onthe house this week? beenis week the house has working on passing piecemeal legislation that reopens parts one step at aent time. senator reid had an interest in coin. made -- interesting point. he said it seems that it is

problematic to have a part of as government closed such funding for clinical trials. his argument is to have a piecemeal bill. are seeing these piecemeal pieces of legislation going through the house, which has the fat -- the effect of inoculating them somewhat. also putting house democrats on the spot, because house democrats have to decide whether or not to vote on these proposals. >> what is the senate saying about this bill? senator reid had some words on the floor. said he thought it was kind of silly. he argued that house republicans if they wanted to make sure federal workers could get paid easiest way would read to reopen

the federal government so they could go to work. they have not ruled out passing that bill, and it sounds like they want to do it. has not threatened to veto that piece of legislation. they told us earlier there are some objections on the republican side about whether or not it would be possible to do that without a roll call vote, that they could do it by a voice vote or by unanimous consent, but it is pointed doesn't look like there is an agreement. >> why would republicans vote against it? concernnk there is some generally about paying folks who are not working. the senator reid questioned merits of doing something like that if you are not working. asically it is like getting paid vacation. he argued those folks should read aloud to go back to work.

imagine there is some reticence from republicans who have had concerns about the amount they are paid on a regular basis instead of paying them for work they arguably did not do. >> thanks for the information. obama made an unannounced visit to fema today to bank employees for working through the government shutdown. he spoke to reporters for about 10 minutes. >> i am here at fema for a couple reasons. thank his entire team and the incredible workers who are here at fema. they are having to respond to

mother nature, which doesn't stop because the government has shut down. i want to get a briefing on what happened to hurricane karen, which became a tropical storm and then dissipated. in the meantime we are on tropical storm watch and the atlantic states, and we have got lizards up north. we have got whether pat -- blizzards up north. we have got whether we are monitoring, but i want to say thank you for the incredible work you are doing. i think it's important to understand the people here at fema have been doing everything they can to respond to events. they work with partners in case resources are needed. fema remains prepared year-round with supplies and distributional centers across the country.

their job has been made more difficult. we were prepared for what might have happened in florida. the government is still shut down. services aren't village erupted, and hundreds of thousands of hard-working public servants -- services are being interrupted, and hundreds of thousands of hard-working public servants are out of work. 80% of the fema workforces furloughed. in response to the potential of what might have happened in florida and along the coast, they called back to hundred of those workers. keep in mind that doesn't mean they are getting paid. that means they had the privilege of working without hate to make sure they are responding to potential needs of their fellow citizens.

now that the storm has dissipated they need to re furlough at least 100 of those folks who were called back. the about that. here you are dedicated to doing your job. you are being put back on furlough because the government is being shut down. that's no way of doing business. that speaks to the day today in emergencies. we have training that has to be re-schedule. it will probably ultimately cost more money to put those things back together again.

not only is the shutdown hurting fema workers, making it more difficult to respond to natural disasters, but it may end up costing taxpayers more than it hould. right now congress should do what is in the best interest of the economy and american people, to that is to work together focus on growth, jobs, and providing vital services americans across the country depend on, including services fema provides. i'm happy to talk to republicans about anything relating to the budget.

there's not a subject i'm not willing to negotiate and come up with commonsense compromises on. what i have said is i am not going to do that on the threat that they are going to shut down the government or default on america's debt so that america for the first time in history does not pay its bills. not something i will do. we are not going to establish that pattern. we're not going to negotiate under the threat of a prolonged shutdown until republicans get 100% of what they want. we are not going to negotiate under the threat of economic ofastrophe they have warned if america refuses to meet

obligations. the other idea that congress does not have the capacity to end this shutdown. the truth is there are enough republican and democratic votes to end the shutdown, partisanly, with no strings attached. the house should hold that vote today. if republicans and speaker boehner say there are not enough votes, we should see what happens. every member of congress among vote their conscience, and we can determine whether or not they want to shut the government down. my strong suspicion is there are enough votes. speaker boehner does not apparently want to see it the government shutdown unless he is able to extract sections that don't have anything to do with udget. i think american people simply

want government to work, and there's no reason there has to be a shutdown in order for the kinds of negotiations speaker boehner says he wants to proceed. hold a vote right now, and let's see what happens. the second in congress needs to do is raise the debt limit next bills ofe can pay the what americans have spent. that is what most people do. they understand they have to pay the bills. this is something routine. done more than 40 times since ronald reagan was president. it's never before been used in the kind of ways the republicans are talking about using it right now. we cannot threaten economic catastrophe in the midst of what it negotiations, so authorize the treasury to pay americans bills. pass the budget, pay our bills, and prevent an economic shutdown

, and as soon as that happens, i am eager and ready to sit down and negotiate with republicans of a range of ages. how do we boost manufacturing? how do we make sure our kids are getting a first-class education? all those things will be on the table. i am happy to talk about energy policy. how do we deal with our long- ?erm fiscal situation all those things i have been anxious to talk to republicans about for the next seven months. that together a budget lays out my vision for the economy. we can negotiate it, but we a whole bunch of people in order for one side to think they will have more leverage in negotiations. the last point i am going to , the bill that is being

presented reflects republican priorities. it's the republican budget. funding of this short-term thanng bill is far lower what democrats think it should be. nevertheless, democrats are theared to reopen government. we are compromising so much we are able to reopen the government at funding levels that reflect republican wishes, do not at all reflect our wishes. at fema they were having trouble making sure everybody was staying on the job and fulfilling their various functions. we need to get that sequester lifted that was hanging over the economy during the course of this entire year.

tos short-term legislation reopen the government doesn't even address that. that has to be done in the broader budget framework. democrats have said we are willing to pass a bill that reflects republicans priorities in terms of funding levels. that's a pretty significant compromise. ist we are not willing to do create a permanent pattern where unless you get your way the government is shut down or america has defaults. i want to thank everyone at fema for the extraordinary work you are doing. you do your jobs with repression listen, and hopefully, you are setting a good example for

members of congress. they need to be doing the same do there's nothey reason we cannot go forward and make sure we are taking care of merica's business. thank you, everybody. >> senate majority leader harry reid again called on house speaker john boehner to let the house vote on the clean, continuing resolution and and the government shutdown. mitch mcconnell responded the approach the house is taking is showing progress. >> yesterday the speaker of the john of representatives boehner claim there are enough votes to pass this bill that will end the government shutdown. i believe he is mistaken. of the house who

were democrats said they would vote for the bill to reopen the government. 22 members said publicly they would vote for the bill, and we have heard there are as many as 100 who want to vote for it. no matter how you do the math, it adds up to a majority of the house of representatives. were only a mechanism for pulling all members of the house to find out if they support the senate though -- bill, one sure way to find out whether it would pass would be to have a vote on it. there is a way to have a vote. that would solve the question for a long time.

i say to the speaker allow this vote you proposed in the first phase. the entire government could be reopened for business tomorrow morning, so i asked the speaker, why are you afraid? are you afraid this will pass and americans will realize you for noe country hostage apparent reason? why is the speaker opposed? across the nation people are suffering, not only federal employees, because of his irresponsible actions, the irresponsible tea party driven action, but it is not only federal employees. usair had the delivery of a $180 million aircraft.

they could not take the livery. -- take delivery. the defense industry it is happening all through government. there is an easy way out of this. the same escape hatch has been available as long as we were a country. it's called a vote. days it has been closed for business the speaker refused to use that escape hatch. it's so important to buy a home. you cannot buy an fha home today, and you cannot get it done. you need a person to check it.

my idea.not it was his idea. i will get it done. i agreed to his number. it was very hard to do in the democratic caucus, but it was his idea, not my idea. all this talk about not negotiating, that's what it was all about. party, ato the tea minority that runs the majority in the house of representatives. there was a compromise by us.

the compromise was difficult to get my caucus to accept. compromised, the speaker won't take yes as an answer. he's willing to go in. last week he was willing to work out some differences. only concerned about obama care. he's concerned about budget deficit, as we all are. it keeps changing. about -- he wants to talk about obama care or anything else, then we will do it. i put that in writing, had it hand-delivered to him. he said we would talk about agriculture, health care, domestic discretionary spending, military spending, anything he wants to talk about. we have been asking for a

congress on a responsible budget for six months. on national tv the speaker said, chairman ryan and chairman mary have been working together for a long time. previously,dicated i said it is not factual. senator mary issued a statement. she said it was not true. they had a couple meetings, but they have not discussed anything of substance. they met, but they talked about nothing, not her budget or his budget. we are saying, simply reopen the we have said we will

go to conference to talk about anything you want. he can't take yes for an answer. simply reopen the government. we will talk about anything you ant to talk about. we are not afraid to make compromises. republicans have a strange definition of compromise. ask, can i burn down your house? i say no. republicans ask, how about burning down the second floor? we say no. republicans ask thomas how about just a garage? we say no. they say, let's talk about what i can burn down, and we say no. they say, you are not

optimizing. republicans insist we must negotiate. as the new york times editorial reported on saturday we know this. 800,000 federal employees are furloughed with services shut down, and the economy is fragmented. it's hardly time for talking, and then we come up with all this. the problem is it is really hard to pick and choose. the second year of sequestration, $2 billion. this is all a charade. wrote, this isey

an immediate reaction, not the beginning of the beginning of a conversation. republicans spurned that. republicans have refused to negotiate over the senate's budget. they have refused to negotiate over the president's budget, and they have refused to negotiate to make the law more efficient. so is not well dangling over an a base. democrats agree. we are willing to negotiate. we will not negotiate with a gun to our heads. of ayour reckless threats default on the nation's obligations. then democrats will negotiate over anything our republican colleagues want to negotiate.

>> the republican leader. >> we are in the second week of the government shutdown no one claims to want. democrat say it is unreasonable to ask for any changes or delays to obama care, and republicans, proving the rollout is just how reasonable a delay is. if anyone had any doubts about the need to delay this thing, those should have been delayed this weekend when they admitted the website was not working. delay and basic fairness is what republicans are asking for at this point, not exactly the sun and moon.

another thing is we cannot agree on a bill -- if we cannot agree on a bill to fund the entire government, let's at least pass the most urgent pieces of it. let's at least pass apart we all agree on, and that's what the house has begun to do. over the last several days, the two parties have come together than eightno fewer bills. the house has quietly shown the parties are completely at odds in this debate. there is in fact some common ground here. surely the house has approved some funding for folks, and they have done it on a bipartisan basis. over the weekend they passed a bill that said the government shutdown does not protect

religion. another bill said government workers should not have to wonder how they are going to pay their bills during a government shutdown. through 23 fund fema democrats. , 23.nal park let's be clear that the problem is not the house. there is a fair amount of agreement that lawmakers have a duty and a responsibility that rises above politics of the liket to fund things cancer trials, the national guard, and reserves. the problem is the senate. the american people have given us divided government. they gave us a republican house and a democratic senate.

that means negotiation is not a luxury. it's a necessity, and until senate democrat accept that reality, these crises will only be harder to resolve. i would suggest they start trying to figure out how we can play a constructive role in the process and challenges that lie ahead. there is a time for politics, and there is a time for sitting down like adults to work it out. republicans are willing to negotiate. we invite senate democrat to join us. i yield. >> the senate is back in tomorrow at 10 a.m. eastern with more debate expected on the shutdown with a break at 12: 34 party lunches in consideration of party nominations. r party lunches in consideration of party nominations.

life of gracehe coolidge, wife of calvin coolidge. then president obama talks then, president obama talks about the government shutdown while visiting fema workers. peter king onsman the federal shutdown. >> grace coolidge was enormously popular as first lady and influenced the taste of american women by becoming a style icon. married to a man known as silent cal, she never spoke to the press, but she did use her office to bring attention to issues she cared about. good evening and way up -- welcome to the c-span series " ladies, influence and image." she came to office in