the shutdown deadline is friday. the senate resumes at new for speeches. later in the week, the bill extending government funding comes up and an abortion bill. reauthorizingder nsa surveillance programs and they work on keeping the government open. when congress is back in session, watch the house live on c-span and the senate live on c-span2. to find out more about the week ahead, we talked to a report on capitol hill. isjoining us on the phone christina marcos of "the hill," walk us through what will happen over the next few days. >> as of right now, congress does not have a clear plan for how it will avert a shutdown. they won't support the spending bill unless there is progress. they want protections for these

young, undocumented immigrants. the trump administration is ending the daca. on the other hand, there are dissent talks that are loath to create another short-term patch from the pentagon. they say it hurts military readiness. and then you always have fiscal concerns with the spending bills. >> the chip deadline is in march. and the dreamers debate has been inflamed over the past couple of days. how does all of that play into this debate? >> democrats are saying they will not vote for another spending bill unless there is something in place for the dreamers. there is a complexity issue and

the controversy of president trump's remarks. if there is some measurable progress for how democrats will come on board -- but right now they see no advantage to simply helping republicans keep the government open. host; this is the fourth cr for this congress? christina: it is, since the september. there were two in december alone. defense hawks are very frustrated. it is not responsible governing to justify a short-term spending bill over and over. host: we are talking with christina marcos of "the hill." why is this so difficult for congress?

christina: immigration has always been a difficult issue. a lot of passionate feelings on both sides. republicans are split. you have interested lawmakers -- you have centrist lawmakers who believe these am immigrants who were brought to the u.s. as children through no fault of their own -- they don't even realize they are undocumented until they are applying to college or something happens. they don't think it is fair to deport these people, who had no involvement in deciding to come here illegally. and then you have people who rep. pelosi: -- and then you have people who want to cut down on illegal immigration and argue this is the fault of the system. people with certain skills

should come into the country. host: if senators don't -- agreed to that short-term cash, -- short-term patch, do the speaker and leader mcconnell have the votes they need in h -- in each chamber to get this through? christina: speaker ryan did manage to acquire a number of votes to pass the bill in december. in the senate, even if majority leader mitch mcconnell manages to get all his pockets on board, they still need several democrats to break the filibuster. senate democrats will be voting to keep the government open. it is a question as to whether senate democrats will be willing

to do that this time. the holidays were on the line last december. lawmakers did not want to stay in washington after that. the dynamics are different. democrats are facing a lot more urgency from their base. host: where do you put the chances of a government shutdown at this point? christina: i would say the government shutdown is generally unlikely, just because we had one back in 2013. lawmakers recognized how damaging it is. at the same time, democrats know there are midterms on the rise. they want to meet the demands of their base and try and keep that liberal energy throughout november. we will see what happens. host: we will be checking in with you throughout the week. christina marcos of "the hill," thank you for being with us.

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