it will depend on kitchen mcconnell and chuck schumer getting this in mind to make sure they can get this over the finish line. host: who are you talking to next, what is key here? guest: the big thing is trying to get to a time agreement. anything in the senate takes unanimous consent. you need all 100 senators to agree on what to do and how to shorten it if you are. all of the senators so far who said they want amendments have indicated they are not looking to necessarily slow down the process -- they say they don't see any benefit to holding it hostage and a couple of days for no reason when it is going to pass. many of the senators who want amendment votes are trying to make points and a lot of this amounts to an exercise in futility, political theater, as there always is in the knighted states senate. that is what it is going to come down to. host: what time today gavel in? guest: 10:00 a.m. host: 10:00 a.m. on c-span2, you can watch on c-span two, our website, c-span.org or follow along on our mobile app, c-span now. the tear from jeffrey in north carolina. caller: good morning

it will depend on kitchen mcconnell and chuck schumer getting this in mind to make sure they can get the finish line. host: who are you talking to next, what is key here? guest: the big thing is trying to get to a time agreement. anything in the senate takes unanimous consent. you need all 100 senators to agree on what to do and how to shorten it if you are. all of the senators so far who said they want amendments have indicated they are not looking to necessarily slow down the process -- they say they don't see any benefit to holding it hostage and a couple of days for no reason when it is going to pass. many of the senators who want amendment votes are trying to make points and a lot of this amounts to an exercise in futility, political theater, as there always is in the knighted states senate. that is what it is going to come down to. host: what time today gavel in? guest: 10:00 a.m. host: 10:00 a.m. on c-span2, you can watch on c-span two, our website, c-span.org or follow along on our mobile app, c-span now. the tear from jeffrey in north carolina. caller: good morning, thank yo