appropriations committee, his still fellow committee member jon tester also joins us to discuss democrats exxon valdez. in these turbulent times, we turn to a "face the nation" tradition. a historiansndtable one b andt lies ahead for 2019 it's all ahead on "face the nation." go morning, welcome to "face the na." it's day nine of the shut down with no end in sight. thnd. some 420,000 federal employees worked this week will not receive pay for their time until the shut down ends. while another 380,000 stayed home with no guarantee of back pay. joining us now from tuscaloosa, alabamas republican senator richard shelby, he's one of the most powerful groups in congre congress, he runs the appropriations committee. senator shelby and his fellow members control government spe spending. senator, welcome to "face the nation." >> thank you. >> brennan: sir% of for the s3lant mocrats accor the ters poll whe donetiations stand >> our negotiations are at an impasse at the moment. i wish it were not so. but we've got to move away from the blame game, blaming the president, blaming the democra democrats, pelosi and