e bring up the kelly: that the house bring up the clean c.r. the speaker pro tempore: as the chair previously advised that request cannot be entertained. mr. mcgnch: i yield for unanimous consent request to the gentlelady from ohio, ms. beatty. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. mrs. beatty: i ask unanimous consent that the house bring up the senate amendment to h.j.res. 59, the clean c.r., and to go to conference on a budget so we end this unnecessary republican shutdown. the speaker pro tempore: as the chair previously advised that request cannot be entertained absent appropriate clearance. the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. mcgovern: for the purpose of a unanimous consent request, i yield to the gentleman from michigan, mr. kildee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. kildee: i ask unanimous consent that the house bring up senate amendment to h.j.res. 59, the clean c.r. and go to conference on a budget so we can finally end this republican shutdown. the speaker pro tempore: as the cha

pass the clean c.r. and then a conference that talks about the issues for the whole year, resolves funding, makes sense. but only after they pass our clean c.r. bill. so speaker boehner, no more gains. when the final hours, pass the clean c.r. don't send us another one of these little gizmos that is simply meant to take attention off the fact that you don't have the courage to keep the government funded. pass the clean c.r. and then we can talk about conference. yield the floor. >> madam president. >> the assistant majority leader? >> madam president, the statement made earlier is worthy of note. in less than an hour, the government of the united states of america will close. what it means is that agencies all across -- >> good evening. i'm chris hayes. we are less than one hour away from the government shutdown. as i speak to you right now, the national is in session on the floor. you see dick turbin of illinois speaking. you just saw harry reid and chuck schumer of new york, also part of the senate demo

>> that is out not the clean c.r. would be we want to resolve this problem, prior to the time you could consider that particular bill, which would be at the very earliest i believe october 14th probably not until the 28th. >> but what if the government's still shut down october 14th? >> i'm going to insist that the speaker try to bring out a clean continuing resolution to the one i said i would support. also i said that -- you know, i believe that representative ron kind and i of wisconsin have represented a reasonable, a reasonable alternative, for many members. let's do the clean c.r. for six months, at the republican number of $986 billion. let's repeal the medical device act and pay for it. ron kind and i have a whole group of democrats and republicans on board with this. the far left is not going to like that proposal because it does make a change to the health care law. the far right is not going to like it because at the end of the day it does not defund the health care law. i believe there's a lot of space for

the vine. but to pass the c.r., the clean c.r., and keep n.i.h. open, the department of veterans affairs the all the parks open, defense department open. to keep the government open. why hasn't that happened? the speaker of the house refuses to hold a vote in this people's house. what's he afraid of? the democracy? what's he afraid of, we're going to vote to open the government, because that's exactly what would happen fufment want to help n.i.h., vote for the clean c.r., get it done tonight. quit the game playing. thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentlelady from connecticut reserves. the gentleman from georgia. mr. kingston: mr. speaker, i yield one minute to the gentleman from mississippi, mr. harper. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from mississippi is recognized for one minute. mr. harper: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. harper: mr. speaker, i rise today in support of the research for life-saving cures proposal. t

we need to shut up and let the american people make us listen to them and go about bringing the clean c.r. that's what i'm hearing from the american people, both democrat and republican, liberal and conservative. they want us to sit down and shut up and open up this government with a clean c.r. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. sessions: thank you, mr. speaker. the republican party hears the gentleman. we are also listening to the american people. the american people are sick and worried about their future. they see a government that spends too much money and listens too little. they tax too much and leave too little for the american people. they are very aware that this big government ploy and played by not just this administration, but the prior administration that ran this house of representatives placed america in a detrimental position, in a position where we have health care that is a government-run health care plan, that is causing not just uncertainty but unemployment. and republicans got into this

around your fence and won't let bring up the clean c.r. and we will do it. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from virginia. mr. moran: i yield 30 seconds now to the distinguished gentleman from new mexico. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. lujan: the house republicans aren't fooling anyone. with hunting season in new mexico, the republican bill does nothing to open federal lands on the b.l.m. or forest service. they are turning a blind eye to the small business owners and guides that depend on hunting season. hunters call the house republicans and tell them to vote on the clean senate c.r. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from virginia. mr. moran: the gentleman from idaho continue to reserve? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from virginia. mr. moran: i leave myself the balance of the time, to share with the house the fact that the national wildlife federation, america's largest conservati

they have the votes to pass a clean c.r. they could pass it today. ey have the votes to pass a clean debt ceiling increase. they have it today. john boehner could go on the floor at 9:00. >> could get it done today. >> let's ask a guy who reports on the hill. we don't usually like the to be this specific. i would rather talk to the sports writer. ask lu uhpica. jeremy, let's talk fact. from everybody you have talked to, everybody i talked to, it seems to me that john boehner could pass a clean c.r. today and a clean debt ceiling increase this morning with the republicans and all the democrats. >> i talked to democrats and republicans who were bewildered by what john boehner said. peter king said there are 50 to 75 republican votes for this. peter king is one of the republicans who's been counting. he told me he thinks there would be 150 vote ifs the it were a secret ballot. it shows you the appetite to get us out of this jam on the republican side of the aisle. john boehner's comment s yesterday were interesting. what he was saying was, okay, these fa

. >> yeah, we wonder if those 19 republicans who said that they would vote for the clean c.r., if they vote only if their leadership brings it to the floor, will they sign this petition to get a vote on the floor for the clean c.r.? we'll see. athena jones, thank you very much. >> reporter: thanks. >>> over at the white house, there seems to be some mixed messages right now about how much progress is actually being made. >> first, we hear the lines of communication are open. but then, another plan to reopen the government, that's rejected. >> so brianna keilar is live at the white house to get us squared away. brianna, is this back-and-forth hurting or helping the process? what do you think? >> reporter: ana, here's the ugly truth, the back-and-forth is the process. this is just sort of how it's going to go. and over the weekend, while the markets are closed, probably no coincidence that the briefing here at the white house yesterday was pushed back repeatedly until it was after the markets closed. and the issue is that president obama has said he's amenable to a short-term increase of

our colleagues on the other side of the capitol continue to call for a clean c.r., yet they continue to act on these clean mini-c.r.'s. the house has put forward a plethora of options to fund the federal government. first, the four annual appropriations bills to fund he government in regular order then three different continuing resolutions prior to september 30. and now these short-term c.r.'s to reopen parts of the federal government. in fact, more than 1/3 of it so far. but the senate is committed to inaction. they didn't pass any regular appropriations bills. they will not pass our clean short-term funding bills. and they so far have refused to join us at the negotiating table. mr. speaker, that completely puzzles me. it goes against the grain of what has gone on in this country since we've been a country, when the two bodies differ, the founding fathers said, if you can't agree, aupon the conference members from either -- appoint conference members from either body, from both bodies. it's always worked. xcept now the senate refuses to do their duty. i hope they'll consider this b

speaker, we can bring the clean senate c.r. to the house floor as we should have done weeks ago and end this government shutdown today. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time is reserved. the gentleman from oklahoma. mr. cole: i thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. cole: thank you, mr. speaker. i want to address a couple of points that my good friend raises. before i do, i want to agree with her that i think we all think the government ought to be opened. i don't think there's much division about that. and folks have actually tried to do that. on our side of the aisle every single piece of legislation we brought to the floor during this period has either kept the government open in whole or part. i suspect we'll continue to try to do that. it's not the aim of either side here to shut down the government. in terms of the affordable health care act, i certainly don't support it, voted against it, volted

the road. vote for a clean c.r. mr. speaker, there are a lot of emotions because this is about life and death. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: are here further requests? under the speaker's announced policy of january 3, 2013, the gentlewoman from kansas, ms. jenkins, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader. ms. jenkins: thank, mr. speaker. i am proud to be -- thank you, mr. speaker. i am proud to be here this evening with my colleagues to host the republican leadership hour. we are going to talk to the american people about the damaging taxes levied against them by the president's health care law. the cost to consumers, the i.r.s.'s role in enforcement of these tax provisions, and the rocky implementation of the law. the president's health care law contained 21 new taxes. many of which will impact low and middle income earners. together these taxes represent a trillion-dollar tax hike. at a time when american families certainly cannot afford it. and although it became law in 2010, the

we keep hearing from the other side, just pass a clean c.r. just pass it and everything would be fine. i came here to do something. we're spending $1 trillion more than we bring in every single year. we are $17 trillion in debt. the bill that's being implemented, the law that's being implemented right now is going to cost us $2 trillion or $3 trillion, we don't know. and the president, i understand, i'm not sure of the number, but is going to ask in a week to raise the debt ceiling another $900 billion. that's $100 billion short of a trillion, still all numbers that are staggering to my mind. so if we add that up, at the minimum, we're at $20 trillion that doesn't include social security and all the other obligations that we have. and the clean c.r. that we're being beseeched to just vote on so everything will be fine, says that's ok. just keep going. don't change a thing. everything's fine. nothing to see here. but everything is not fine. the constituents that elected me had three concerns when i ran. and i hear about them every single day at

of the problems you're asking the wrong guy because i didn't think that the fight should have been on the c.r. i was for a clean c.r. i think that the level of sequestration -- >> you're willing to -- >> i'm one of those that did not want a shut down in the first place. i thought sequester levels was a win for republicans and we should have taken the fight to the debt ceiling where it belongs where you actually have a valid point to say if we don't have reforms, then we're going to have a debt crisis in the future. let's be responsible. let's do the difficult thing and actually do some reforms and avoid a real debt crisis where we don't have the luxury of just raising our debt ceiling because no one will buy our debt in the first place. >> anna, why not take that off the table? why not put it up to a vote? republicans are saying why shouldn't we? why shouldn't you? >> for the same reason that harry reid won't put up the repeal of the medical device up for a vote. because the votes are there to pass it but they're a majority of the other party. you want to talk truth? that's what it is. are the votes there to pa

of the problems you're asking the wrong guy because i didn't think that the fight should have been on the c.r. i was for a clean c.r. i think that the level of sequestration -- >> you're willing to -- >> i'm one of those that did not want a shut down in the first place. i thought sequester levels was a win for republicans and we should have taken the fight to the debt ceiling where it belongs where you actually have a valid point to say if we don't have reforms, then we're going to have a debt crisis in the future. let's be responsible. let's do the difficult thing and actually do se reforms and avoid a real debt crisis where we don't have the luxury of just raising our debt ceiling because no one will buy our debt in the first place. >> anna, why not take that off the table? why not put it up to a vote? republicans are saying why shouldn't we? why shouldn't you? >> for the same reason that harry reid won't put up the repeal of the medical device up for a vote. because the votes are there to pass it but they're a majority of the other party. you want to talk truth? that's what it is. are the votes there to pass

allow the house to vote on the clean c.r. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition? >> unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: does the gentleman seek unanimous consent? without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one inute. >> mr. speaker, the real issue here today is about the rights of the american people. individual american citizens should have the same rights to exceptions as powerful corporations have been given, and members of congress should comply with the same laws as everyone else. whether it be obamacare or any other law of this country. mr. scott: and that, mr. speaker, is all that we have asked for. if the president would simply agree to give the people of this country the same relief that he has given powerful corporations, we wouldn't be shut down right now. house republicans will continue our efforts to pass bills that reflect the american people's priorities and the

the individual mandate, people enrolling, since they can't enroll at all. after all of this, ted cruz, you've heard from mitch mcconnell, you saw john boehner bring the c.r., the cleanhey could have done three weeks ago, bring it to the house for a vote. i think the shutdown strategy is over. >> maria, the decision, as it relates to a negotiation, many republicans were saying they were using it as leverage, because democrats always say, yeah, we'll negotiate. let's get past this. we'll talk about it, let's just pass this piece of legislation. what's the guarantee that this won't happen again? >> there are no guarantees, victor. and this is where i think that the folks on both sides of the aisle, and there is some hope here, because we saw this week that senator murray sat down with congressman paul ryan to actually work out some of these things so this doesn't happen again. what we did see from the shutdown, and we talked about the polls in our last conversation, that americans have absolutely had it. and amy's right. i think ted cruz is feeling the heat. the problem here, though, victor, it was never really up to ted cruz. it was always up to speaker boehner. at th

i hope the speaker will bring the clean c.r. to the floor, will let the members of the house vote on that so that we can keep the government operating for this country. thank you. madam president, i yield the floor. mr. sessions: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from alabama. mr. sessions: madam president, we have a number of serious difficulties in our country. the most serious, i think, is lack of jobs and lack of economic growth, and the affordable care act is devastating to that situation, making it much worse. our colleagues need to understand as we talk about the difficulties that would happen if we have a shutdown, and there will be difficulties, that's for sure, but the idea that this is not an important matter that needs to be addressed when we confront the affordable care act, obamacare, is wrong. we have got to address this question. just one thing i would say to all of us, the numbers are in and it's quite clear. 77% of the jobs that have been created since january of this year are part time. every

speaker, the senate has voted twice to send us a clean c.r. now it's time for the speaker and the majority leader to put the senate's clean compromised c.r. on this floor and in their words let the house work its will. have the courage, mr. speaker, to have the majority party put on this floor a bill which will keep the government open and which the senate will pass. mr. speaker, does the republican party have the courage of its rhetoric and let the house work its will. i dare you to do that. let democracy work. don't be dictating to america that they are going to shut down the government. let's vote on it. put a clean c.r. on this floor. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from kentucky. mr. rogers: may i inquire how much time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time from new york has expired. mr. rogers: mr. speaker, i yield the balance of our time, one minute, to the very distinguished majority leader of the house, mr. cantor of virginia. the speaker pro tempore: the majority lead

yet you won't let the house vote on a clean c.r. to open government. . mr. speaker, you tell us when you've made the people of this country suffer enough. you tell us when you're satisfied with the level of anxiety and pain that you have caused. at that time, maybe you'll let us vote the clean c.r. and let the people see where we all stand. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. members will remember to address their comments to the chair. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from kentucky seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, pursuant to house resolution 37 1, i calm up the joint resolution, h.j.res. 84, a joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the head start program for fiscal year 2014 and for other purposes. and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the joint resolution. the clerk: house joint resolution 84. joint resolution making continuing appropriations for head start for fiscal year 2014 and for other purposes. the speaker

960 facilities not inspected and the only reason is because we will not come to the floor, put the clean c.r. on the floor, and have 195 plus 21 people vote in the majority to open the doors of this government. but more importantly have you heard the stories of families whose husband or wives are laid off, struggling to make ends meet, calling on relatives to help them. you heefered the young woman who came to my attention who had to be carried away to a shelter because she was suffering domestic abuse because of the financial crisis. or maybe you haven't heard the american public, 51% republicans, say, we don't like what you're doing, republicans, we want the government to open. maybe you haven't heard from the governor in kentucky who says e's overwhelmed by -- the speaker pro tempore: 15 seconds. the democratic governor says right now, 7,000 are already enrolled and he has a report that says if this affordable care acts, he will have 17,000 more jobs and $15 billion in the economy. let's stop this foolishness. it's working and get back to work and pass a clean c.r. enough is enough. we ne

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clean vote on government funding right now? >> there's not the votes in the house to pass the clean c.r.? >> are you sure that's true? 190 democrats have signed a letter saying they would vote for it. 21 republicans. 21 house republicans have said they are for it, as well. and democrats are confident, you add those republicans to the democrats, a few more would come along and they have the votes. >> the american people expect washington, when we have a crisis like this, that the leaders will sit down and have a conversation. and i told my members the other day, there may be a back room somewhere. but there's nobody in it. we're interested in having a conversation about how we open the government and how we begin to pay our bills. it begins with a simple conversation. >> you had a conversation at the white house. and senate democrats, including harry reid, he's more than willing to have a conference. more than willing to have negotiation, but not under the threat of a government shutdown. and not under the threat of a government default. >> my way or the highway. complete surrender and we'll talk to you. i gave the ma

to put a clean c.r. on the table and let it get voted out because you know what people like pete king and other governing caucus members of the republican party will vote for a clean c.r. without the obamacare language without the anti-abortion language that they put in the last one they passed last night you know it's time for these guys to grow up and do what's right for the american people and stop and i was unfortunately i think what this guy on the t.v. is hoping for is actually going to happen there the republicans are going to are going to cave on this what was it like to get in after a shutdown here i'd like to get into that in the actual being a what you're both projecting that we can actually this to be right after this break stick around more of the government shutdown. i would rather as questions to people in positions of power instead of speaking on their behalf and that's why you can find my show larry king now right here on our t.v. question more. plus time of the new alert animation scared me a

the senate bill has just the clean c.r. that you like. individual mandate with the c.r. let's put them together, go to conference committee. what happened? harry reid said absolutely not. they voted it down and it went away. we won't negotiate. we won't talk. >> talking about the real budget. there was a chance for a conference on the real budget. that's how congress is really supposed to work. [ overlapping speakers ] >> the house passed the budget and the senate passed a budget. >> in the divided government we've all seen the past two years, there is zero chance these people are working together. let's be realistic here on a budget. they wouldn't even go to conference on the budget. >> speaking of working let me ask you guys a question in the minute that we have left. should these congresspeople get paid in the middle of all this? you. >> probably not. i mean, i think we tend to focus on that sort of thing. and whether it's six weeks of pay it's not going to be a huge disincentive. most members of congress are actually worth over $1 mill

and the president has a little barrier there on this clean c.r. he's not going to do any of the negotiating. it may take longer than that anyway. but the idea of a temporary c.r. is to give time for that negotiation. maybe one way out of it is a shorter term -- shorter duration c.r. that kicks those budget negotiations into gear. >> sure is fun watching the sausage being made, isn't it, gang? thank you all. >> speak for yourself, bill. >> john harwood, great job with with the president, as always. >> thank you. >> see you tonight on "kudlow report". >> thanks. my thanks, michelle. >> see you. >> special edition of the "closing bell" continues in a moment. >> up next, reaction from representative cathy mcmorris rodgers, chair of the republican conference. at farmers we make you smarter about insurance, because what you dont know can hurt you. what if you didn't know that it's smart to replace washing-machine hoses every five years? what if you didn't know that you might need extra coverage for more expensive items? and what if you didn't know that t

the answer is, for the republican house to vote on a clean c.r. and you'll be able to go to the park with the bel air students. i'll be calling you tonight, ms. kennedy lindsay, to let you know how hard we're working and your youngsters will be able to head to yellowstone on october 4. i want to talk to patrick smith a disabled veteran who called my office thank you for your service. the reason i voted against this piecemeal veterans program, patrick, is because the numberers were so insulting to your willingness to leave the ultimate on the battlefield. it was $6 billion less. it wasn't going to help reduce the claims or get your benefits. those benefits are going to be running now for a couple of weeks but i tell you, patrick, on the floor of the house, i promise you we will not have this ridiculous treatment of our veterans but we're going to do something that's meaningful, not what was done on the floor of the house today. finally, let me say to my colleague, congresswoman eleanor holmes norton, again using the plight of the people of the distr

the same kind of treatment? you know, we have heard a lot about a clean c.r.. i don't know. i don't see how it's so clean when it allows the president to change the law by edict. i don't see that as a clean piece of legislation. i think that's a piece of legislation that allows unfairness in the law to ontinue. and to me it's unclear. and i'd like to talk to the senate to come to some sort of agreement, but it just strikes as really, really disingenuous to call what they're calling a clean c.r. when in reality the law of the president that changes the law at his whim. i think the administration, the senate certainly should come to the bargaining table and talk to the house. i mean, the power of the purse. we have the power of the purse. shouldn't our consideration be taken into account? shouldn't we have conversations to make sure that, you know, the country stays open? so i just wanted to explain to you, mr. speaker, and to those listening how i feel and why we're here. and i would ask your support in that, and i'll yield back the balance of my time. mr. barton: i thank the

we do not think there should be extraneous provisions attached to the clean c.r. and clean debt limit provisions. we think those are the properly discussed within the budget negotiation framework but again, let's see what the senate comes up with and we'll go from there. >> say they come up with what dana just reported, by mid-january, they are going to continue to keep the government open until mid-january. you as the ranking member of the house budget committee, you would have to have your house senate budget committee conferees meeting by mid-december, you would have to come up with some sort of agreement and you would extend the debt ceiling through mid-february. is that all acceptable to you? >> well, that timeline is acceptable. again, without having seen whether there's any fine print or conditions to it. but that timeline as dana indicated is a compromise. we believe that the sequester that's in place right now is creating a drag on the economy. it's not just us. the congressional budget office which as you know is a nonpartisan agency, has said that if seq

this effort is peter king from the great state of new york and of course peter king is is negotiating this and speaking loudly and clearly about bringing a clear clean c.r. to the to the floor let's bring a clean c.r. they can't even say yes to their own budget numbers so so it's just damaging to our economy and it's. my my my my constituents are outraged and they're angry this is not the type of behavior you expect from the world's leading democracy and legislative body it sounds more like a five year year olds in the playground it's my way or the highway if you don't give me what i want i'm i'm pulling out and i'm stopping it and i'm going to stop the budget from going forward so it's inappropriate behavior it is harmful to our country and i hope that that there will be in agreement i know that the leaders on both sides of the aisle are meeting with the president ited states as we speak right now so hopefully an agreement will be made that opens up our government and allows the many many people that have been furloughed and have lost their their pay and and really have been hurt we're hearing stories about veterans that can't get the benefits the the

clean c.r. let's end the g.o.p. shutdown. let's bring sanity back to congress and pass a clean c.r. that will put americans back to work and restore funding to the countless programs that they rely on. thank you and i yield back to the gentleman. mr. pocan: you menged that 18 times the senate has tried to find resolution to having a budget in this country. there are a number of us who serve on the budget committee, including someone who will speak in a little bit, representative jeffries, for six months we've been asking for leadership to appoint conferees to we could do that. do you remember when the republicans finally proposed a conference committee. mr. takano: the gentleman has of lp me, i'm not aware this happening. mr. pocan: i believe it was 20 minutes to or quarter to midnight before the government shut down. mr. takano: i do remember this now. because i was here that time of night. i do remember that because it was the last -- we were wondering what the republican caucus was going to do next. and the last thing of the evening on saturday was to -- ose a conference and look.

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.

and the house is responsible. they could pass a clean c.r. for the first time ever in the history, i voted against a va bill because it was $6 billion less than what we passed out of here. so now please respond. >> congresswoman, i would just repeat what the president has pointed out. what he looks to the congress to do is to things. one, provide a budget so we can operate as a government, and, too, pay the bills have already been occur. both of those issues are at play here. i'm looking for a budget, and so is the rest of the government, so we can do what we are charged to do. and then paying the bills is the issue of the debt ceiling, and those are authorizations that already occurred. >> but what happens on the 17th if we default? what happens to the va? will be veterans, will they get their checks? >> congresswoman, and i am planning to operate as long as i can this month, but at a certain point i will begin to furlough people. that will have to do with my inability to continue to operate under the carryover. and so whatever occurs with th

the house. they've agreed to it. clean c.r. and we could move forward. but yet we have people that want to blame the senate. want to blame the president. at 20 mibs to 12:00 we want to conference. it was over. the house is inept. and i've been in here for 22 years and i have never seen anything like the people that serve in this house that want to act like they care about the veterans. they talk the talk. but they don't want the -- walk the walk. they're out at the cemetery or memorial saying, we don't know why it's shut down. well, you voted to shut it down a few hours earlier. this is a sad state of affairs. this committee used to be bipartisan. and now you got a few members that's dragging the house of representatives down. the people's house. i yield back the balance of my time. >> thank you. the gentlelady's time has completely expired. and for the members of this committee and those that may be listening today, the continuing resolution that the house actually put on the floor, that has been berated by a couple of members, saying that it was less th

i think he stated clearly my sentiments about what theeds to be done, the clean c.r. and i want to thank the chairman for the tone he set for this committee. i think you mr. chairman understand each of us in this committee regardless of party have a deep commitment to our veterans. i thank you for that mr. chairman. let me also state that beyond the bipartisan bill that we passed on mill con veterans, teen budget act of 2011 reflects that bipartisan spirit in the fact it exempted the veterans administration from sequestration cuts. and it's my belief that it's my conjecture that what is happening in the senate and the holdup with consideration of this bill has to do with the complexities of sequestration and the divisions that are occurring between our two sides. there is a reluct tons pass all the appropriations bills until we see in total what we are deal with in terms of how we're going to have to deal with debt limit, whether we will lift it or negotiation is going to happen. we need to get to negotiations on the bigger picture. i cherish this committee. i cherish

he cannot order or force, you know, call out the national guard to get speaker of the house to put a clean c.r. on the floor. >> reporter: so the white house strategy here is to simply wait republicans out, they think john boehner will have to ca i have and pass a clean spending bill on the hous house of representas with help from democrats that is something that is going to be a very difficult decision for john boehner. as far as the public is concerned, they are holding both parties responsible. yes, marginally more of the public holds republicans responsible, but both over 50% in blaming both republicans and democrats. back to you. >> that was mike viqueira reporting. let's take a look at some of the agencies affected by the shutdown, nasa, 9% of employees were furloughed. that's more than 17,000 people. at the epa. 94% of employees are staying home. 97% of i r.a. workers, that's about 85,000 people, 87% at the commerce department. 59,000 at the department of the interior. treasury, we are talking about 80 wees of the workers there being affected and the biggest number was at the department

john boehner could open the government by passing the clean senate c.r. tonight marsha is talking about the debt and long-term deal and we agree on that. we should negotiate that. two weeks ago it had nothing to do with negotiations of the debt. it was about repeal of the obama care. >> the continuing resolution -- >> every day the republicans have realized their position is increasingly untenable and they have changed their position. so even if the president were in -- you know, even if the president had any about pi to control the republicans in the house of representatives, which, by the way, the speaker of the house doesn't have, even if the president could control the house of representatives, what would he negotiate on? >> i got to leave it there. jim heinz and marsha blackburn, thank you. >> thank you. >>> time is running out. what if they don't make a deal. what would it mean on wall street and around the world? i want you to know coming up next. the day we rescued riley, was a truly amazing day. without angie's list, i don't know if we could have

let us bring a clean continuing resolution to the floor. a clean bill, a clean c.r., even with those low levels that i have problems with, i guarantee you that it will pass with democratic votes and republican votes. we can reverse the shutdown now by bringing a clean continuing resolution to the floor. please do it. please don't shut this government down. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentlelady from new york reserves. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. sessions: thank you, mr. speaker. at this time i'd like to yield three minutes to one of the clearest thinkers in our party, a second-term member from new york, the gentleman, congressman reed. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york is recognized for two minutes. mr. reed: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the gentleman for yielding. ladies and gentlemen, let us be clear as to what we did tonight. we sent a request to the united tates senate to simply treat all americans equally. under obamacare. we sent a request to the senate, keep the government open because t

the government. let's vote on it. put a clean c.r. on this floor. republicans continue going after