we'll probably see a vote on this proposal in the hour. it keeps the government open for a week but that is 12 billion inn in cuts. democrats aif you're really serious about keeping the government open, then you wouldn't cut this spending that they disagreed with. that's why the white house has said they'll veto anything that even gets to his desk but it won't even get that far because the senate will probably not take it up. before we end i want to show you something on this whole idea of the whole government shutting down. here in congress the furlough notices have already gone out. the warnings of who will be essential, who will be able to come to work and who will not. we just got this. we obtained this. this is actually a notice to a staffer telling them that they are essential, that they can come to work if the government is shut down. the criteria for "essential," here in congress, is to carry out the constitutional duties of congress. because if the government is shut down the house and senate, they still will be running. they will still be functioning. but the other duties there are security and to potentially help