keep government operating over the next seven days with a very simple agreement. we call it a clean cr in the jargon which means we're going to keep things going as they're going now while we're negotiating and trying to reach a deal. shutting down the government will have a very negative effect on the economy. millions of people throughout the country as well as our federal employees and the services they perform. so it's not a good thing to do. unfortunately, we've seen this scenario played out before in 1995. >> i just want to ask you a quick question, you're talking when you say a clean cr, continuing resolution, didn't the house put one together, didn't house gop put one together that had something to do with defense that was a sticking point for democrats? >> defense was not the sticking point. there were other riders within that bill which clearly the president has indicated he wouldn't sign. the senate said they wouldn't pass. so we made the point it ought to