can move forward, and if not, we will have a number of competing unanimous requests, because procedurally at this time the necessity of getting 60 votes and filing cloture would not happen. and so what we have to do then is to see if we can come up with a unanimous consent request to have votes on very short-term funding measures for the country. one last country. >> senator, you said this morning when you were working -- sor ir sorry, back here behind all of the cameras. you said earlier this morning you were working on a one-week offering sort of to counter what the house had passed yesterday. i wonder what levels that would be at and if that would include a funding for the troops in addition to the one -- >> yes, it would. it would be a date change for a week's funding for the government and take care of the troo troops. >> and can you explain the