and senator reid. it's time for them to tell us what they are for. time to tell us how they are going to get us out of the cul-de-sac they have given our country in to. we are hoping we will hear from them soon about their plan for how we end this crisis. >> i don't want to linger too long on the spectacle going on in the senate but it's worth noting you have the majority refusing to accept a vote on their own proposal. we know the reid proposal will not pass the senate. we know it will not pass the house. my view is we ought to end that charade and get serious. in that category i have spoken to the president and vice president within the last hour. we are now fully engaged the speaker and i with one person in