year end. we are working with a bipartisan way. but what they're doing right now won't fly. >> i think we all know how this will end. the house will hopefully pass a continuing resolution that has chip in it. we'll put the defense piece in for the c.r. probably some anomalies on v.a. choice. and there will probably be a disaster fund, possibly fisa. >> so bottom line, most folks i'm talking to say they will find a way to come up with some kind of funding extension before christmas, trace. >> trace: yeah, mike, a lot of talk about the alabama senate race in 2018. now we hear that speaker ryan's office is responding to the report that he might consider retiring after the mid-term elections. >> there's been a lot of chatter on capitol hill about how long paul ryan wants to be speaker of the house. he was reluctant to take the job initially. there's a politco report saying he's looking to retire in 2018.