down government, who's risking the economy, and who's not. but, again, i can't blame them, because we're all part of the same place. just like car salesman, some of the priests in the catholic church, everyone got tainted. and that broad brush is striking all of those of us who are in elected office. and that's why we had to push to get this done. and perhaps the most disappointing thing here, chris, is those republicans who say they're ready to vote for a clean bill to fund the government to get americans back to work, but they don't come forward. and that's the most discouraging part of this. >> it's cowardice. >> we know they're there, they're just not coming out. >> congressman behavier becerra, thanks so much for your time. joining me now, ryan grimm. take me through the latest here. we had a very bizarre scene after that white house meeting. there were no formal press statements by any of the parties. the house speaker, john boehner, skedaddled out of there. there was briefly a "new york times" report that the white house had rejected the offer out of hand, which sent everyone scrambling, sent futures markets and foreign stock exchanges nosediving. and now that looks like it's been retracted. so where are we right now?