and even some republicans would oppose them. >> i'll say more than bubbling up. how does this position democrats going forward? >> they can declare victory. they can put a cross the effort to do exactly what you were mentioning. the freshman congresswoman presley put forward a bill that says back pay should go to contractors. many agencies have used the shutdown to cancel contracts. some people are finding out they're not allowed to go back to work. a lot of things that democrats in congress can then lookestic level. if they can demonstrate, look you can't just threaten and hold everybody hostage. >> can't imagine that plays well to those contractors and their community. how many is the president going to position this going forward? the. >> president's going to position himself as someone who fought through a 35-day shutdown.