and want to be on the job because they're looking after their fellow citizens on a whole range of services. and as long as they're off the job, nobody's winning. >> interesting. so these impromptu comments from the president just a couple hours ago after republican house leaders met and apparently decided to ratchet up pressure on the president and the democrats. this is what happened when they stepped out of the meeting. >> this isn't some damn game. the american people don't want their government shut down and neither do i. all we're asking for is to sit down and have a discussion and to bring fairness, reopen the government and bring fairness to the american people under obama care. it's as simple as that. >> this week, the american people have seen once again that obama care is not ready for primetime. a dysfunctional website is the least of that law's problems. >> senior white house administration says it doesn't matter how long we're shut down.