reid are unwilling to talk. speaker made it clear on sunday, i'm waiting for a call and be happy to visit with the president apt his convenience. i think the sooner -- >> everybody knows that the negotiations are not going to start soon. and with all due respect, every congressman i ask this question, they say, i know people are disgusted and hate us, and i hope something happens, but it never does. >> i think actually it will. we saw several things happen where we voted to put people back to work. defense workers are back to work. i think we'll get there. >> congresswoman you wanted to say? >> may i? i sure do. tom and i are friends and we work together, we know how to work. but this is a self-inflicted wound. they don't want to work. they have had two direct