in complete chaos right now, with the speaker situation and all that. how can there be any agreement between the parties while that's still going on? >> there can be agreement. the white house hasn't even appointed negotiators with a congress, as the president said he's not even going to negotiate. it doesn't matter what condition congress is in? >> are republicans willing to negotiate with the president? are you? >> we have to. in order for the system to work, all three parties have to come together. when the president says he's not going to negotiate it, he means he's not going to do anything. in order for us to come to a deal, in order for us to fund the troops he's going to keep in afghanistan and fund national defense, we have to have negotiations and get a deal. >> it's difficult to believe anybody is willing to negotiate with anybody. it's a big game right now. it's sad because, you're right, we have men and women fighting overseas that we need to pay attention to. >> people need to come to the table. when the president openly says, i won't negotiate, i mean, he's basically saying, i'm not going