did i miss some wonderful negotiation that's gone in the last week in which there's been some sort of achievement? >> no, there's been no negotiation. you know why? because the presidnt has chosen not to do it. you want to go back and talk about obama care. it's a much larger issue. we're talking about debt deficits and spending that our children and grandchildren for many years to come will have to pay. >> i'm not disagrees, we've conned that in my how and we'll continue. i just asked senator durbin. my point is this strategy was entirely predictable. >> why doesn't senator durbin urge senator reid to pass the bill that the house has already passed that fully funds -- not just in a partial clean c.r., but fully funds military construction and veterans affairs. take veterans off the table. we're not the ones using them as