that is exactly what we are going to do questions? chad? happy new year. guess this is my first one, isn t it? [inaudible question] two part question. looks like we are going to have to do a spending bill next friday. i can t speak to you well, we are making good progress on caps negotiations. we are working with our counterparts on getting a cap agreement. the aproppers will need time once a cap is met. that s what mac is talking about need to get an agreement so we can get the aprotestoappropriators. i usually don t do that
but go ahead. he just used it up. you talk about the need to fund the military. if you are going to do another c.r. next week, isn t that kind of having it both ways because nothing effects the military more adversely. i think you are right about that we have to have a cap agreement in order to fund the military in order to give the appropriate. part one. is everyone going to use two parters for the year? just saying. request an interview with the president. i m not going to go to hypotheticals on these things. i defer you to the white house. what s your part two. part two have you always said that administration officials should cooperate with the special counsel. i will defer to the white house on all those questions. that pertains to them. not this branch. mr. speaker, we understand that you spoke to the president after his morning tweet. is it your understanding that the president does not understand what this fisa bill is and the fact that his own administration
conversation about a cap agreement because there are things we want to address with a cap agreement like the military and there are other things like daca. we have deadlines. we understand them and i think we re having good bipartisan conversations. i think all of us from the house and senate, republicans and democrats know we have to get working on these issues. her right there. given the deadline next friday if you can t reach a deal what is the current support level for a shorter i won t get into hypotheticals. when i have more to report i ll do it. mr. speaker, are ear marks making a comeback? conversations are having a comeback. i think what you are talking about is the rules committee hearings. we ve encouraged our members to talk about budget process reforms. i want our members to have conversations. we have members who are frustrated with the army corp
conversations. we are having conversations about a cap agreement because there are things we want to address with the cap agreement, like the military. and there are other things like daca. we understand the deadlines and are having good bipartisan conversations. i won t get into the details on all these things, but there s a lot of work to do. all of us from the house and senate, republicans and democrats, know we have to get working on the democrats. her right there, sorry. reporter: thank you. with the deadline next friday cannot reach i won t get into the hypotheticals. we re getting into good decis n discussions and when i have more to report, i will report it. conversations are having a comeback. the rules committee hearings. we have encouraged our members all along to talk about budget process reforms. many of us have opinions on this issue, but i want our members to have conversations. we have members very frustrated with the corps, the army corps
we ve got c.h.i.p. that s expiring, having good bipartisan conversations about that, a bipartisan conversation about a cap agreement because there are things we want to address with the cap agreement like the military, and there are other things like daca. we have deadlines, we understand these deadlines and i think we re having good bipartisan conversations. i won t get into all the details of each one of these things but a lot of work we are have to do and all of us know we have to get working on these issues. yeah? on the topic of right there. sorry. thank you. mr. speaker, given the deadline next friday if you cannot reach a deal what s the current support level for a shorter term i m not going to get into the hypotheticals. we re having good, fruitful conversations with our members. last question. mr. speaker, are earmarks making a comeback and can you get conversations are having a comeback. the rules committee hearings. we encourage our members all along to t