law enforcement would still be authorized. and there would be a small boost to pentagon funding. my thoughts are that we should continue to work on the budget and under no circumstances should our democratic colleagues vote in any way, shape or form to shut government down. i hope they vote with us today. i intend to vote yes. i want to make sure governmental funding continues, particularly paying our troops in the field as we approach the christmas holiday. after all, harris, our young men and women are fighting for us abroad. we celebrate christmas here at home. at least we can do is fund the government. reporter: democrats meanwhile spent most of their time in front of microphones today talking about the dream act. they want an extension, but not happening by the end of this year. in fact, they are upset that they haven t been consulted on anything meaningful in 2017. we think we need to deal with the va, fisa.
states are for sale. let me put it in this way. we will not be intimidated. you can be strong, but it doesn t make you right. reporter: here s a list of nations that stood with the u.s. today. guatemala, honduras, israel, marshall islands, togo. that s it, dana. dana: i tweeted earlier the most googled thing today is where is naru? what happens now? does everybody go about their business? reporter: the ball is in the president s court. he said yesterday let the voting. we ll save a lot. the question is how will he follow through and when might he follow through? u.s. ambassador to the u.n. made it clear that a vote by the u.n. won t stop the move of the embassy. it s the u.s. right to do that. also our government s choice where and how to distribute financial assistance.