Government down. There is an urgency. Theres an urgency in their lives because of the uncertainty of tomorrow. Whether tomorw wil mean deportation for themselves and their families, yes, there a re urgency. I find it rather disingenuous to say were against this shortterm continuing resolution because we want another shortterm continuing resolution. This resolution kicks the can down the road. There is no promise and no likelihood that another kicking of the can down the road will get something done. We have to sit down together and solve this. Just a small sampling of the lack of love between republicans and democrats right now. Democrats refusing a stopgap extension of government funding unless it provides protections for d. R. E. A. M. Ers. Republicans refusing to give that protection right now. What will happen today . For what its worth, the last time the government shut down not that long ago, fall of 2013, a prominent voice said essentially so what . Quote, heres the truth, wrote