Getting paid. Could impact everything from food safety, to research. Funding the government is among the basic responsibilities of congress. Its time for republicans to start doing the job america elected them to do. President joe biden calling on republicans to live up to the budget deal from earlier this year. The contentious negotiations. Meanwhile, several democrats are commenting on the Corruption Allegations against senator menendez. Also ahead an update on the auto workers strike. As the union is expected to get a highprofile supporter on the picket lines this week. Good morning. Welcome to Way Too Early other on this monday. Were now less than one week away from a potential Government Shutdown, republicans in the house still appear to be a long ways from passing a spending bill, a push to work through a weekend ended in embarrassment last week after a farright holdouts tanked an effort to bring bills to the floor. All this as the Biden Administration took initial steps to prepa