of course, the democrats are emboldened by president trump preemptively taking credit for the shutdown and also by the fact that democrats are retaking the house on january 3rd. perhaps, though, by losing, president trump does gain something. his base was really talking as though they were ready to rebel at him seemingly capitulating on the wall. so by digging in here, he has firmed up his base and done a little bit there. jon: republican congressman math gaits say that is the matt gaetz says he has learned from being in office. he said he would not sign a bad deal. he deeply regrets having signed a bad spending cap deal, and i think he s informed by that regret as he s making these
nancy pelosi is on the house floor, has been for the past few hours arguing for the so-called dreamers, those young people brought to this country illegally by their parents. she says she supports the substance of this spending cap deal, but wants a guarantee from speaker ryan. unless we can get the same commitment that mitch mcconnell gave the bipartisan group of legislators who asked for it in the senate, we would like that same response to our bipartisan group. reporter: ashley strong, a spokeswoman for paul ryan said, quote, speaker ryan has already repeatedly stated we intend to do a daca and immigration reform bill, one that the president supports. so at this moment the house side of the capital seems a little more uncertainty. dana: can i just ask you on the timing. this really does need to get done by tonight or tomorrow. reporter: the senate would go first. all indications are the senate should have the votes.
oh, that s my robe. is it? when you switch to liberty mutual, you could save $782 on auto and home insurance and still get great coverage for you and your family. call for a free quote today. you could save $782 when liberty stands with you. liberty mutual insurance. bret: we are three days away from a possible second government shut down may be of the new year. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel s on capitol hill with a status report. house republicans will meet to discuss funding the government facing a thursday night deadline. sources tell fox a six week extension through march 22nd is likely. democrats have not agreed to a spending cap deal. one option is adding more
dreamers. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel is live on capitol hill for us. what s going on? sandra, good afternoon. all sources i have spoken with say they expect an agreement later today on a two year spending cap deal but for now house democratic leader nancy pelosi says not so fast. the big four leaders here on capitol hill mcconnell, schumer, ryan, and pelosi have been negotiating working on setting spending levels for the next two years. that is critical in order to avoid these very short-term funding extensions that congress has been doing. the deal is expected to increase spending for the military and domestic priorities but the house democratic leader wants more from speaker paul ryan on immigration. unless we can get the same commitment that mitch mcconnell gave the bipartisan group of legislators in the senate, we would like that same response to our bipartisan group. ashley strong, a house spokesperson for speaker