not to defund planned parenthood. that organization and the pro-life counterparts begun an ad war which mirrors the battle playing out on the hill. cutting off funding to groups like planned parenthood has to be one of those issues that we re just not going to back down from. no matter the fact that they serve 5 million people and do cancer screenings, and all of the things necessary to help women s health. the white house says new is not the proper time for that debate. this is not the appropriate vehicle, on which to stack a lot of contentious, ideological or politicized issues. with government funding set to expire a week from tomorrow, the senate passed a measure that would block salary payments to members of congress and the president, should the government actually shut down. there is now a similar measure pending in the house. chris? chris: shannon bream on capitol hill. shannon, thanks. the cost of oil rose to 30-month high.
of talent they have and if they re willing to fight, they re certainly trying to judge how much time is left in terms of how much reserve ordnance does the resistance have they re preparing for military intervention if the president chooses to do that. reporter: the clandestine aspect make some uncomfortable on capitol hill. will we become a nation which plots in secret to wage war? reporter: defense secretary robert gates remains clear it s opposed to the military joining the intelligence officers. there will be no american boots on the ground in libya. deposing the gaddafi regime, as welcome that eventuality would be is not part of the military mission. reporter: gates said if mr. obama decides to send weapons to retreating rebels, the u.s. troops should not train them. lawmakers are going further. personally, i think arming the guys is a bad idea. but because we don t know who they are. militarily putting u.s. or nato boots on the ground in libya to overthrow gaddafi