unfolded and what you heard sense -- heard since. >> democratic leaders have been working to stress to their members how they should message about it. this is the first vote the house has taken on impeachment. there was a lot of concern among democrats it might be something that actually damages the party. what we saw today from the very beginning was democrats they reunited around this. they only lost two members on the floor, both of them have been vocal opponents of impeachment. the day began with top democrats, concluding the speaker, nancy pelosi, really stressing the weight of the moment. she used words like somber and solemn, and they really wanted to stress this is not something that was taken lightly. they will be facing a turn of attacks from republicans. democrats really want to show to the american public they are proceeding carefully on something of this magnitude. impeachment ist, a political process, but as he mentioned, the house speaker and jim mcgovern really try to frame it in historic terms. this is th -- only the fourth time in u.s. history the house has embarked on the impeachment of a resident. >> that's right. and democrats have been this pelosiweek, speaker urged to lead the caucus and player. you have been taking a reflective stance on this as a move ahead with this though, because they know this is essentially starting the clock on inch beach met -- on impeachment. the vote would not be taking this momentous vote on the house floor if i didn't think the evidence they collected so far behind closed doors will warrant a look hearings and eventually get to the point of drafting articles. so democrats know they must proceed extremely carefully here, because this is what the public is going to see as the first real part of the new face of the impeachment inquiry. >> were talking with politico's sarah ferris, joining us on capitol hill. the house is up next week, what are we looking at potentially? >> the house is out next week, but the senate is here. the senate has been trying desperately to get spending bills on the floor, because both chambers realized the deadline is only one month away, less than a month away before government funding runs out. this year, unlike last year, it is every single government department that needs funding approved by congress, or the government will shut down. last year, before the month-long shutdown, there were several departments, including the department of defense, network -- that were funded. next week is much more high-stakes. there will be a lot of republicans and democrats really desperate to make sure the pentagon does not lose funding as well as other key agencies. as you mentioned, the house will not be here, so you will see what if anything the house will be able to move, but there is a big question of what happens of the -- at the president's boardwalk? there could be various agreements reached between democrats and republicans. they could clear less controversial once over the finish line by the deadline in late november. but, they can't finish this job until they have the understanding from both congressional leaders, both parties, and from the white house on what if anything should be done about the president's request for vibrantly dollars and border funding -- for $5 billion in border funding. >> the president may use the deadline and the possibility of a government shutdown to shut the -- to force the government shutdown during the height of the impeachment investigation. >> there are a lot of them accredits -- a lot of democrats potentially worried about this being a factor. positions have been volatile in the past. he will make decisions based on what is happening in capitol hill and what democrats are doing versus his own policy goals. democrats are worried he might use this against them for example, not finding funding bill that would kick the can down the road and get a couple more months of funding. there's definitely talk about doing a short-term spending bill that would at least make the deadline around christmas instead of thanksgiving, taking away the pressure point. when lawmakers get back. the president refuses to spend that bill, then there is nothing that covers can do to override a veto and guarantee the government does not shut down. that is still a big question. at loud, we are not hearing republicans or democrats vocally saying that impeachment is going to be a factor. most immigrants say we hope that trump can just look at what is in the spending bill before he makes the decision. we know that impeachment is taking allowed of -- taking a lot of the oxygen here. especially with the president using twitter and other platforms to make clear he is paying close attention to what democrats are doing as they speed along their impeachment probe. >> any sense of when the public hearings in the house the league in? this will begin? >> where expecting them to start as soon as the heart -- the house gets back from recent -- from recess, the second week of november. , there are congressional investigators that will be here. it is not clear yet how many of those witnesses will comply with their subpoenas and will actually show up. if that sort of becomes the end of the congressional investigators' probe privately, they would move into public hearings. adam schiff has not answered any questions on when that might happen. to have been avoiding those questions for some time, saying an announcement when they have anything to share, and they do not have anything to share on that front. there is many democrats itching for this to go public. defending the investigation to their constituents without evidence has been collected was a very big part of the vote on the floor today. that is why many democrats did vote in support of this inquiry, saying it is time to release a 10 scripps and for the to -- transcripts and for the public to see what democrats have collected. >> sarah ferris on capitol hill, thanks for being with us. >> thanks for having me. announcer: where making it easy for you to follow the impeachment inquiry on c-span.org. search video-on-demand of all the congressional briefings and hearings as well as the administration's response during the inquiry -- impeachment inquiry process. log onto our website at c-span.org/impeachment, you're fast and easy way to watch c-span's unfiltered coverage anytime. republicanhouse leaders reacted to the impeachment inquiry resolution passing in the house and shared their thoughts on how the inquiry process has played out so far. from capitol hill, this is 25 minutes.

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