budget framework typically done in february, march at the latest. huge failure of the congress to deal with the budget in a responsible fashion. continuing resolution of senator mcconnell the republican leader suggested one that would go to february 18th, would fun the government through february 18th. these things that secretary clinton was talking about could be done unthat continuing resolution. this was sort of one last desperate attempt by her to try to influence in a positive direction. sort of like, if you don't do this, everything bad is going to happen. the government can be funded by a continuing resolution. they've already may the mistake by allowing us to get into the fiscal year that started october 1. we into the fiscal year without a budget. >> greta: just a process. they want to scotch tape together some continuing resolution to keep the government going because they didn't do their job. what in the world did we send them to washington for?