they want the american people to know it's not working. and so are 800,000 federal workers who have been furloughed. safety and security issues are now at hand. >> 72% of people who work in our intelligence agencies are home watching tv, reading a book, they're not at work. protecting us from the bad people around the world and there are lots of them. >> so can we come to the conclusion that republicans are putting our security at risk in an attempt to take away your health care? i would say that's beyond disturbing. we all know republicans, they can't stand government, they hate it, government shut down it's like christmas for them. christmas morning, yes, the tea party. take a listen to congresswoman michele bachmann. she can't get enough of it. >> the conservatives are going to work together to make sure that we can push back obama care. we're really very energized today. we're very strong.