result. >> want to bring in senator bill nelson, a democrat from florida. we've been showing you pictures this morning of individuals going back to work, of people going back into parks and the sides coming down, vice president biden will be welcoming some of those employees as they come on back to work right now and you said regarding this entire thing and the short-term increase will kick the can down the road and while we see that progress at these monuments, that's what we still have going forward as we look towards january and february, isn't it? >> yes. cautiously optimistic. this is kick the can down the road in a more orderly way. it gives those of us on the budget committee to go to a conference committee. the house countries, by the way, are small in number. the house leaders -- us leaders -- leaders, met today, issued a saluteory statement and