>> first of all let me say how happy i am to be today at trinity college. president mcgwire thank you for your hospitality and leadership, recognized nationally as a great academic leader in our country. i'm happy my grandson is here. in any event we come into this congress at a really very interesting time. it's been hard to imagine many more times in history that had been more challenging in terms of shall we say the differences of opinion and values that are out there. we come into a congress as you mentioned, joy, that the government is shutdown and you mention the wall. the wall and the government shutdown really have nothing to do with each other. we passed bills yesterday, a package of six bills. i think it's important for the