Washington kicking the can down the road the phrase used to describe the now familiar practice of the u. S. Congress delaying a problem solution for another day the motion is adopted without objection a motion to reconsider is laid on the table on monday the house and senate voted to reopen the federal government until february eighth that buys lawmakers three weeks to agree on a more permanent budget plan this is not a moment of better selves in the back not even close we very much need to heed the lessons of what just happened here. We need to move forward in good faith. But faith between the two parties is lacking particularly on immigration that issue was the source of the shutdown stalemate as democrats demanded protections for socalled dreamers young undocumented immigrants brought to the country as children and republicans refused mondays compromise as a concession from democrats to reopen the government under intense public pressure while accepting a promise from republicans to