that the previous extension would cut and also like to include what are called riders, references to keep funding planned parenthood, the abortion provider and keep funding pension overhaul. these are what the republican conservatives say need to be done anyway and time for a pet as what mike pence said of indiana and voted against the stop-gap measure for the next three weeks. and whether the republicans conservatives are likely to vote against it, but expected to pass there, too, we ll be back in business the next three weeks as they try to figure out how to fund the government through the end of september and just to put a point on how urgent they think this is, shep, in the next three weeks they ve fought so hard to give themselves more time to work in they ll take next week off and go back to their districts, no face-to-face negotiating during that time. oh, well, won t that be nice. carl cameron in washington. keep it humming for us. back here in japan one of the hardest things