thank you both for being with me today. nicholas, i want to play with congresswoman debby dangle told me about this legislative lift. i m wondering if i will be home for christmas. i have been a student of washington for decades and it s not unfathomable that we could be here between christmas and new years. i think we awe know it is important to get a budget done, raise the debt ceiling, and get build back better done. nicnicholas, the congressman calling for common ground. what will it take to get all of this done in time? the congresswoman is asking about staff and what they re all wondering right now. this is a pretty con thing in washington. we have all of these things