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That. all right, moving on now, this morning in washington, truly a sign of the times, federal tourist attractions are closing as some of the more visible victims of the government shutdown. elsewhere, officers are dark and employees are booted out on unpaid leave, and democrats and republicans are blaming each other for yet another failure to compromise. heres rand paul, senator rand paul, republican, who spoke to cnn today. >> our first position really wasnt so much a compromise. we dont wan...

We passed a budget because its the right thing to do. senator murray has for more than six months requested a conference on the budget. 18 times. so we like to resolve issues. but we will not go to conference with a gun to our head. the first thing that the house has to do is pass a clean six week cr. they have that before them. they can do it right now. >> congressman chris van holland exposed the real reason they dont want to negotiate on the budget. they cant. why not? the ted cruz whacko bir...

This being a clean cr. meaning the funding levels that have been agreed to by the senate without these provisions that would try to destroy obamacare or screw over congressional staff. here is the 2014 discretionary funding ask in president obamas original budget. $1.2 trillion. the ask for that am of money in the ryan budget is $967 billion. and what you will see is that the current level of funding in the clean cr that democrats are voting for and calling for as a solution is much, much, much,...

As long as the house insists on delaying obama care or some part of it, the government will shut down. they are voting to shut down the government by doing that. >> so, matt, people look at this and say to themselves, and dan pfiefer tweeted this this morning -- white house communications person -- i thought its a good point, which is basically, look, a majority of both houses would pass a clean cr. thats fairly clear. the senate has already passed one. the house would pass one if the came to th...

Political world where we will need a different strategy. joining us now is a congresswoman from illinois. thank you for being with us tonight. >> i would say good evening, but we passed that bewitching hour now. >> obviously exhausted and upset is whats going on in half the house. what is the mood like in the house? is there any expectation of any continued forward movement? or does it just feel like its done? >> i dont really see it. harry reid said unless there is a vote on a clean cr, continu...

This gets resolved in a few hours. do you think this doesnt get resolved today, let alope this week? >> i hope and pray this gets resolved today. chuck, were setting a really bad example for the world. as someone on the foreign relations committee, we try to persuade other countries around the world that democracy is the right way to resolve your differences and this is not showing off a great example. i really hope that this does get resolved today. the house can end this myny minute by simply ...

Government is closed for business. what happens next? can republicans actually be publicly shamed in to allowing the government to come back on-line? or are we living in a post-shame political world where we need a different strategy? joining me is congressman from illinois. thank you for being with us so late tonight. >> i would say it is my pleasure but we passed the bewitching hour now. >> let me ask you, obviously exhausted is part of what is going on and upset, at least in half of the house...

Failure of obamacare. >> my guess is senator baucus would like a do over on the word train wreck. we hear it a lot. senator, thank you, sir. >> thanks, greta. >> is there a chance of an 11th hour compromise? congressman trey goudy joins us. how did you vote? >> voted yes on the latest iteration of the offer to senate democrats to treat everyone equally. you would think that would not be the third salvo. that it would have been written into the law initially. i voted yes. i was actually eating di...

Again. that was in reference to the fight or fights in the future. do you think costa related to a divide. and that these younger guys dont remember 95 and 96 and need to experience this pain. do you think thats true? and do you think they can feel pain at this point? >> certainly, ive spoken to a lot of members in the last couple days running around on the hill who were here. and the staffers who were here who said that the government shut down in the 90s was just miserable. you have constituen...

Were saying they were willing to risk a shut down as rand paul said to make a down payment on fiscal sanity. not reverse the affordable care act. they were hopeful about beating barack obama in 2012. this is the reason why more americans were supportive or willing to come along with that for a while. they said, lets think of the cost of government. lets have a cr that cuts $100 billion from the government. that was the april 2011 plan. a debt limit plan that cuts spending for fe future and cuts ...