i have no doubt that this is going to be one of the hardest things i ve ever done since i ve been here. what i feel good about is i have great partners on both sides of the capitol and on both sides of our caucuses. now, we should also mention, jim, that on the other end of pennsylvania avenue, we have also seen some barrier breaking. last year, shalonda young became the first black woman ever to lead the office of management and budget, which oversees the execution of the government s budget. and not to mention, there s also janet yellen, the treasury secretary. so women really are holding all of the pursestrings in washington. and i feel like things are going to get done, in a much more effective way now. no question. we ll see. that s the hope. melanie zanona, thanks so much. coming up, one determined house cat to choose viral video fame. have you seen this one yet? the cat versus the microwave story, that s next. you re live in the cnn newsroom. entrated power. becaus
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plays out whenever any new deadline comes but also what it means should they have to punt. basically maintain spending levels at current levels for however long lawmakers agree. significantly tough on ukraine aid, defense department operations. something the administration tried to leverage over the course of the last several weeks having the secretary of defense sending letters how bad it would be, having private classified meetings related to what not given new ukraine funding approved. manu knows more than anybody. it s capitol hill s ball game. the administration serves as assistant role to some drip with office of management and budget director shalonda young. there is an expectation getting involved getting further along in this process. no question about it. the white house doesn t just want to punt this. they don t just want to avoid a government shutdown. they want a deal on an entire