Shutdown. Your we are interested on thoughts on how to shut them has played out so far and what youre hearing about the debt limit talks that are going. Here is how you can reject and give us your comments. If you want to reached out reject was by phone reach out to us by phone. Media, our twitter page, the way you reach us there is cspanwj. As always you can send this e mail act journal cspan. Org. The boston globe has an interesting take on the current status of the shutdown. The larger headline is when you go to the center it yields with menas susan collins. Deals with menas susan collins. To give us the latest on the debt limit talks, joining us on the phone is susan davis. She is the chief congressional reporter for usa today. Susan davis, thank you for joining us this morning. Why dont you bring us upto date on the latest as far as on the house side we have had this proposal from john boehner looking at some concessions, some offerings as far as the debt limit and the shutdown wh
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