abandon the wall. plain and simple. >> the majority leader mitch mcconnell sent the senate home until thursday and said he won't bring anything to the floor that isn't first blessed by both the democrats and the president. >> that's how we make a law in this situation. 60 votes in the senate, majority in the house and president trump's signature. that's what's needed. that's what will end this regrettable episode. >> now it's the third shutdown in two years of full republican control of washington. and if it continues another 11 days, democrats will take control of the house and make it even harder for the president to get what he wants. we are here because the president stayed silent all week as gop lawmakers urged him to make clear his bottom line. his aides sent word, the president understood a math and would take a deal with no border control money but when his conservative base took to