employees, but if this drags on for a while, we will be hurting, and that's not fair. >> we did hear the president say this could drag on for a while. >> i did hear that, and that doesn't bode well. >> so politics and partisan bickers aside, i'm interested in what your message is to both the president who wants the $5 billion in wall funding and the democrats like nancy pelosi who said this morning, no, not a dollar. what is your message to both of them? >> at this point it is not fair to put 800,000 employees lives and livelihoods on the line. i'm worried every day about how much food i have in my house and whether or not i can make next month's bills if this drags on for a while. i really hope they stop using the lives of federal employees as a bargaining chip. >> i understand you just applied