facing some swift pushback from democrats. >> look, if harry truman couldn't nationalize the steel industry during war time, this president doesn't have the power to declare an emergency. so that is a nonstarter. >> unfortunately the short answer is yes, there is a provision in law that says that the president can declare an emergency. in this case i think the president would be wide open to a court challenge saying where is the emergency. >> speaker nancy pelosi says that the house will begin passing spending bills this week to reopen parts of the government, the first measure funding the treasury department a irs so americans get their tax refunds on time. there is zero sign that the white house would support them. boris sanchez has more. >> reporter: christine and dave, as we have seen during other meetings between top officials and lawmakers, we're hearing two different sides as to what happened during these negotiations to reopen the