proposals and that bill would go to the house and obviously to reopen the government it would need a majority vote in the house. that is the kind of thing many of us have been talking about as a way to move forward. >> and also something the president rejected out of hand. >> reopening the government for just two weeks is not the best alternative but it is the only viable option right now to ending the shutdown. i hope lindsey graham will vote in favor of that amendment tomorrow. it's very similar to what he proposed. >> hthe current commandant of te coast guard has spoken out today saying it's totally unacceptable. i spoke to a former commandant yesterday who called it an outrage. when i asked who he blames, he