let's just pay the federal employees at the piecemeal cherry picking agencies that are our republican colleagues have brought to the floor. it says let's make sure we hold all federal employees whole, absolutely. and let's open the entire federal government and do it now. >> president obama has maintained he will not negotiate until congress votes to reopen the government. and in his weekly radio and internet address here's what the president says his message is to republicans. >> i made clear to them this week. there's only one way out of this reckless and damaging shutdown. pass a budget that funds our government, with no partisan strings attached. >> majority leader kantor says the house republicans, the house will be here all weekend and they're willing to sit and talk with senate majority leader reid or president obama if they're willing to sit and negotiate over these issues. >> all right, molly. very busy day there for lawmakers. while president obama is not backing down from his stand but the republicans in his words are solely to blame for the government shutdown.