or herding llamas as the case may be up on capitol hill later today. which is why the white house is characterizing this as an intraparty republican fight. here's what they had to say. >> republicans made an aggressive case over the course of last year. about why the american people should entrust the united states congress to republican leadership. here we are, seven or eight weeks into their tenure and they're on the precipice of falling down on the job. particularly when that's notable when we're talking about something as important as funding the department of homeland security. >> you know who is not a fan of the idea of a three-week spending bill for the department of homeland security that would be the secretary of dhs, jeh johnson. he sent a letter to lawmakers yesterday saying a short-term continuing resolution ex-as baits the uncertainty for my workforce and puts us back in the same position on the brink of a shutdown. just days from now. and of course there's some serious implications in all of