Republican offer before midnight. However, hes told if reid rejects, they could offer something else. Angie is in chesapeake, virginia. Chesapeake, virginia, yes, republican line. Hi, angie. Hi, thank you for having me on. Mmhmm. Caller i have to say a statement first. This is the most partisan administration in my in my im almost 50 years old. This is the most partisan ive ever seen a president be. We have allowed that to happen here in the United States. We have in the last i would say last eight years, weve add aallowed so many things that are not patriotic, not the american way. And, you know, were sitting here at the last minute, the last hour trying to wait to see if were going have a Government Shutdown. Many people will be affected. And this is not a lastminute ditch. This has been trying to happen for a long time. Republicans have tried to cross the aisles to speak to the democrats. And im sure the democrats have done the same thing. But the president has not crossed the aisle. He has been a oneside the whole time. And for us to take a blind eye of that, that is so wrong. And one other thing if i would be able to do, when we do this obama care, and im sure some way its going to happen, its going to take money. Money that we are borrowing now. I mean, we can raise the debt ceiling as much as we possibly can. And try to keep our credit rating, but its not going to work. Either way, anything that happens tonight is going to be bad for the United States because we have been going down the downslope for a while. Until we get rid of some people in congress, the representatives, our president , things are going to continue to go down. Im so sorry people think so badly of the republicans. You need to look theyre not trying to shut down the government. They have been trying for the president to be bipartisan and listen to all of the other alternatives that weve had. There have been many think tanks that come up with all kinds of propose pals but he has been from day one of his administration years ago wanting this implemented. People need to remember that. This is not all on the republicans. All right, angie, joanna, youre up next. We wait to take you live to the House Rules Committee and the next step on the cr. Thank you, go ahead. Caller thank you, for having me on. Im a 68yearold babyboomer whos been retired for sometime and ive watched cspan for five years every since president obama was elected. And im very disappointed because of the gop started with Mitch Mcconnell standing up in the senate, stating that there the gop agenda was to make the president the onetime president. And ever since i watched them for five years, they have done nothing, passed nothing, and obstructed everything under the guise of the hatred for this president. I dont i just dont understand it. Ive seen a lot of president s come and go. Had all of the respect of the people once the election is done. But we have a black president and the republicans cannot accept the fact that he is also american. Born in the United States. He is an american citizen. Hes worked for the middle class and sought the best interest for the middle class, Small Business, for military people and our veterans, i just wish that they would come to terms, not shut the government down, and accept the idea that obama care is in effect. Its been beneficial to me. I have used the Wellness Care because i am elderly and i have benefitted very much from it. And that is all i have to say. Thank you very much. Thank you for your call. Its unclear as to whether or not well hear again tonight from the president. He did speak earlier at 5 00 eastern. A good bit of that conversation talking about the potential impact and the actual impact of a Government Shutdown. We wont have time to show you right now about those comments but we want to let you know they are in the Video Library at cspan. Org. We are waiting for the House Rules Committee. They should gavel in shortly. Members are gathering. Well take you live when they come in. Painted post, new york. Hello to shawn on the independents line. Caller how are you doing tonight . Fine, thank you. I would like to say our system seems to be fatally flawed and no one seemed to care. It used to be the land of the free, home of the brave. Now its the land of the free if you can afford the price. And it wasnt long ago, i remember obama was talking about all of this equality among workers atwal mart and all these other things, if hes in to such equality, why doesnt he why wont he, himself, and the underlings take on the same obama care that hes passing for the American People . And thats really all i go it to say. Be fair about it. I would hope that they wouldnt shut the government down for that. But, you know, im kind of by myself. I dont really hold an opinion republican and democrat. But i understand why theyre holding the position. Some tweets and hash tags. Why must we continue to hear only republicans are unwilling to work with senator reid . Meet halfway. Why are we worried about a budget now . Havent had one for five yearlings. Obama doesnt want to compromise. And candace said the president should be a grownup, but hes the little boy in the room. The hash tag is cspan chat. Were waiting to go to the rules committee in the house. We hear from cheryl from Salt Lake City on the republican line. Hi, cheryl. Caller hello. First of all, im a veteran. I served the three years in the vietnam era. And my wife and i are both retired, living on social security. Over the weekend when president obama was out on a a tour and he sounded like a salesman. He said its like buying a plane ticket or getting on the internet. Hes telling me you have to buy that ticket and get on that airplane otherwise youre going to get a fee. I just dont think its right. Thats kind of what i had to say. Thank you. Maybe a little bit more of what may be ahead in the ahead. House wants a cr conference. This is the reporting of jake sherman. They said with hours to go with a Government Shutdown, the house is now looking to enter to formal negotiations with the senate over a short Term Government funding measure. The House Rules Committee will meet at 10 30 the conferees on a stop gap funding bill. They said its meant to hash out the two chambers bills. The two differences is at this point retractable. House republicans want to use funding debate to strip funding from or delay all parts of obama care and democrats refuse to do so. Well, were ten minutes late so far. No rules Committee Just yet. Well go there live when we do start. Next in atlanta on the democrats line. This is a look live inside the meeting room for house rules. Go ahead, atlanta. Youre on the air. Caller i want to say that the president has been doing a great job. The Affordable Care act should not be part of this debt ceiling negotiation. I have firsthand experience with my daughter able to be on the insurance until the 26th. Shell get universal health care. I checked on the premiums, theyre the same that i was paying on my job, 54. She getting thank you that through the exchange in georgia . Caller yes. Thank you for the call. Next in san diego on the independent line. Caller i keep hearing about larry, youre breaking up a little bit. Might be your cell phone or something. Its distorted and well move on to jack whos in chicago . Jack on our republican line. Jack, hi. Caller hi, my name is jack. My question is, our government cant run the government, let alone run health care. Staff works diligently in the last few weeks on this important issue. Tonight were once again with the resolution designed to prevent a Government Shutdown the last few weeks. Theyre showing differences in how to appropriate and fund the government. We have been unable. Our top leadership to deal with the Senate Majority leader, harry reid, and other Senate Democrats. And we have not been able to cut a deal up to now. As a result, tonights legislation will direct the United States house of reps to go to conference with the senate in an effort to legitimate all of the negotiations that remain ahead. Im very confident at what can happen. Theres a process in place that my colleagues are very aware of that is quickly as we pass this rule on the floor, that the conferees will be prepared to meet. The bottom line is House Republicans desire to dismantle obama care. Were going stick to this effort. I want to welcome bob slaughter into tonights meeting and recognize the ranking gentlewoman from new york. I want to say we find it more than passing strange that after trying for months to get a conference set up to discuss the budget of the United States, totally unable to do, that we are going to call together a conference for a measure that only has six weeks of life. But nonetheless, i know youre going to do that. But i would like to know if you have any assurance that the senate is going to take your challenge . I assume thats a question for me . Thats a question. I would like to know if you have any assurance from senator reid that he will appoint conferees. It is my point that senator reid will see that the right hand of of an offer will be extended to him. The majority leader and the speaker are both prepared to act immediately and im sure that the minority leader would do the same. These things happen every 17 years, it seems. Avoiding them requires great skill. And it is our hope that this evening we will be able to put reasonable people in a room, the house of representatives im sure will do that with the conferees that will be appointed. It would indeed take some the skill. Apparently, without a doubt. We dont know how long it will take. And again, almost everything we said that needs to be said has been said. But i would like to express my concern not to have that happen. All we had to do is simply take the senate bill, a clean cr that would have seen us through for six weeks to give us time to really work on some solutions here. But instead, weve come up with a fancy twostep here and we have no choice, i think, but to see that through. I do hope lessons are going to be learned from all of this. It gets difficult to run a house when only one half of it gets to talk and the other half has no input. As a matter of fact, we just now saw this, as you know. Yes, maam, i do know that. We got hints from people that Something Like this was coming up. But to be really informed is something that would have been very helpful to us. So thank you, mr. Chairman, we will be voting no. Gentlewoman yields back her time. I would say with hope that that what Senate Republicans hope to do is to come to the table. House republicans hope to come to the table. Senate democrats and House Democrats and i would say that as soon as we see who those conferees are, that will tell us about that too. Its not just the fight in the dog, its the dog in the fight. That will have a lot to do with the success of the rain dance that will have to take place now. Anyone else wish to speak . Seeing none, gentlewoman is recognized. It was just pointed out to me that under regular order of the house, any member can call for a vote on the senate proposal, but youve changed that regular order under the resolution that only the majority leader can do it. Can you tell us why you did that . In fact, that is correct. What were attempting to do is to actually get our people together rather than trying to make a decision. Were trying to actually have a conference and the gentlewoman knows that there are rules related to privileged motions that could take place almost Effective Immediately and were trying to go to conference. So we think this i understand you are we think thats the quickest way to get that done. You change the regular order because because, because to do that under the rule. In fact, youre correct again. And the reason why is because were attempting to get the four groups of people together, senator republicans and democrat, House Republicans and democrats. Under the rules that you know you were in reference to, there could be a motion as early tonight and it could be conference would be avoided. We want a conference. We want to have a well, hang on. Explain that the motion to do what you know that there could be a privileged motion at any time once we to call for the vote on the senate i believe that i think youve taken that away. We took that away. Because what were how can we do it at any time. I said you were correct. We took it away and the reason why is because we want to go to conference. Oh, mercy. Oh, louise. The beating wont end. It gets deeper and deeper. The bottom line is, you should see the resolve that we have to gain the four groups of people weve got together. I see the resolve you have. Despite saying ad nauseam you didnt want to shut the government down. Thats correct. We spent some time downstairs in our office watching television tape of your members after they were elected in 2010 how much they would like to shut down the house, to great applaud. The fact that at any time you could have stopped this and we could have gotten it over and you would not have caused that awful disruption that were going to see. For people who havent been through this before, wait until the phone calls start in your office. I think its really shortsighted. I think it is an atrocity to the rules of the house. And i think youre putting the whole country through this angst and aggravation that we did not need to go. This one, we could have done without. And i must tell you that im more and more angry now that i understand what you have done is take away our ability to really make a motion for that senate vote. Okay. Further discussion . Seeing none the gentleman excuse me, excuse me, the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized. Thank you, mr. Chairman, and i know, you know, i know youre not thrilled being here. But it is frustrating after having gone through multiple rules Committee Meetings and all these pingponging back and forth that were here today. It was you requesting that we go to conference when, in fact, for six months, the Republican Leadership is refused to appoint conferees on the budget and now with 60 minutes left, were going to go to conference on a continuing resolution. I think i might i dont think im exaggerating here that by the time we finish here, by the time we get to the floor, by the time we have the debate, it will be past midnight and the government will be officially shut down. So i think this is an indication that a shutdown is unavoidable. I know youre fast talkers, but, you know, i cant imagine you working out any of your differences in the time between now and the time the government is going to shut down. And i would just say that, you know, i think its bad news for millions of people across this country. Its bad news for this economy. I want to say one final thing to my republican friends, i make no secret of the fact that im a liberal democrat. And i detest the budget numbers that you have come up with. And i and which makes even more baffling that were here in this predicament given the fact that in the in the cr, your beloved sequester numbers are protected. Those arent numbers that i like. And in the spirit of compromise, and of keeping the government open, i mean, if for five weeks or six weeks, i mean, im willing to give the vote for that continuing resolution, notwithstanding the fact that i think those numbers are awful. I really do. But even more awful is shutting the government down. And so when you talk about compromise, i understand that there are many of us who are compromising. And to even contemplate accepting those numbers is a huge deal for some of us. And for this to become not enough for the extreme right wing of your party or whoevers calling the shots, you know, too bad. Compromise is a twoway street and its not just us giving and giving and giving. You have to give a little bit too. And i appreciate the fact that you go to compromise, i hope your senator from texas has signed off on this, because in the past hes rejected to going to conference for fear that the debt ceiling would be part of that deal. So i dont know where you get all of the clearances from, those over in the senate. But the fact that were here doing this at this late hour, basically youre telling us were going shut the government down because you dont get you dont have enough, i think, is disgraceful. Its a failure of your leadership, it should be ashamed of themselves for getting to this point. And i said before, i think people in your party ought to put your grownup pants on. This is not what i meant by that. This is totally avoidable. And you could bring a clean cr to the floor and democrats and republicans alike would vote for it. You know it. And but youre pandering to the extreme right wing of your party and, you know, the cost is huge to a lot of people in this country. So i i regret very much being here. I want to we do not have to be here. We can go to the floor with the clean cr right now. Avoid a Government Shutdown. Then we could go to conference on the budget. Go to conference on whatever else you want. But dont hold up the hold up the workings of our government to make a political point. I thank the gentleman for yielding. Gentleman yields back the balance of your time. The gentleman will allow me look at this side. Gentleman from florida. Thank you, mr. Chairman, at 11 00, senator reid is going to take to the floor. How i know that is looking at the senate and their actions on the vote which was identical to all of the vote previous 5446. And he asked for time to begin at 11 00. Im just curious, is some of this scripted . Have you or the speaker or the majority leader spoken with either the senator reid or senator mcconnell about going to conference . Ed. In fact, thats a good question. And i cannot answer it honestly. I have spoken answer it dishonestly then. Well, the gentleman knows im an eagle scout. And i told you that i dont know about the conversations that may have taken place with mr.