fact, i believe, and we've had a conversation before i predicted, ultimately, we will find ourselves back at exactly those numbers that we agreed to some seven months ago. >> okay, let's be real, congressman. is there even enough time to avert the first shutdown schedule to hit on january 19th? >> i think there's precious little. i don't see any way to avoid another short term cr. now, the house speaker has a political problem and that is that he's apparently rolled out short term crs, containing resolutions, that will avert a government shutdown at least for a brief period of time. i think he's gonna find himself eating those words because there is no way you can get all 12 full appropriations bills done in a short amount of time we have remaining before the deadline. >> you know, immigration is a sticking point right now in negotiations. politico reports the white house is preparing for a border