government shutdown in late september. they will face that financial process again of trying to extend government funding, but this one they passed in september did not have enough funding to cover the white house operating costs some of the white house has said it's tightening its belt and is not replacing employees that have left. obviously the communications department is one of them. but there are a whole host of offices that are dealing with it. they're hoping to alleviate it once the new funding is passed hopefully by congress early next month. but this is not unusual in terms of the departures. what is they haven't been able to hire anyone to replace them. communications is important as they try to sell the infrastructure story bill. as you mentioned, 2024 is a concern with a 79-year-old president that the democrats are