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Why is that? why -- >> do you want me to read my opening again? it's a legitimate question. i'm not trying to belittle your question. why are we doing this continuing resolutions? because senate democrats are not allowing appropriation bills to be brought up for a vote. because they are attaching unrelated issues to cap negotiations. so shouldn't we have regular order on appropriations? congress agrees on the spending level and congress funds appropriations to those levels. that is how appropriations are supposed to work. the house passed all 12 appropriation bills ahead of schedule this year....

That you guys had to pass a cr. >> yeah. >> why is that? why are we -- >> you want me to read my opening again? >> i mean -- >> it is a legitimate question. i'm not trying to belittle your question. why are we doing this continuing resolutions? because sen democrats aren't allowing appropriations bills to be brought up for a vote. they're attaching unrelated issues to cap negotiations. so shouldn't we have regular order on appropriations? congress agrees on the spending level. congress funds appropriations to the levels. that's how appropriations are supposed to work. the house passed all 12 a...

We have a duty to address it. and do right by the men and women who try to protect us and that is exactly what we are going to do. questions? happy new year. i guess this is my first. [inaudible] >> in the military, it's a two-part question. does it look like we will have a spending bill? >> we are making good progress on caps negotiations and working on getting a cap agreement, but they will need time to build the right on the appropriations when a cap agreement is met. you need to get an agreement to get them time to write their bill or making good progress on negotiation when is we have mor...

Report, i will let you know. go ahead. i usually don't do that, but go ahead. he just used it up. >> you talk about the need to fund the military. if you are going do another cr next week, isn't that having it both ways? >> i would be right about that, but we had to have a cap agreement in order to give the a appropriators what they needed to write the bill. >> part one. >> if the special counsel requests an interview with the president, you always said that part two, you have always said that administration officials should cooperate with the special counsel. do you believe -- >> i'm going to...

That is exactly what we are going to do questions? chad? >> happy new year. guess this is my first one, isn't it? [inaudible question] two part question. looks like we are going to have to do a spending bill next friday. >> i can't speak to you -- well, we are making good progress on caps negotiations. we are working with our counterparts on getting a cap agreement. the aproppers will need time once a cap is met. that's what mac is talking about need to get an agreement so we can get the aprotestoappropriators. >> i usually don't do that