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Census and that's a good thing but it 1.375 billion, which is what i president threatened to -- i'm really unhappy that this gay does not who lost 35 days worth of wajs and lft and -- >> to your credit, frrmt ands that a lost piece of the shutdown that all these people are not getting their money. >> you're talking about contract workers will no get paid. it is really devastating to see. we should all rightbecause the president of the united states decided he was going to shut down the government for 35 days

President could reject this deal if back pay is included, because the administration believes this really could become a very expensive and logistical mess. they tonight even know exactly how many contract workers were impacted by that 35-day shutdown. but david, we're talking about people like security guards and janitors, people who really help keep this government running, david. >> cecilia vega on this again tonight. next this evening, a new storm pummeling the west at this hour. you saw that turbulence at the top of the news tonight, likely weather related. this storm system will then m...

Bill very narrowly focused on the actual dhs appropriations part of it. it didn't have nearly as many -- i won't say none -- of the usual additions, goodies, riders, things that members like to tack on to big bills like this because they know it's a must-pass sort of thing. that stayed out of this bill. democrats have said they're going to try to find other avenues to make those people whole in the future. >> kelly, we heard that was a sticking point. i'm still not clear for whom it was a sticking point. was that something -- we heard one of the senators say that the president had an issue wit...

I don't flknow where we are. >> the president stepped on his own victor. he couldn't do it. there are 800,000 reasons why plus the contract workers, why he should sign it. >> i think it is fair to say we have never seen before a white house staff and a congress so unsure of what a president is going to do about a government spending bill. >> yeah. i mean seriously learned not to box herself into a position. i think this is the deal. it stands for something. going forward where do you think republican voters are going to go? if democrats are taking the position that walls are immoral.

Americans were struggling. people like diana presley wrote legislation saying the federal contract workers weren't guaranteed back pay, they should receive restitution. this is a congresswoman from a liberal city in boston, but that stuff plays in other parts of the country like iowa. so i think for democrats to come away being the face of this restoration is not necessarily a good thing. >> that's the part that's wrestling with this president. does he listen to the hard line immigration which is mostly here in washington, or does he list ton his own poll. he can sell some of this in his own s...