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Schumer is going to have a tough december still stands. the white house can punt on all these things with the exception of the debt celling. that's a hard, firm, fast deadline. and the jet fumes point garrett made is going to hold. so my advice is take the next 11 days off, come back the 14th. >> reporter: can you endorse that up the chain, stephanie? >> yes. garrett haake, the next 14 days. can you tell us hans what is that behind you, what's the animals on your man tell? >> it is a mural. if i had a long time to explain it to you, i would, but i'm not sure you would explain the symbolism. ba...

Microphones. until then, let's talk with athena jones. what's in if? >> reporter: hi. this deal would do a couple of things that the senate bill also does. it would re-open the government through mid-january, january 15th. it would also require that a new budget deal be struck sometime in december. it would raise the debt ceiling through the beginning of february. february 7th. but it would also say that the treasury department cannot use extraordinary measures to keep paying the nation's bills once they reach the debt ceiling. this is something that gives the trek treasury some flerks ability...

With the debt limit increase. i don't see may 16th as a hard, fast deadline. i think tim geithner would probably agree with that. but the key is, we just just accept the premise that we have to rubber stamp a debt increase. i don't agree with that. i think a lot of democrats agree with me on this. >> you know, the most fascinating comment may have come from alan greenspan who said why do we have this debt ceiling put in place in the first place? you have congress setting the number for spending. so, therefore -- >> always continually raise it. >> and only to create these potentially catastroph...