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Because he's manacled himself to that. >> the president threw a ton of words at lawmakers, everything from infrastructure to the iran nuclear deal. but that all pales in comparison to government funding. don't forget, that thing runs out in eight days. nbc's garrett haake is in west virginia where the republican congressional retreat is taking place. garrett, after last night's speech, with the shutdown coming, or with the funding ending, what are they going to prioritize? >> reporter: well, republicans are on their way here to west virginia to try to figure some of this stuff out. as you said...

Republican congressman tom whitman and i put together a big bipartisan coalition to guarantee. but you can't pay your mortgage retroactively or car payment retro retroactively or the grocery bill. >> it's such a lose-lose. we don't get the services out of these people and they get paid later. what is the good that comes out of this so-called shutdown? it doesn't save a nickel. >> it saves a little for federal contractors. they really do get hurt because they don't get paid. >> pushed back a few days? >> pushed back, it's just blank space. they don't work, they don't get paid. >> what happens t...

. this is cnn breaking news. >> hi there. i'm brianna keilar in for kate bolduan. two top trump aides expected to speak with hours to go until the government runs out of money. right now on capitol hill, the senate gavels into session, facing long odds and little time. lawmakers have just 13 hours to fund the government or face a shutdown at midnight. with democrats and republicans already blaming each other, it is clear that optimism is fading. and one big reason is simple math. republican leaders in the senate need 60 votes, meaning they need support from democrats. president trump acknowl...

Ours. they want illegal immigration and weak borders. shutdown coming, he asks. we need more republican victories in 2018. to be clear, the president has only done so much rolling up of his sleeves in the course of this shutdown showdown. making some calls yesterday. but he has played a limited role i think it's fair to say. there's some concern at the white house they could end up taking some of the blame for a shutdown if one takes place. the president's done his best to push back on that idea. saying it's all about the democrats. that this is in effect a manufactured crisis. here's part of ...

Shutdown because of timing and will cost pain i wouldn't you see a shutdown coming. >> if we vote on friday and the house doesn't come back. some of these rules takes unanimous consent if you want to speed up the pro he is. >> you guys have a -- >> not the way i would run a business. >> neil: the whole 30 hours that you think you can truncate. >> trace: maybe. >> neil: best case, back in the house's hands. >> stripped of the healthcare thing, back on sunday or monday. the house comes back early. then they send something back different than what we send, is it starts the clock again. let's talk...