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>> ironic thing is that the answer now in the senate, by those who proposed the strategy, is to filibuster the very bill they said they wanted and that's what is wrong with the tactic. we don't have the ability both according to c.r.s. nor politically do we have the ability to put a total stop and defund obamacare. it would be nice if we did. i would be in the fight. jenna: our teach chongal correspondent is live on capitol hill preparing for the big week it is. is he the stage for us. what are we looking at here? >> we're starting to count votes and texas republican senator said a few moments...

You know, can't they go on and pass some kind of a bill that keeps the government open? >> i think eventually that's what's going to happen. there's no way the president is going to sign a bill that defunds obamacare. i think that the president might have to give them something so that republican leaders can save faith. remember, republicans in the house, they had a different strategy. they were trying to move a different bill. the conservatives in the house said no way. democrats are not going to help republicans in the house so speaker boehner had to shift and adopt the ted kruse strategy. n...