There's not, Margaret. Good morning. Good to hear your voice. It's kind of quiet around here.

We were always planning to do that. Again, that funding runs out December 31.

Real people are being adversely affected around the country, and some in – in very substantial ways.

We need a little more time on the clock to finish the appropriations process.

Play the tape of Chuck Schumer saying consistently for the last 30 years that CRs are dangerous, destructive, and selfish.

Chuck Schumer has shut it off because he needs a political argument right now.

We’re not saying that we won’t negotiate it. We’re saying turn the lights back on in Congress.

It's kind of quiet around here. It has been for the last several days, and it's very unfortunate, because, as we're talking, real people are being adversely affected around the country, and some in – in very substantial ways.

The reason that House Republicans are home working in their districts... is because we did that.

In a situation like this, where the Senate Democrats have decided to turn the keys to the kingdom over to the White House, they have to make tough decisions.

The House did its job. The reason that House Republicans are home working in their districts, and I suspect House Democrats should be as well, is because we did that.

What I’m saying is we have to keep the lights on in the building so that we can have those discussions and debates.

I pray that more Democrats in the Senate will come to their senses and do the right thing.

This is very important. Yes it does.

Real Americans are being harmed in the process of this political game.

I mean, look, I’m working on the policy.

I'm telling you my position- I'm the Speaker of the House.

Restore the health care programs that are being stalled for veterans and Medicare recipients who are getting home health.

The House did its job. We passed a bipartisan, very clean continuing resolution...

Chuck Schumer always voted for those in the past... but now suddenly he's commanding his Democrats in the Senate not to do it.

We have plenty of time to debate that very complicated issue.

[Massie] doesn’t have a point.

They want to spend $1.5 trillion, and they want to return hard-working taxpayer dollars to fund health care for illegal aliens.

We got to get this fixed now.

This is the way the system works.