Jim DeMint: “I'm just curious about the consumer demand at this point.”

We've got to determine what we're going to do about it. A missile defense is going to be a key.

His proposal was so outlandish, I don't think we should go back to the table until he puts something there that we can work with.

Absolutely not. We cannot shut the government down, regardless of what happens here.

If school is not full speed in the fall, a lot of folks will have to deal with childcare they otherwise wouldn't.