Paul Ryan: “It's time to set aside bullying, to set aside belittlement, and appeal to higher aspirations. We need a real unification…”

This is a serious moment for our country, and I hope that people in the United States Senate and the house will recognize.

I'm confident we'll be able to pass a short-term extension and I'd be kind of shocked if the Democrats would want to create a government shutdown because they have been dragging their feet.

What we're trying to do is tone down the rhetoric, lead by example and show people we can disagree with one another. We can have different ideas without being vitriolic, without going to such extremes.

Let's get into why this needs to happen and why it needs to happen now. Options are disappearing fast. This law is in the middle of a collapse and people are quickly losing their choices.