1 00:00:04,372 --> 00:00:05,639 Previously on The West Wing: 2 00:00:05,706 --> 00:00:10,378 Mrs. Bartlet, may I say we miss you. 3 00:00:10,444 --> 00:00:12,780 Please don't be offended if I say I don't miss you. 4 00:00:12,846 --> 00:00:15,149 You can't believe the calls I'm getting 5 00:00:15,216 --> 00:00:16,950 from the DNC membership state party chairs. 6 00:00:17,017 --> 00:00:18,586 No one wants you here. 7 00:00:18,652 --> 00:00:20,354 What happens if we don't get a budget deal? 8 00:00:20,421 --> 00:00:22,456 Get another continuing resolution. 9 00:00:22,523 --> 00:00:24,558 They're not willing to continue funding at the current level. 10 00:00:24,625 --> 00:00:26,194 They want a one percent cut on everything 11 00:00:26,260 --> 00:00:27,561 but defense and homeland security. 12 00:00:27,628 --> 00:00:29,430 I know we talked about a one percent cut... 13 00:00:29,497 --> 00:00:31,165 It's gonna have to be three. 14 00:00:31,232 --> 00:00:33,467 We had a deal at one percent. 15 00:00:33,534 --> 00:00:35,636 There is no altering this offer, Mr. President. 16 00:00:40,941 --> 00:00:43,744 And I said no. 17 00:00:47,915 --> 00:00:49,483 Let's be clear, sir-- 18 00:00:49,550 --> 00:00:51,519 You will be held responsible 19 00:00:51,585 --> 00:00:54,522 for shutting down the federal government. 20 00:00:57,091 --> 00:01:00,728 Then shut it down. 21 00:01:00,794 --> 00:01:02,996 Mr. President. 22 00:01:03,063 --> 00:01:05,666 Mr. Speaker. 23 00:01:10,171 --> 00:01:12,173 Here they come. 24 00:01:12,240 --> 00:01:13,774 Six minutes. 25 00:01:13,841 --> 00:01:14,942 The meeting lasted 26 00:01:15,008 --> 00:01:15,943 six minutes. 27 00:01:16,009 --> 00:01:17,211 That's good, right? 28 00:01:27,555 --> 00:01:29,457 Maybe not. 29 00:01:38,031 --> 00:01:40,000 There's no agreement. 30 00:01:40,067 --> 00:01:41,369 How far apart are we? 31 00:01:41,435 --> 00:01:42,436 They're leaving the building. 32 00:01:42,503 --> 00:01:43,804 Without a continuing resolution? 33 00:01:43,871 --> 00:01:45,506 Haffley said the only way he could sell it 34 00:01:45,573 --> 00:01:46,674 was with a three percent cut. 35 00:01:46,740 --> 00:01:48,008 We had a deal at one percent. 36 00:01:48,075 --> 00:01:49,643 JOSH: He's bluffing. 37 00:01:49,710 --> 00:01:51,545 We'll never know because the President ended the meeting. 38 00:01:51,612 --> 00:01:52,580 Will... 39 00:01:55,416 --> 00:01:56,517 It's only 8:30. 40 00:01:56,584 --> 00:01:58,118 We'll get a deal before midnight. 41 00:01:58,186 --> 00:01:58,919 I don't know. 42 00:01:58,986 --> 00:01:59,920 I'm gonna... 43 00:01:59,987 --> 00:02:02,122 Yeah. 44 00:02:05,893 --> 00:02:07,361 I hate November. 45 00:02:07,428 --> 00:02:10,364 No, no, Christmas came early this year. 46 00:02:10,431 --> 00:02:13,734 ( reporters shouting questions) 47 00:02:16,370 --> 00:02:18,071 So you want to talk about what just happened? 48 00:02:18,138 --> 00:02:19,307 You were there. 49 00:02:19,373 --> 00:02:20,941 Make sure Nancy sees me in the morning 50 00:02:21,008 --> 00:02:22,576 about the IMETs to Indonesia. 51 00:02:22,643 --> 00:02:24,678 I don't want any training east of Kupang. 52 00:02:24,745 --> 00:02:25,846 Anything else? 53 00:02:25,913 --> 00:02:27,815 We need a continuing resolution by midnight 54 00:02:27,881 --> 00:02:29,217 or 940,000 federal employees 55 00:02:29,283 --> 00:02:30,784 aren't gonna show up in the morning. 56 00:02:30,851 --> 00:02:32,686 You give 'em your shirt and they want your belt. 57 00:02:32,753 --> 00:02:34,522 We gotta get them back in... Not tonight. 58 00:02:34,588 --> 00:02:37,024 Damn, I probably missed the first half. 59 00:02:37,090 --> 00:02:38,592 Sorry? 60 00:02:38,659 --> 00:02:40,894 Providence is gonna get a whooping from my fighting Irish. 61 00:02:42,830 --> 00:02:44,232 Is he coming back? 62 00:02:44,298 --> 00:02:45,299 What do you need? 63 00:02:45,366 --> 00:02:47,301 Toby and Josh are here. 64 00:02:50,070 --> 00:02:51,439 What the hell happened? 65 00:02:51,505 --> 00:02:53,607 Haffley asked for three percent. 66 00:02:53,674 --> 00:02:55,075 Now what? 67 00:02:55,142 --> 00:02:58,246 We shut it down. 68 00:03:52,733 --> 00:03:54,735 while we work through our differences. 69 00:03:54,802 --> 00:03:56,904 But this President couldn't find three percent 70 00:03:56,970 --> 00:03:59,407 of a $1.2 trillion budget to cut 71 00:03:59,473 --> 00:04:01,375 to keep the government open and working. 72 00:04:01,442 --> 00:04:04,812 ( people chattering ) 73 00:04:15,088 --> 00:04:16,557 Listen up! 74 00:04:16,624 --> 00:04:18,225 Hey! 75 00:04:18,292 --> 00:04:19,427 Hey, everybody, shut up! 76 00:04:19,493 --> 00:04:21,061 ( chattering stops ) 77 00:04:21,128 --> 00:04:22,396 Thank you. 78 00:04:22,463 --> 00:04:24,532 Effective immediately, 79 00:04:24,598 --> 00:04:27,034 the U.S. government is shut down. 80 00:04:27,100 --> 00:04:31,104 We have no operating budget, so all nonessential personnel, 81 00:04:31,171 --> 00:04:33,607 anyone below Special Assistant, 82 00:04:33,674 --> 00:04:36,209 non-National Security and Public Safety, 83 00:04:36,276 --> 00:04:38,712 go home until further notice. 84 00:04:38,779 --> 00:04:43,150 The President thanks you for your hard work and service. 85 00:04:43,216 --> 00:04:44,284 Questions? 86 00:04:44,352 --> 00:04:45,619 ( staff clamoring ) 87 00:04:45,686 --> 00:04:47,455 How long do you think it will last? 88 00:04:47,521 --> 00:04:49,256 Hours probably, maybe a day. 89 00:04:49,323 --> 00:04:50,591 Maybe a couple of days? 90 00:04:50,658 --> 00:04:52,693 Maybe. Maybe a couple of weeks? 91 00:04:52,760 --> 00:04:55,396 It'll last as long as it lasts. 92 00:04:55,463 --> 00:04:59,400 Listen, guys, I'm sorry. 93 00:04:59,467 --> 00:05:01,469 CHARLIE: How will we know when to come back? 94 00:05:01,535 --> 00:05:02,403 Are they coming back tonight? 95 00:05:02,470 --> 00:05:04,037 I sure as hell hope so. 96 00:05:04,104 --> 00:05:06,640 Amtrak, the courts, federal prisons, border patrol, 97 00:05:06,707 --> 00:05:08,075 National Weather Service, all open. 98 00:05:08,141 --> 00:05:10,077 And meat inspectors will remain on the job. 99 00:05:10,143 --> 00:05:12,613 Nothing jeopardizes the sanctity of the American hamburger. 100 00:05:12,680 --> 00:05:13,814 The EPA's suspending 101 00:05:13,881 --> 00:05:15,916 60 percent of their factory inspections. 102 00:05:15,983 --> 00:05:16,817 Good news for polluters. 103 00:05:16,884 --> 00:05:18,085 Sell me. 104 00:05:18,151 --> 00:05:19,820 We had agreed to a one-percent cut 105 00:05:19,887 --> 00:05:21,455 on a thirty-day continuing resolution 106 00:05:21,522 --> 00:05:23,190 but the Speaker pulled a bait and switch. 107 00:05:23,256 --> 00:05:24,658 One percent, two percent, 108 00:05:24,725 --> 00:05:26,326 what's so unreasonable about three percent? 109 00:05:26,394 --> 00:05:27,828 Three percent equals "x" dollars, 110 00:05:27,895 --> 00:05:30,398 which is "y" flu vaccinations, "z" school lunches. 111 00:05:30,464 --> 00:05:31,965 It's more convincing with numbers. 112 00:05:32,032 --> 00:05:33,401 Carol. I'm gonna need a minute 113 00:05:33,467 --> 00:05:34,768 because we just sent Research home. 114 00:05:34,835 --> 00:05:37,204 And, um, we just sent me home, too. 115 00:05:37,270 --> 00:05:38,672 I'll get you the numbers. 116 00:05:38,739 --> 00:05:40,240 The President thinks we can restart this economy 117 00:05:40,307 --> 00:05:41,409 through more government spending. 118 00:05:41,475 --> 00:05:42,610 He's on the front lawn? 119 00:05:42,676 --> 00:05:43,711 He wrangled reporters from our room. 120 00:05:43,777 --> 00:05:45,012 Is there anyone left? A couple. 121 00:05:45,078 --> 00:05:46,680 Should I wait for Haffley to finish? 122 00:05:46,747 --> 00:05:48,181 We gotta start reclaiming ground. 123 00:05:48,248 --> 00:05:49,550 Okay, but I need numbers fast. 124 00:05:49,617 --> 00:05:51,952 Maybe some garlic and a crucifix. 125 00:05:52,019 --> 00:05:53,153 What should I... 126 00:05:53,220 --> 00:05:54,822 Go home. 127 00:05:54,888 --> 00:05:57,257 Doesn't just want to throw good money after bad... 128 00:05:57,324 --> 00:05:59,427 Good evening, everybody. 129 00:05:59,493 --> 00:06:00,761 Katie, get back here. 130 00:06:00,828 --> 00:06:02,329 Let's start with the good news-- 131 00:06:02,396 --> 00:06:06,299 National Security and Public Safety will not be affected. 132 00:06:06,366 --> 00:06:07,635 This is so unfair. 133 00:06:07,701 --> 00:06:08,936 We're already understaffed. 134 00:06:09,002 --> 00:06:10,337 Yeah. 135 00:06:10,404 --> 00:06:12,706 I've canceled tomorrow's meetings with SBA and the FCC. 136 00:06:12,773 --> 00:06:14,508 You do realize you're not a Special Assistant? 137 00:06:14,575 --> 00:06:15,643 Thanks for reminding me. 138 00:06:15,709 --> 00:06:17,244 How far out do you want me to...? 139 00:06:17,310 --> 00:06:19,112 Donna, listen carefully-- 140 00:06:19,179 --> 00:06:21,181 You have to go home. 141 00:06:21,248 --> 00:06:24,051 Seriously? 142 00:06:27,054 --> 00:06:29,322 So when Leo said everybody below Special Assistant... 143 00:06:29,389 --> 00:06:31,024 He meant you. 144 00:06:36,229 --> 00:06:38,766 ...that the way to prosperity is through innovation, 145 00:06:38,832 --> 00:06:41,168 allowing Americans to create more jobs 146 00:06:41,234 --> 00:06:43,737 rather than allowing government to create more bureaucracy. 147 00:06:43,804 --> 00:06:47,074 ( telephones ringing ) 148 00:06:47,140 --> 00:06:48,576 Your phones are ringing. 149 00:06:48,642 --> 00:06:50,544 Yeah, Margaret went home. 150 00:06:50,611 --> 00:06:53,447 What's the President doing? 151 00:06:53,514 --> 00:06:55,415 Watching basketball. 152 00:06:55,483 --> 00:06:56,884 Does he have a plan? 153 00:06:58,251 --> 00:06:59,453 I think it was pretty spontaneous. 154 00:06:59,520 --> 00:07:01,054 If it doesn't end now, 155 00:07:01,121 --> 00:07:03,223 it'll become a referendum on the Bartlet Presidency. 156 00:07:03,290 --> 00:07:04,525 Yeah. 157 00:07:06,860 --> 00:07:08,161 You want me to talk to him? 158 00:07:08,228 --> 00:07:09,797 No, I've got it. 159 00:07:12,299 --> 00:07:13,166 C.J.: George. 160 00:07:13,233 --> 00:07:14,835 Isn't this a bluff? 161 00:07:14,902 --> 00:07:16,770 I mean, there's going to be a deal reached by midnight, 162 00:07:16,837 --> 00:07:17,771 just like every year, right? 163 00:07:17,838 --> 00:07:19,272 I cannot speak for Congress, 164 00:07:19,339 --> 00:07:21,374 but the President will not cut essential services, 165 00:07:21,441 --> 00:07:22,676 which is what their CR does. 166 00:07:22,743 --> 00:07:23,911 Isn't it irresponsible 167 00:07:23,977 --> 00:07:25,846 of the President to refuse to sign, 168 00:07:25,913 --> 00:07:28,816 disrupting people's lives and paychecks, over three percent? 169 00:07:28,882 --> 00:07:31,985 Three percent equals more than a billion dollars 170 00:07:32,052 --> 00:07:34,454 in education funding, clean energy research, 171 00:07:34,522 --> 00:07:35,789 highway safety to name a few. 172 00:07:35,856 --> 00:07:37,090 I'll get you exact figures. 173 00:07:37,157 --> 00:07:39,026 The Speaker said this continuing resolution 174 00:07:39,092 --> 00:07:41,161 was the expressed will of both the House and Senate. 175 00:07:41,228 --> 00:07:42,530 It wasn't the will 176 00:07:42,596 --> 00:07:44,164 of the 196 congressmen and the 44 senators 177 00:07:44,231 --> 00:07:46,366 who voted against all 14 appropriations bills. 178 00:07:46,433 --> 00:07:47,801 If these services are so vital, 179 00:07:47,868 --> 00:07:48,969 why isn't the President still negotiating? 180 00:07:49,036 --> 00:07:52,072 1'm taking stationary, a stapler, 181 00:07:52,139 --> 00:07:54,207 three pens of various colors, the budget files... 182 00:07:54,274 --> 00:07:55,709 Why don't you just take them on disk? 183 00:07:55,776 --> 00:07:57,244 Because I don't have a computer. 184 00:07:57,310 --> 00:07:58,679 Can I take a computer home? 185 00:07:58,746 --> 00:07:59,747 Not unless you want three federal agents 186 00:07:59,813 --> 00:08:00,748 trailing you home. 187 00:08:00,814 --> 00:08:03,150 Do I get to pick which three? 188 00:08:03,216 --> 00:08:04,618 I can survive for a day. 189 00:08:04,685 --> 00:08:05,919 Is that all it's going to last, 190 00:08:05,986 --> 00:08:07,555 a day? 191 00:08:07,621 --> 00:08:09,690 Okay, take my laptop. 192 00:08:09,757 --> 00:08:12,259 Start a tally of programs affected by the shutdown 193 00:08:12,325 --> 00:08:13,794 and e-mail it to me as you go. 194 00:08:13,861 --> 00:08:15,729 And don't read anything in the folder marked "private." 195 00:08:17,230 --> 00:08:19,466 Don't take my laptop. 196 00:08:19,533 --> 00:08:22,235 You coming? War room. 197 00:08:22,302 --> 00:08:23,571 What's happening? 198 00:08:23,637 --> 00:08:24,838 Remember when we went to Atlantic City? 199 00:08:24,905 --> 00:08:26,206 We never went to Atlantic City. 200 00:08:26,273 --> 00:08:28,041 You remember when I went to Atlantic City 201 00:08:28,108 --> 00:08:30,343 and I came back complaining that all the pro poker players 202 00:08:30,410 --> 00:08:31,845 suck all the fun out of the game. 203 00:08:31,912 --> 00:08:34,715 No cigars, no pizza or canned beer. 204 00:08:34,782 --> 00:08:36,249 You played one hand. 205 00:08:36,316 --> 00:08:39,186 Those guys, they bet the bank when they have a good hand. 206 00:08:39,252 --> 00:08:42,723 And you either fold or you go in all the way with them. 207 00:08:42,790 --> 00:08:44,725 I think the President is gonna stay in. 208 00:08:44,792 --> 00:08:45,993 And how good is Haffley? 209 00:08:46,059 --> 00:08:47,595 He's better than anyone we've seen 210 00:08:47,661 --> 00:08:50,097 on the other side of the table in a long time. 211 00:08:57,004 --> 00:09:01,041 I figured they'd negotiate us down to two, but a shutdown? 212 00:09:01,108 --> 00:09:02,175 They're not prepared for this. 213 00:09:02,242 --> 00:09:03,376 Are we? 214 00:09:03,443 --> 00:09:05,378 We didn't shut down the government, Bartlet did. 215 00:09:05,445 --> 00:09:07,681 He's the one who's going to have to explain it to the country. 216 00:09:07,748 --> 00:09:08,849 Sorry, took me a while 217 00:09:08,916 --> 00:09:10,117 to figure out how to unjam the copier. 218 00:09:10,183 --> 00:09:11,484 If they come back with two percent, 219 00:09:11,551 --> 00:09:13,053 we can pass a CR tonight. 220 00:09:13,120 --> 00:09:14,221 Why would we? 221 00:09:14,287 --> 00:09:16,089 He thinks people want his big government, 222 00:09:16,156 --> 00:09:17,925 let's show him how well Americans can get by 223 00:09:17,991 --> 00:09:20,327 without the Deputy Director of Regulatory Intrusion. 224 00:09:20,393 --> 00:09:21,561 They'll call tonight. 225 00:09:21,629 --> 00:09:23,263 They won't want it to drag on. 226 00:09:23,330 --> 00:09:24,932 You've spoken to Russell? Not yet. 227 00:09:24,998 --> 00:09:27,000 But that's who they'll use as a go-between. 228 00:09:27,067 --> 00:09:29,569 So long as they blink first, it doesn't matter who calls. 229 00:09:29,637 --> 00:09:30,738 In the meantime, we've got Congressmen 230 00:09:30,804 --> 00:09:32,239 looking for toner cartridges 231 00:09:32,305 --> 00:09:34,507 and I've got 35,000 federal employees 232 00:09:34,574 --> 00:09:35,676 in my district out of work. 233 00:09:35,743 --> 00:09:37,144 Get on the phone to your local media. 234 00:09:37,210 --> 00:09:39,913 Make sure they know who threw us out of the White House. 235 00:09:39,980 --> 00:09:43,216 Make sure those 35,000 people know who sent them home. 236 00:09:52,359 --> 00:09:54,928 Hey, Advisory Board still at 10:00 tomorrow? 237 00:09:54,995 --> 00:09:56,063 Yeah. 238 00:09:56,129 --> 00:09:57,965 Treasury's worried about the debt ceiling. 239 00:09:58,031 --> 00:09:59,867 I left word with Violence Prevention 240 00:09:59,933 --> 00:10:01,368 and Business Roundtable. 241 00:10:01,434 --> 00:10:03,671 But what about the address to the NAACP tomorrow? 242 00:10:03,737 --> 00:10:05,205 Should we cancel? 243 00:10:05,272 --> 00:10:07,007 It's non-governmental, we'll need advance. 244 00:10:07,074 --> 00:10:08,508 Don't cancel anything yet. 245 00:10:08,575 --> 00:10:10,577 Angela thinks we'll get an agreement tonight. 246 00:10:10,644 --> 00:10:12,112 What kind of agreement? 247 00:10:12,179 --> 00:10:14,314 My guess is that he would have settled on two percent 248 00:10:14,381 --> 00:10:15,448 had the meeting continued. 249 00:10:15,515 --> 00:10:17,050 It's probably still available. 250 00:10:17,117 --> 00:10:19,286 And tomorrow? Depends on how it plays in the morning papers. 251 00:10:19,352 --> 00:10:22,355 We have to call Haffley out for what he is really doing. 252 00:10:22,422 --> 00:10:23,857 It's a coup. 253 00:10:23,924 --> 00:10:25,993 He's trying to defund every Bartlet initiative 254 00:10:26,059 --> 00:10:27,695 we've passed in the last two years. 255 00:10:27,761 --> 00:10:29,997 The President has a full schedule tomorrow, Josh. 256 00:10:30,063 --> 00:10:33,100 Go make sure everyone knows he intends to keep it. 257 00:10:37,570 --> 00:10:40,007 Can we downplay this to the press? 258 00:10:40,073 --> 00:10:41,709 TOBY: That's what Haffley wants, 259 00:10:41,775 --> 00:10:44,211 940,000 federal employees out of work, 260 00:10:44,277 --> 00:10:47,080 but we say "No worries, it doesn't matter." 261 00:10:47,147 --> 00:10:49,616 WILL: I may be having some kind of mental log jam, 262 00:10:49,683 --> 00:10:51,218 but why did the President snap? 263 00:10:51,284 --> 00:10:52,686 LEO: Angela had the thing wired 264 00:10:52,753 --> 00:10:53,887 and Haffley tried to roll us. 265 00:10:53,954 --> 00:10:55,188 It was a mugging. 266 00:10:55,255 --> 00:10:56,724 Yeah, but it's also a negotiation. 267 00:10:56,790 --> 00:10:58,658 You don't shoot a duck for quacking. 268 00:10:58,726 --> 00:11:01,028 LEO: Are you speaking for the Vice President? 269 00:11:01,094 --> 00:11:03,030 WILL: Quacking thing kind of gives it away, doesn't it? 270 00:11:03,096 --> 00:11:05,265 Help. Don't go out there again until morning. 271 00:11:05,332 --> 00:11:06,867 Okay, but the enemy's advancing, 272 00:11:06,934 --> 00:11:08,335 and you better give me more than a squirt gun 273 00:11:08,401 --> 00:11:10,603 before the sun comes up. WILL: We need some coffee. 274 00:11:10,670 --> 00:11:11,939 Anybody know where we can get coffee? 275 00:11:12,005 --> 00:11:13,406 Mess is closed. There's no coffee. 276 00:11:13,473 --> 00:11:16,309 Starbucks closes at 7:00. Try Swing's at 17th and G. 277 00:11:16,376 --> 00:11:18,078 LEO: What else? The British Prime Minister. 278 00:11:18,145 --> 00:11:19,913 Isn't visiting for four days. One day at a time. 279 00:11:19,980 --> 00:11:22,282 It's a State Dinner, 216 guests, formal attire. 280 00:11:22,349 --> 00:11:23,784 Josh can handle it. What else? 281 00:11:23,851 --> 00:11:25,452 We can put together a strategy, 282 00:11:25,518 --> 00:11:29,089 but, Leo, there isn't anything else until we sign a deal. 283 00:11:29,156 --> 00:11:31,191 You have to talk the President down off the ledge tonight. 284 00:11:31,258 --> 00:11:33,226 If I go back and hammer out a deal at two percent, 285 00:11:33,293 --> 00:11:35,362 he has to sign it. 286 00:11:47,574 --> 00:11:49,009 ( knocking on door ) 287 00:11:49,076 --> 00:11:51,078 Come in. 288 00:12:02,589 --> 00:12:03,590 Good evening, sir. 289 00:12:03,656 --> 00:12:04,591 Hey, grab a seat. 290 00:12:04,657 --> 00:12:05,592 What's the score? 291 00:12:05,658 --> 00:12:06,960 Doesn't matter. 292 00:12:07,027 --> 00:12:09,496 The game is won or lost in the last five minutes. 293 00:12:09,562 --> 00:12:11,298 So the Irish are down. 294 00:12:23,243 --> 00:12:25,846 Sir, I've got Angela running the War Room, 295 00:12:25,913 --> 00:12:27,647 but we don't have a lot of support 296 00:12:27,714 --> 00:12:33,020 inside or outside the building. 297 00:12:33,086 --> 00:12:36,924 Angela feels they'll close at two percent. 298 00:12:38,625 --> 00:12:40,127 I took his Vice President. 299 00:12:40,193 --> 00:12:43,864 I dropped my stimulus package, my college tuition tax credit. 300 00:12:43,931 --> 00:12:45,732 And now we're haggling not over the budget, 301 00:12:45,799 --> 00:12:47,067 but how much to cut from last year's... 302 00:12:47,134 --> 00:12:50,303 It's a bad deal. A bad week, 303 00:12:50,370 --> 00:12:53,240 a bad year. 304 00:12:53,306 --> 00:12:55,108 But our approval's in the 30s 305 00:12:55,175 --> 00:12:57,044 and we're out of allies on the Hill. 306 00:12:59,079 --> 00:13:01,214 Let's get past this budget cycle. 307 00:13:01,281 --> 00:13:03,316 Make a deal at two percent tonight. 308 00:13:03,383 --> 00:13:05,552 Not let it become a noose around our necks. 309 00:13:05,618 --> 00:13:08,788 Then we can get back on message, 310 00:13:08,856 --> 00:13:10,490 be bold at the State of the Union, 311 00:13:10,557 --> 00:13:11,658 take back Congress... 312 00:13:11,724 --> 00:13:13,193 They're not... 313 00:13:13,260 --> 00:13:14,727 They've got a seven-foot center 314 00:13:14,794 --> 00:13:16,463 and the best power forward in the game. 315 00:13:16,529 --> 00:13:17,931 Why zone? 316 00:13:23,336 --> 00:13:26,907 It's not always enough to be right, sir. 317 00:13:41,088 --> 00:13:42,489 We drove all the way from Huntsville 318 00:13:42,555 --> 00:13:45,325 to see Grandma and the Constitution. 319 00:13:45,392 --> 00:13:46,894 But the Smithsonian's closed. 320 00:13:46,960 --> 00:13:48,261 Now we're only going to see Grandma. 321 00:13:48,328 --> 00:13:49,562 LEO: How'd the press react 322 00:13:49,629 --> 00:13:50,998 to you closing down the briefing room? 323 00:13:51,064 --> 00:13:52,032 Let's just say it hasn't won me 324 00:13:52,099 --> 00:13:53,400 any new friends in the media. 325 00:13:53,466 --> 00:13:54,534 This thing's going to be won or lost 326 00:13:54,601 --> 00:13:55,468 by how it plays on TV. 327 00:13:55,535 --> 00:13:56,403 They're blaming us. 328 00:13:56,469 --> 00:13:58,171 Any change in the overnights? 329 00:13:58,238 --> 00:14:00,107 They keep saying they're Scrooge denying the needy. 330 00:14:00,173 --> 00:14:01,441 They say we're addicted to spending. 331 00:14:01,508 --> 00:14:03,410 Both our negatives are up, but ours more. 332 00:14:03,476 --> 00:14:04,611 You see Newsweek? 333 00:14:04,677 --> 00:14:06,013 It beats the cover of Time. 334 00:14:06,079 --> 00:14:07,647 The Post is reporting 193,000 veterans 335 00:14:07,714 --> 00:14:09,416 can't get their home loans processed. 336 00:14:09,482 --> 00:14:11,584 We can't be doing this over the holiday. 337 00:14:11,651 --> 00:14:13,020 We won't be. 338 00:14:13,086 --> 00:14:14,854 So what's the plan? 339 00:14:14,922 --> 00:14:17,524 Plan? Who said we had a plan? 340 00:14:17,590 --> 00:14:18,858 You got a minute, Leo? 341 00:14:18,926 --> 00:14:21,294 Of course, Mr. Vice President. Please. 342 00:14:21,361 --> 00:14:22,862 I'll see you at the thing. 343 00:14:22,930 --> 00:14:24,597 How's the President doing? 344 00:14:24,664 --> 00:14:26,866 He's fighting a cold. 345 00:14:26,934 --> 00:14:28,568 You think it's about time 346 00:14:28,635 --> 00:14:31,371 for me to talk to a few of my former colleagues in the House? 347 00:14:31,438 --> 00:14:32,372 Not yet, sir, no. 348 00:14:32,439 --> 00:14:34,074 I served on Energy with Haffley. 349 00:14:34,141 --> 00:14:35,675 I appreciate that. 350 00:14:35,742 --> 00:14:37,945 I sang in the Congressional Quartet with the majority whip. 351 00:14:38,011 --> 00:14:39,579 I've gotten drunk on fact-finding trips 352 00:14:39,646 --> 00:14:40,647 with most of the guys... 353 00:14:40,713 --> 00:14:43,250 With all due respect, sir, 354 00:14:43,316 --> 00:14:44,751 You saw their deal two days ago 355 00:14:44,817 --> 00:14:46,053 and you turned them down. 356 00:14:46,119 --> 00:14:47,687 If you're waiting for Haffley to call, 357 00:14:47,754 --> 00:14:48,788 you've misjudged your man. 358 00:14:48,855 --> 00:14:50,057 You can't treat the speaker... 359 00:14:50,123 --> 00:14:51,858 The President will decide the terms. 360 00:14:51,925 --> 00:14:53,226 No, he won't. 361 00:14:53,293 --> 00:14:55,062 Like it or not, we have a Republican congress. 362 00:14:55,128 --> 00:14:56,363 They get to write the budget. 363 00:14:56,429 --> 00:14:58,131 The president only gets to edit it a bit. 364 00:14:58,198 --> 00:15:00,133 You want to blame someone, call James Madison. 365 00:15:00,200 --> 00:15:02,602 Thanks for the history lesson, sir. 366 00:15:02,669 --> 00:15:06,039 I'll be sure to pass it on to the President. 367 00:15:10,110 --> 00:15:12,179 You know what they call a leader with no followers? 368 00:15:13,246 --> 00:15:15,115 Just a guy taking a walk. 369 00:15:27,760 --> 00:15:30,263 You need any help with that? 370 00:15:30,330 --> 00:15:31,764 Excuse me? 371 00:15:31,831 --> 00:15:34,167 I compiled clippings over at Energy. 372 00:15:34,234 --> 00:15:37,170 Ah... no, thank you, I've got it. 373 00:15:43,810 --> 00:15:46,379 Sorry, we should have cleaned up the mu shu yesterday. 374 00:15:46,446 --> 00:15:48,581 Oh, no, no. That's not a problem. 375 00:15:48,648 --> 00:15:49,949 So, where are we? 376 00:15:50,017 --> 00:15:52,452 Did you see the Post/ABC poll this morning? 377 00:15:52,519 --> 00:15:53,253 Yeah... 378 00:15:53,320 --> 00:15:54,387 Excuse me. 379 00:15:54,454 --> 00:15:56,990 Do any of you guys know where the Dumpsters are? 380 00:15:59,526 --> 00:16:02,762 Yeah. It's okay. I'll find them. 381 00:16:02,829 --> 00:16:03,963 Who's that? 382 00:16:04,031 --> 00:16:05,565 A walking lawsuit. 383 00:16:05,632 --> 00:16:06,866 Where are we on the State dinner? 384 00:16:06,933 --> 00:16:08,268 It's still on the schedule. 385 00:16:08,335 --> 00:16:10,103 Except we don't have food, chefs or help. 386 00:16:10,170 --> 00:16:12,305 Josh is coordinating with the British. 387 00:16:12,372 --> 00:16:14,841 We've got another day before we have to decide. 388 00:16:14,907 --> 00:16:16,409 Any change? Not according to Time. 389 00:16:16,476 --> 00:16:18,078 How'd it go with the minority leader? 390 00:16:18,145 --> 00:16:19,546 I got the House Dems for one more day, 391 00:16:19,612 --> 00:16:21,314 but she's threatening to cut bait. 392 00:16:21,381 --> 00:16:23,383 If we lose her, House Dems will start lobbying the Speaker 393 00:16:23,450 --> 00:16:25,085 instead of us for table scraps. 394 00:16:25,152 --> 00:16:27,520 Then Haffley's running the government. 395 00:16:28,555 --> 00:16:29,822 Okay. 396 00:16:29,889 --> 00:16:32,659 Today is the day. 397 00:16:32,725 --> 00:16:35,962 Work the VP and the Minority Leader and contact Haffley. 398 00:16:36,029 --> 00:16:36,963 Make sure we can still get 399 00:16:37,030 --> 00:16:38,498 a deal at three percent. 400 00:16:38,565 --> 00:16:40,100 What happened to trying for two percent? 401 00:16:40,167 --> 00:16:42,435 12 hours passed, that's what happened. 402 00:16:42,502 --> 00:16:43,370 Tell the Speaker 403 00:16:43,436 --> 00:16:44,737 we're taking their temperature, 404 00:16:44,804 --> 00:16:46,439 but the President isn't involved yet. 405 00:16:46,506 --> 00:16:49,442 And that has that rare quality of also being true. 406 00:16:49,509 --> 00:16:53,280 I want a continuing resolution by the close of business. 407 00:16:53,346 --> 00:16:54,747 MAN: They blinked? 408 00:16:54,814 --> 00:16:56,015 HAFFLEY: Yeah. The Vice President's working 409 00:16:56,083 --> 00:16:57,117 with the Minority Leader. 410 00:16:57,184 --> 00:16:58,418 We're going to get a C.R. today. 411 00:16:58,485 --> 00:17:00,019 The President's not on board yet. 412 00:17:00,087 --> 00:17:02,122 It's just a tactic so Bartlet doesn't look weak. 413 00:17:02,189 --> 00:17:03,556 They're going to swallow three percent? 414 00:17:03,623 --> 00:17:05,058 Right now they'd swallow five, 415 00:17:05,125 --> 00:17:06,493 but we're going to be magnanimous. 416 00:17:06,559 --> 00:17:08,328 We're only $50 billion apart on the final budget. 417 00:17:08,395 --> 00:17:09,696 Why don't I call Russell, 418 00:17:09,762 --> 00:17:11,264 suggest we skip the continuing resolution 419 00:17:11,331 --> 00:17:12,565 and cut a budget deal. 420 00:17:12,632 --> 00:17:14,367 We can get a much better deal on the budget 421 00:17:14,434 --> 00:17:15,568 if they sign our C.R. 422 00:17:15,635 --> 00:17:16,569 They caved, we won. 423 00:17:16,636 --> 00:17:18,905 How much more leverage do we need 424 00:17:18,971 --> 00:17:19,772 before we start governing again? 425 00:17:19,839 --> 00:17:21,408 We are governing. 426 00:17:21,474 --> 00:17:23,009 We're slowing the rate of federal spending increases. 427 00:17:23,076 --> 00:17:24,911 We're stopping this president from driving the country 428 00:17:24,977 --> 00:17:27,314 deeper into debt and leaving our children to pay for it. 429 00:17:27,380 --> 00:17:28,815 We're doing what we told the voters 430 00:17:28,881 --> 00:17:30,183 we would do if they elected us. 431 00:17:30,250 --> 00:17:33,086 The cover of Time, huh? 432 00:17:33,153 --> 00:17:35,755 ( chuckling ) 433 00:17:35,822 --> 00:17:36,656 No. 434 00:17:36,723 --> 00:17:37,424 It's a good deal. 435 00:17:37,490 --> 00:17:39,025 Three percent on the C.R. 436 00:17:39,092 --> 00:17:41,060 and we live to fight another day. 437 00:17:41,128 --> 00:17:42,462 One percent like we'd agreed. 438 00:17:42,529 --> 00:17:44,364 Sir, we're not going to get one percent. 439 00:17:44,431 --> 00:17:46,733 We need to get past this, focus on the future. 440 00:17:46,799 --> 00:17:49,669 House Democrats aren't going to stick. 441 00:17:49,736 --> 00:17:51,371 They have to head home for the holidays 442 00:17:51,438 --> 00:17:52,805 and defend why we've shut down 443 00:17:52,872 --> 00:17:53,806 the federal government over... 444 00:17:53,873 --> 00:17:55,142 No. 445 00:18:03,216 --> 00:18:07,086 Sir, you're putting all our chips down 446 00:18:07,154 --> 00:18:09,589 on a single hand we can't win. 447 00:18:11,258 --> 00:18:14,093 We had a deal, Leo. 448 00:18:22,635 --> 00:18:24,371 Oh. 449 00:18:26,306 --> 00:18:27,740 You need a new bulb? 450 00:18:29,942 --> 00:18:32,111 Uh... yeah, sure. 451 00:18:32,179 --> 00:18:33,613 Thanks. 452 00:18:34,714 --> 00:18:36,483 Rena, right? 453 00:18:36,549 --> 00:18:38,218 Yeah, it's short for Marina. 454 00:18:38,285 --> 00:18:39,452 Are you Greek? 455 00:18:39,519 --> 00:18:42,189 No. I was born on a boat. 456 00:18:45,292 --> 00:18:46,626 How'd you get here, Rena? 457 00:18:46,693 --> 00:18:47,627 Bus. 458 00:18:47,694 --> 00:18:48,828 No, I mean... 459 00:18:48,895 --> 00:18:51,464 why weren't you laid off like everybody else? 460 00:18:51,531 --> 00:18:54,000 Oh. My program wasn't affected. 461 00:18:54,066 --> 00:18:56,903 I'll see what I can scrounge up. 462 00:19:00,440 --> 00:19:01,374 ( rock music playing ) 463 00:19:01,441 --> 00:19:02,642 Josh Lyman's office. 464 00:19:02,709 --> 00:19:03,976 Where are you? It's really loud. 465 00:19:04,043 --> 00:19:05,512 I went to that shutdown party. 466 00:19:05,578 --> 00:19:07,880 So this list of shutdown effects you faxed... 467 00:19:07,947 --> 00:19:09,081 Yeah. The one about 468 00:19:09,148 --> 00:19:11,418 the elks overpopulating is true. 469 00:19:11,484 --> 00:19:13,386 They stopped issuing hunting licenses. 470 00:19:13,453 --> 00:19:14,787 Why'd you put Social Security on the list? 471 00:19:14,854 --> 00:19:15,788 It's an entitlement. 472 00:19:15,855 --> 00:19:17,224 Yeah, but we sent home the people 473 00:19:17,290 --> 00:19:18,825 from the Social Security Administration 474 00:19:18,891 --> 00:19:20,360 who run the machines that cut the checks. 475 00:19:20,427 --> 00:19:21,761 Checks won't go out? 476 00:19:21,828 --> 00:19:23,430 Not unless we get the GAO to issue a ruling 477 00:19:23,496 --> 00:19:24,731 to bring those guys back in. 478 00:19:24,797 --> 00:19:26,299 What did counsel say about the other thing? 479 00:19:26,366 --> 00:19:27,500 It's considered coercion 480 00:19:27,567 --> 00:19:29,436 if you come back to work as a volunteer. 481 00:19:29,502 --> 00:19:31,738 But it's not coercion to work on a cell phone 482 00:19:31,804 --> 00:19:33,540 and run to Kinko's every ten minutes 483 00:19:33,606 --> 00:19:35,141 to send you faxes and e-mails? 484 00:19:35,208 --> 00:19:36,976 The AARP considers you essential. 485 00:19:37,043 --> 00:19:39,479 When do you think I'll get my essential paycheck? 486 00:19:39,546 --> 00:19:40,547 Rent's due end of the month. 487 00:19:40,613 --> 00:19:41,881 I'll lend you money. 488 00:19:41,948 --> 00:19:43,650 But wouldn't that just be emblematic 489 00:19:43,716 --> 00:19:45,685 of all these stopgap continuing resolutions? 490 00:19:45,752 --> 00:19:47,687 Taking out a loan, begging for an extension 491 00:19:47,754 --> 00:19:49,789 rather than grappling with the hard reality of... 492 00:19:49,856 --> 00:19:51,491 You're right. Get a cheaper apartment. 493 00:19:51,558 --> 00:19:53,226 I want to come in and do my job. 494 00:19:53,293 --> 00:19:54,527 Tell me about it. 495 00:19:54,594 --> 00:19:57,129 Stop being a baby and just go. 496 00:19:57,196 --> 00:19:59,532 Leo's not going to send you an engraved invitation. 497 00:19:59,599 --> 00:20:01,501 I don't need calligraphy. 498 00:20:01,568 --> 00:20:03,303 He knows where my office is. 499 00:20:03,370 --> 00:20:05,738 Well, yeah. 500 00:20:05,805 --> 00:20:07,440 Bye. 501 00:20:07,507 --> 00:20:09,175 Social Security's an entitlement. 502 00:20:09,242 --> 00:20:12,479 That's what the people who get their checks every month think. 503 00:20:12,545 --> 00:20:15,214 Well, it's one way to make the shutdown seem real to the country-- 504 00:20:15,282 --> 00:20:16,749 don't mail 11 million checks. 505 00:20:16,816 --> 00:20:19,252 It'd be catastrophic, if we don't fix this. 506 00:20:19,319 --> 00:20:20,620 FDR will rise from the dead? 507 00:20:20,687 --> 00:20:21,854 Millions of angry grandparents 508 00:20:21,921 --> 00:20:23,423 are going to march on Washington, 509 00:20:23,490 --> 00:20:24,657 burn us in effigy. 510 00:20:24,724 --> 00:20:25,692 Josh is on it. 511 00:20:25,758 --> 00:20:27,360 Thousands of grannies in walkers, 512 00:20:27,427 --> 00:20:29,462 tens of thousands of ancient veterans on oxygen 513 00:20:29,529 --> 00:20:30,730 singing "We Shall Overcome." 514 00:20:30,797 --> 00:20:31,931 Josh is taking care of it. 515 00:20:31,998 --> 00:20:33,099 We still have their offer. 516 00:20:33,165 --> 00:20:34,133 They're holding at three percent. 517 00:20:34,200 --> 00:20:35,402 Will the President accept it? 518 00:20:35,468 --> 00:20:37,270 He has to. Yeah, but will he? 519 00:20:37,337 --> 00:20:40,307 Desperate times call for desperate measures. 520 00:20:40,373 --> 00:20:41,173 I made a call. 521 00:20:41,240 --> 00:20:42,675 To who? 522 00:20:47,347 --> 00:20:48,815 Really? 523 00:20:48,881 --> 00:20:50,550 LEO: Yeah. 524 00:20:50,617 --> 00:20:52,319 Who? Who'd he call? 525 00:21:14,006 --> 00:21:16,643 What the hell have you all been doing down here 526 00:21:16,709 --> 00:21:18,044 while I've been gone? 527 00:21:25,818 --> 00:21:27,654 ABBEY: A bit desperate, Jed, 528 00:21:27,720 --> 00:21:31,991 shutting down the government just to get me back here. 529 00:21:32,058 --> 00:21:33,560 Apparently it worked. 530 00:21:33,626 --> 00:21:35,061 Peanut butter and jelly? 531 00:21:35,127 --> 00:21:36,963 That's what you're having for dinner? 532 00:21:37,029 --> 00:21:38,030 The mess is closed. 533 00:21:38,097 --> 00:21:39,131 When this is gone, 534 00:21:39,198 --> 00:21:40,367 I'm going to have to start in 535 00:21:40,433 --> 00:21:41,734 on the grandkids' elbow macaroni. 536 00:21:41,801 --> 00:21:42,969 You sound stuffy. 537 00:21:43,035 --> 00:21:45,372 Yeah, there's something going around. 538 00:21:45,438 --> 00:21:47,340 They said your motorcade 539 00:21:47,407 --> 00:21:48,207 arrived an hour ago. 540 00:21:48,274 --> 00:21:49,442 Where have you been? 541 00:21:49,509 --> 00:21:52,244 Downstairs in your war room. 542 00:21:52,311 --> 00:21:53,680 Oh? 543 00:21:53,746 --> 00:21:55,382 Which I noticed you were not in. 544 00:21:55,448 --> 00:21:57,316 What happened, 545 00:21:57,384 --> 00:21:58,451 you lose your temper? 546 00:21:58,518 --> 00:22:01,020 Haffley reneged on the deal. 547 00:22:02,989 --> 00:22:07,627 So now you're just sitting up here, waiting for what, exactly? 548 00:22:09,429 --> 00:22:11,598 Your staff wants to bring you an offer. 549 00:22:11,664 --> 00:22:13,966 Haffley came to us with a deal? 550 00:22:15,935 --> 00:22:17,103 Damn it! I told Leo no. 551 00:22:17,169 --> 00:22:19,439 Did he go ahead and contact the leadership...? 552 00:22:19,506 --> 00:22:21,173 Don't be so melodramatic. 553 00:22:21,240 --> 00:22:24,276 They don't understand what you want them to do. 554 00:22:24,343 --> 00:22:26,979 Do you know what you want them to do? 555 00:22:37,990 --> 00:22:39,792 You staying through the holidays? 556 00:22:39,859 --> 00:22:41,761 Depends on how long it takes your damn government 557 00:22:41,828 --> 00:22:44,096 to get back up and running. 558 00:22:49,335 --> 00:22:51,538 Jed? Hmm? 559 00:22:51,604 --> 00:22:54,073 Where is Josh? 560 00:23:46,926 --> 00:23:48,561 We're supposed to get a $200 fuel subsidy 561 00:23:49,095 --> 00:23:50,129 from the government. 562 00:23:50,196 --> 00:23:51,798 I called the hot line. Nobody answered. 563 00:23:51,864 --> 00:23:54,166 I never thought this administration would abandon us. 564 00:23:54,233 --> 00:23:56,869 It's going to be ten degrees tonight, and we got three kids. 565 00:23:56,936 --> 00:23:59,572 I'm on my way outside for the briefing. Anything new? 566 00:23:59,639 --> 00:24:01,774 Times/CBS has us down another six points. 567 00:24:01,841 --> 00:24:03,676 I don't think I'm going to bring that up. 568 00:24:03,743 --> 00:24:05,578 Josh still in there with Leo and Angela? 569 00:24:05,645 --> 00:24:08,047 Round 12, or maybe it's 13, I've lost count. 570 00:24:08,114 --> 00:24:10,550 Toby, we've all been assuming this is the President 571 00:24:10,617 --> 00:24:12,351 not understanding what's really going on. 572 00:24:12,418 --> 00:24:15,021 He's been so out of it since Zoey, you know, 573 00:24:15,087 --> 00:24:17,724 and we've all been protecting him-- you, me, Leo. 574 00:24:17,790 --> 00:24:19,225 What if it's something else? 575 00:24:19,291 --> 00:24:21,628 It's not. But what if it is? 576 00:24:21,694 --> 00:24:24,063 The Republicans have us, and they know it. 577 00:24:24,130 --> 00:24:26,933 He and Josh are the only ones who don't. 578 00:24:26,999 --> 00:24:29,869 Okay, it's something else-- like what? 579 00:24:29,936 --> 00:24:31,904 Leadership. 580 00:24:31,971 --> 00:24:33,339 The President's already said 581 00:24:33,405 --> 00:24:34,440 that three percent is unacceptable. 582 00:24:34,507 --> 00:24:35,975 ANGELA: That was three days ago. 583 00:24:36,042 --> 00:24:37,510 Three days or three years, it's still unacceptable. 584 00:24:37,577 --> 00:24:39,045 The Speaker of the House... 585 00:24:39,111 --> 00:24:42,081 Was elected by 115,000 residents of Spokane, Washington. 586 00:24:42,148 --> 00:24:43,082 The President was 587 00:24:43,149 --> 00:24:44,951 elected by 51 million Americans. 588 00:24:45,017 --> 00:24:47,219 One percent, three percent, five percent-- 589 00:24:47,286 --> 00:24:50,122 the CR is nothing if we never get around to passing a budget. 590 00:24:50,189 --> 00:24:52,825 We can use Royce... Royce isn't going to take on Haffley, 591 00:24:52,892 --> 00:24:54,594 and Haffley's convinced they've already won. 592 00:24:54,661 --> 00:24:55,795 Only 'cause we blinked. 593 00:24:55,862 --> 00:24:57,129 LEO: Well, of course we blinked. 594 00:24:57,196 --> 00:24:59,732 We lost all meaningful support in Congress, 595 00:24:59,799 --> 00:25:02,301 and the public is blaming this mess on us. 596 00:25:02,368 --> 00:25:05,037 The President is going to be down here any minute, Josh. 597 00:25:05,104 --> 00:25:06,105 I need unanimity. 598 00:25:06,172 --> 00:25:08,140 This is the come- to-Jesus meeting. 599 00:25:08,207 --> 00:25:10,309 Who's coming to Jesus, Leo, me or you? 600 00:25:10,376 --> 00:25:12,144 ALL: Good morning, President. Good morning, sir. 601 00:25:16,115 --> 00:25:17,950 Three percent. 602 00:25:18,017 --> 00:25:19,451 60 days. 603 00:25:19,518 --> 00:25:21,520 Mr. President, it's a gift. 604 00:25:24,123 --> 00:25:25,925 ( sighs ) 605 00:25:25,992 --> 00:25:27,860 Toby? 606 00:25:29,161 --> 00:25:31,631 People are frustrated with both parties. 607 00:25:31,698 --> 00:25:34,567 It's a plague on both our houses. 608 00:25:35,635 --> 00:25:36,803 LEO: We gave it three days 609 00:25:36,869 --> 00:25:39,138 to turn in our favor, sir. 610 00:25:39,205 --> 00:25:41,007 It didn't. 611 00:25:42,675 --> 00:25:44,877 Josh? 612 00:25:49,916 --> 00:25:52,785 What do you want, Mr. President? 613 00:25:52,852 --> 00:25:54,654 I want to be able to govern. 614 00:25:54,721 --> 00:25:55,655 ANGELA: Our bargaining position 615 00:25:55,722 --> 00:25:57,023 is weakening every day. 616 00:25:57,089 --> 00:25:58,725 There's a deal on the table. 617 00:25:58,791 --> 00:26:00,492 Republican leadership are in their conference room 618 00:26:00,559 --> 00:26:02,995 waiting for our reply. 619 00:26:03,062 --> 00:26:05,564 Let's go up to the Hill and see them. 620 00:26:08,400 --> 00:26:09,736 We can't go to the Hill. 621 00:26:09,802 --> 00:26:11,470 We'll look even more desperate. 622 00:26:11,537 --> 00:26:13,539 JOSH: The country's waiting for someone to step up. 623 00:26:13,606 --> 00:26:14,907 It should be us. 624 00:26:14,974 --> 00:26:15,942 Sir, 625 00:26:16,008 --> 00:26:18,210 if we go to Haffley's office, 626 00:26:18,277 --> 00:26:20,146 it's going to set a dangerous precedent 627 00:26:20,212 --> 00:26:21,247 for future negotiations. 628 00:26:23,616 --> 00:26:25,685 Let's go. 629 00:26:25,752 --> 00:26:28,855 LEO: Mr. President, you have a video conference 630 00:26:28,921 --> 00:26:31,457 with Admiral Vadney and PACOM at 5:00. 631 00:26:31,523 --> 00:26:33,793 Then I suggest we get a move on. 632 00:26:35,327 --> 00:26:36,562 They're leaving. 633 00:26:36,629 --> 00:26:37,797 Go. 634 00:26:46,673 --> 00:26:48,040 Charlayne. Is there going to be any movement 635 00:26:48,107 --> 00:26:50,242 on the part of the President toward a compromise? 636 00:26:50,309 --> 00:26:53,512 I want to reiterate that talks are ongoing, just not formal negotiations. 637 00:26:53,579 --> 00:26:54,947 So you're talking about talking? 638 00:26:55,014 --> 00:26:56,716 We're talking about negotiating. George. 639 00:26:56,783 --> 00:26:57,984 Is the President going to cancel 640 00:26:58,050 --> 00:26:59,451 the State dinner tomorrow night? 641 00:26:59,518 --> 00:27:01,620 I certainly hope not-- I bought a shiny new Donna Karan, 642 00:27:01,688 --> 00:27:04,090 and I'll be very disappointed if it has to stay in my closet. 643 00:27:04,156 --> 00:27:05,457 Mark? It's cold out here. 644 00:27:05,524 --> 00:27:06,826 You want me to comment on the weather? 645 00:27:06,893 --> 00:27:08,394 I want you to open the press room. 646 00:27:08,460 --> 00:27:09,561 C.J., where will the President 647 00:27:09,628 --> 00:27:11,097 and the Prime Minister be dining, then? 648 00:27:11,163 --> 00:27:13,365 I don't know, IHOP? Thank you, everybody. Yeah? 649 00:27:13,432 --> 00:27:15,634 JOSH: Hey, where are you? I just finished the briefing. 650 00:27:15,702 --> 00:27:16,903 Get back to the press corps. 651 00:27:16,969 --> 00:27:18,304 POTUS is going up to the Hill. 652 00:27:18,370 --> 00:27:20,840 We're going to pay a surprise visit to Haffley. 653 00:27:21,708 --> 00:27:22,775 Did you hear me? 654 00:27:22,842 --> 00:27:25,945 Okay, I got it. 655 00:27:26,012 --> 00:27:27,780 ANGELA: If I have to suffer through 656 00:27:27,847 --> 00:27:29,716 Haffley pontificating on congressional powers 657 00:27:29,782 --> 00:27:31,017 and the role of Federalism... 658 00:27:31,083 --> 00:27:33,720 He's only been speaker for a few months. 659 00:27:33,786 --> 00:27:35,688 ANGELA: Everything this guy has done has taken us by surprise. 660 00:27:35,755 --> 00:27:38,224 And nothing we've done has surprised him. 661 00:27:38,290 --> 00:27:40,259 Stop the car, please. 662 00:27:41,828 --> 00:27:43,295 Kansas plates. 663 00:27:43,362 --> 00:27:45,932 That's a long way to travel to find a "closed" sign. 664 00:27:58,077 --> 00:27:59,779 Hello. 665 00:28:01,914 --> 00:28:04,316 Hello, Mr. President! How you doing? 666 00:28:05,317 --> 00:28:06,352 Ay. 667 00:28:08,087 --> 00:28:11,423 They'll have a few things to talk about when they get home. 668 00:28:11,490 --> 00:28:13,292 ( cell phone plays electronic melody ) 669 00:28:14,426 --> 00:28:15,127 Yeah? 670 00:28:15,194 --> 00:28:16,295 You there yet? 671 00:28:16,362 --> 00:28:18,130 He stopped to address a group of tourists. 672 00:28:18,197 --> 00:28:19,832 The President's talking to tourists? 673 00:28:19,899 --> 00:28:21,667 Yeah, the bus says "Kansas." 674 00:28:21,734 --> 00:28:23,135 Blue Jays, Jayhawks-- 675 00:28:23,202 --> 00:28:24,703 whatever the hell you call it. 676 00:28:24,771 --> 00:28:26,138 You wait another 30 seconds, 677 00:28:26,205 --> 00:28:29,008 he'll also be addressing NBC, ABC and CNN. 678 00:28:29,075 --> 00:28:30,910 Yeah? 679 00:28:32,144 --> 00:28:33,980 Thanks. 680 00:28:36,682 --> 00:28:40,352 How long a walk would you say it is from here to Haffley's office? 681 00:28:40,419 --> 00:28:41,888 Five or ten minutes. 682 00:28:41,954 --> 00:28:44,023 Secret Service is going to love this. 683 00:28:44,090 --> 00:28:46,258 BARTLET: During the campaign, 684 00:28:46,325 --> 00:28:49,195 I visited the Westford Rehabilitation Center. 685 00:28:49,261 --> 00:28:51,663 It's closed today, too, because of the shutdown. 686 00:28:51,730 --> 00:28:52,965 But if Congress has their way, 687 00:28:53,032 --> 00:28:54,633 they'll lose 40% of their funding. 688 00:28:54,700 --> 00:28:57,003 I'd rather see it shut down for a week than for good. 689 00:28:57,069 --> 00:28:59,205 Mr. President. Excuse me. 690 00:28:59,271 --> 00:29:00,539 Yeah? 691 00:29:00,606 --> 00:29:04,443 The Capitol's just a five- or ten-minute walk from here. 692 00:29:06,445 --> 00:29:08,747 Care to stretch your legs? 693 00:29:10,449 --> 00:29:13,285 I'm sorry, folks, I've got a meeting on the Hill. 694 00:29:13,352 --> 00:29:14,620 You go get 'em, Mr. President. 695 00:29:14,686 --> 00:29:15,788 You bet. 696 00:29:15,855 --> 00:29:17,256 Randy. Sir? 697 00:29:17,323 --> 00:29:19,391 What do you say we walk the rest of the way? 698 00:29:19,458 --> 00:29:20,726 Yes, sir. 699 00:29:20,793 --> 00:29:22,161 Counter Assault Team, deploy east. 700 00:29:22,228 --> 00:29:23,729 I need two forward positions 701 00:29:23,796 --> 00:29:25,431 along Pennsylvania. 702 00:29:25,497 --> 00:29:28,167 POTUS is on foot. 703 00:30:57,223 --> 00:31:00,792 Hello. President Bartlet is here to see Speaker Haffley. 704 00:31:00,859 --> 00:31:02,061 We're... wrapping up. 705 00:31:02,128 --> 00:31:03,695 Please bear with us a minute. 706 00:31:03,762 --> 00:31:05,264 We'll be right there. 707 00:31:14,140 --> 00:31:16,909 They're finishing something up. 708 00:31:16,976 --> 00:31:19,578 Then we'll just have to wait. 709 00:31:38,597 --> 00:31:40,866 It's a stunt. People will see through it. 710 00:31:40,933 --> 00:31:42,034 Give them some credit. 711 00:31:42,101 --> 00:31:43,869 The President has come to us. 712 00:31:43,936 --> 00:31:45,037 We don't keep him waiting. 713 00:31:45,104 --> 00:31:46,472 He's desperate-- he wants a deal. 714 00:31:46,538 --> 00:31:48,307 Let's bring him in, see what he's got. 715 00:31:48,374 --> 00:31:50,842 We exchange niceties, and then what, he counters our offer? 716 00:31:50,909 --> 00:31:51,877 We're missing something. 717 00:31:51,944 --> 00:31:53,745 No, hold on. Wait, 718 00:31:53,812 --> 00:31:55,347 damn it! 719 00:31:55,414 --> 00:31:59,285 We don't go out there until we agree on a game plan. 720 00:32:01,853 --> 00:32:04,290 ( camera shutters clicking ) 721 00:32:17,169 --> 00:32:19,972 This is a disaster. 722 00:32:20,039 --> 00:32:22,541 ( clears throat ) 723 00:32:22,608 --> 00:32:24,476 No. 724 00:32:27,846 --> 00:32:30,216 This is great. 725 00:32:35,721 --> 00:32:37,223 Mr. President. 726 00:32:37,289 --> 00:32:39,358 Hm? 727 00:32:39,425 --> 00:32:41,427 Let's go. 728 00:32:43,562 --> 00:32:46,398 Right now. 729 00:32:47,333 --> 00:32:48,667 So we stick at three percent, 730 00:32:48,734 --> 00:32:50,569 and if he also wants to do the final budget, 731 00:32:50,636 --> 00:32:53,305 he finds the $50 billion on his side of the aisle. 732 00:32:53,372 --> 00:32:55,107 Agreed? 733 00:32:57,043 --> 00:33:00,046 Let's get the leader of the free world. 734 00:33:26,538 --> 00:33:29,308 while the Republicans cowered in the Speaker's office. 735 00:33:29,375 --> 00:33:30,642 Yeah, but, I've got to ask. Why was he walking? 736 00:33:30,709 --> 00:33:32,144 Because it was a stunt. 737 00:33:32,211 --> 00:33:34,613 Because he was consoling some frustrated voters 738 00:33:34,680 --> 00:33:37,816 who hoped to see the grandeur of their nation's capitol, 739 00:33:37,883 --> 00:33:39,885 and let me tell you, they saw it. 740 00:33:39,951 --> 00:33:41,320 It was a stunt, a beautiful, 741 00:33:41,387 --> 00:33:42,821 symbolic, crowd-pleasing stunt. 742 00:33:42,888 --> 00:33:44,123 And I have to admit, 743 00:33:44,190 --> 00:33:46,192 the Speaker made a huge tactical error 744 00:33:46,258 --> 00:33:47,693 by refusing to meet with the President. 745 00:33:47,759 --> 00:33:49,328 I'll call Russell. 746 00:33:49,395 --> 00:33:51,263 This doesn't change anything. 747 00:33:51,330 --> 00:33:54,600 We still get our budget, our cap gains cut. 748 00:33:54,666 --> 00:33:56,602 You better hope so. 749 00:34:02,708 --> 00:34:03,642 C.J.? 750 00:34:03,709 --> 00:34:04,710 Mrs. Bartlet. 751 00:34:04,776 --> 00:34:05,811 On your way to the morning briefing? 752 00:34:05,877 --> 00:34:07,479 Yes, ma'am. 753 00:34:07,546 --> 00:34:09,915 Can you tell them the First Lady is making chicken? 754 00:34:09,981 --> 00:34:10,882 Ma'am? 755 00:34:10,949 --> 00:34:12,184 Tonight's State Dinner 756 00:34:12,251 --> 00:34:13,919 will be just the British Prime Minister 757 00:34:13,985 --> 00:34:16,322 and his wife joining us in the residence. 758 00:34:16,388 --> 00:34:18,990 Coronation chicken, the Queen's own recipe. 759 00:34:19,057 --> 00:34:20,526 Thought someone in the pool 760 00:34:20,592 --> 00:34:22,928 might want to watch me dress a nice bird. 761 00:34:22,994 --> 00:34:25,931 Yes, ma'am. Mrs. Bartlet? 762 00:34:25,997 --> 00:34:28,200 It's good to have you back. 763 00:34:30,636 --> 00:34:33,305 C.J.: The Bartlets will also be serving their guests 764 00:34:33,372 --> 00:34:36,142 a Colorado beet salad and California green beans. 765 00:34:36,208 --> 00:34:37,676 Yeah, Mark? 766 00:34:37,743 --> 00:34:40,045 The new Gallop/CNN poll shows the President's popularity 767 00:34:40,112 --> 00:34:41,380 ticked up slightly overnight. 768 00:34:41,447 --> 00:34:43,014 Do you attribute that to his visit to the Hill? 769 00:34:43,081 --> 00:34:45,184 I attribute it to the President's sincere desire 770 00:34:45,251 --> 00:34:46,452 to reach a settlement. Charlayne? 771 00:34:46,518 --> 00:34:47,919 Is the President concerned 772 00:34:47,986 --> 00:34:49,588 that the shutdown will last through the holiday? 773 00:34:49,655 --> 00:34:52,191 The President is more concerned that successful programs 774 00:34:52,258 --> 00:34:53,725 will be shut down through holidays to come. 775 00:34:53,792 --> 00:34:55,627 Are you saying this could last until Christmas? 776 00:34:55,694 --> 00:34:56,628 Oh, sorry. 777 00:34:56,695 --> 00:34:58,364 I was going to try and clean up a little 778 00:34:58,430 --> 00:34:59,831 Go ahead. before anyone got here. 779 00:34:59,898 --> 00:35:01,800 REPORTER: Yes, but is there an end-date? 780 00:35:01,867 --> 00:35:03,335 C.J.: When the Republicans agree that we can't lay off 781 00:35:03,402 --> 00:35:06,538 20% of the Environmental Protection Agency... 782 00:35:06,605 --> 00:35:09,040 AmeriCorps. That's, um... that's that program 783 00:35:09,107 --> 00:35:10,742 where they pay you to volunteer, right? 784 00:35:10,809 --> 00:35:13,179 Yeah. 785 00:35:13,245 --> 00:35:14,380 That seems weird. 786 00:35:14,446 --> 00:35:16,348 I mean, paying you to volunteer. 787 00:35:16,415 --> 00:35:18,584 Isn't it just a job if you get paid? 788 00:35:18,650 --> 00:35:20,419 It went over something like 789 00:35:20,486 --> 00:35:22,754 50 million bucks didn't it? 790 00:35:22,821 --> 00:35:25,791 They got more volunteers than they expected. 791 00:35:25,857 --> 00:35:28,427 So you guys can just write a bigger check? 792 00:35:28,494 --> 00:35:30,429 Wish my bank would let me do that. 793 00:35:30,496 --> 00:35:31,863 It's a successful program. 794 00:35:31,930 --> 00:35:35,201 That's what happens when something succeeds. 795 00:35:35,267 --> 00:35:36,802 $200 billion deficit, 796 00:35:36,868 --> 00:35:39,538 you guys must have a lot of really successful programs. 797 00:35:39,605 --> 00:35:41,507 Those people should get combat pay. 798 00:35:41,573 --> 00:35:44,009 They go into inner cities to teach children with no parents, 799 00:35:44,075 --> 00:35:47,446 work in soup kitchens, try to get addicts off the streets. 800 00:35:47,513 --> 00:35:48,447 Oh. 801 00:35:48,514 --> 00:35:51,517 You're Toby Ziegler, right? 802 00:35:51,583 --> 00:35:54,753 It would be great if you could write me a recommendation 803 00:35:54,820 --> 00:35:56,622 for my personnel file. 804 00:36:03,028 --> 00:36:04,530 LEO: Royce isn't coming. 805 00:36:04,596 --> 00:36:05,964 TOBY: Are you sure? 806 00:36:06,031 --> 00:36:08,667 He told the Vice President it would be more productive 807 00:36:08,734 --> 00:36:10,536 if Haffley met with the President one-on-one. 808 00:36:10,602 --> 00:36:12,204 What are they offering? 809 00:36:12,271 --> 00:36:14,740 ANGELA: Don't know, but Haffley's not going to surrender 810 00:36:14,806 --> 00:36:17,243 just because we walked to his office. 811 00:36:17,309 --> 00:36:19,378 Leo, is the President up for this? 812 00:36:19,445 --> 00:36:21,213 I don't know. 813 00:36:23,382 --> 00:36:25,351 ( knock on door ) 814 00:36:25,417 --> 00:36:26,685 Excuse me, Mr. President. 815 00:36:26,752 --> 00:36:27,719 Hello, Abbey. 816 00:36:27,786 --> 00:36:28,787 Leo. 817 00:36:28,854 --> 00:36:30,121 The Speaker's here. 818 00:36:30,188 --> 00:36:31,490 Okay. 819 00:36:31,557 --> 00:36:33,325 Time for me to go get dressed for dinner. 820 00:36:33,392 --> 00:36:34,960 They'll be coming in two hours. 821 00:36:35,026 --> 00:36:35,827 Jed, try not to be late. 822 00:36:35,894 --> 00:36:37,463 I won't. 823 00:36:44,770 --> 00:36:46,772 You sure you want to do this one-on-one? 824 00:36:46,838 --> 00:36:47,639 I'll be fine. 825 00:36:47,706 --> 00:36:49,140 You can expect him to be very... 826 00:36:49,207 --> 00:36:50,709 I'll be fine. 827 00:36:54,179 --> 00:36:56,248 Leo... 828 00:36:56,315 --> 00:36:59,585 These last months-- thank you. 829 00:36:59,651 --> 00:37:01,620 Thank you for everything. 830 00:37:03,722 --> 00:37:06,458 I'll send him in, Mr. President. 831 00:37:09,094 --> 00:37:10,496 Mr. Speaker, please. 832 00:37:13,765 --> 00:37:14,800 Mr. Speaker. 833 00:37:14,866 --> 00:37:16,034 Mr. President. 834 00:37:16,101 --> 00:37:17,403 Have a seat. 835 00:37:17,469 --> 00:37:18,804 ( door closes ) 836 00:37:21,139 --> 00:37:22,073 ( sighs ) 837 00:37:22,140 --> 00:37:22,808 ( coughs ) 838 00:37:22,874 --> 00:37:23,942 How are you? 839 00:37:24,009 --> 00:37:25,511 I think I'm coming down with a cold. 840 00:37:25,577 --> 00:37:27,679 Yeah, it's been going around. 841 00:37:29,014 --> 00:37:30,649 Well, we should get started. 842 00:37:30,716 --> 00:37:33,385 Abbey's having the Prime Minister and his wife over for dinner 843 00:37:33,452 --> 00:37:34,520 and I promised to be on time. 844 00:37:34,586 --> 00:37:37,489 Yes, I saw her cooking on CNN. 845 00:37:37,556 --> 00:37:39,024 ( chuckles softly ) 846 00:37:41,860 --> 00:37:47,433 So... three percent for 60 days on a continuing resolution to... 847 00:37:47,499 --> 00:37:50,369 We're not doing another C.R., Mr. Speaker. 848 00:37:54,873 --> 00:37:58,209 This room was designed to throw people off balance. 849 00:37:58,276 --> 00:38:01,480 Wyeth's intent was to inspire the English notion of levee... 850 00:38:01,547 --> 00:38:03,482 To remind guests that this is the office 851 00:38:03,549 --> 00:38:05,183 of the President of the United States, 852 00:38:05,250 --> 00:38:07,486 and the person on this side of the desk is the President. 853 00:38:07,553 --> 00:38:10,489 Historically, the Commander-in-Chief's purview was foreign policy, 854 00:38:10,556 --> 00:38:13,425 while Congress tended to their constituents at home. 855 00:38:13,492 --> 00:38:14,693 That's why the Constitution 856 00:38:14,760 --> 00:38:16,395 put Congress in charge of the budget. 857 00:38:16,462 --> 00:38:18,530 And gave the President the veto. 858 00:38:18,597 --> 00:38:21,967 Fortunately, your Congress put together a budget. 859 00:38:22,033 --> 00:38:24,102 I understand more than 2,000 people 860 00:38:24,169 --> 00:38:25,937 worked with interest groups, unions, 861 00:38:26,004 --> 00:38:29,174 industry and 535 elected officials 862 00:38:29,240 --> 00:38:33,612 to arrive at that 15,000 page document over there. 863 00:38:33,679 --> 00:38:35,514 All 14 appropriations bills, 864 00:38:35,581 --> 00:38:37,483 exactly as we left them four days ago. 865 00:38:37,549 --> 00:38:39,050 Took us what, 866 00:38:39,117 --> 00:38:41,920 ten months to work out our differences on those bills? 867 00:38:41,987 --> 00:38:44,322 We still haven't cut enough spending. I agree. 868 00:38:44,390 --> 00:38:46,958 I want you to cut Agriculture subsidies 869 00:38:47,025 --> 00:38:49,828 and you want me to cut Medicaid-- again. 870 00:38:49,895 --> 00:38:52,631 You know I'll veto any Medicaid cuts 871 00:38:52,698 --> 00:38:55,434 and I know you won't give me any Agriculture cuts. 872 00:38:55,501 --> 00:38:56,835 So here we are. 873 00:38:56,902 --> 00:38:59,871 Then we're back to a continuing resolution, sir, 874 00:38:59,938 --> 00:39:03,241 which I can probably pass with a two percent... 875 00:39:03,308 --> 00:39:05,577 No. We were $100 billion apart 876 00:39:05,644 --> 00:39:07,846 and I met you halfway at $50 billion. 877 00:39:07,913 --> 00:39:09,347 Then we were $50 billion apart 878 00:39:09,415 --> 00:39:11,349 and I suspect if I had gone down to 25, 879 00:39:11,417 --> 00:39:12,718 we'd be $12 billion apart. 880 00:39:12,784 --> 00:39:14,786 A billion here, a billion there... 881 00:39:16,388 --> 00:39:18,490 We dole it out like candy to children. 882 00:39:18,557 --> 00:39:20,926 Welfare paternalism, regulation, 883 00:39:20,992 --> 00:39:24,129 taxes and quotas are why people can't find jobs. 884 00:39:24,195 --> 00:39:25,497 This government has created 885 00:39:25,564 --> 00:39:27,533 the greatest amount of wealth in history... 886 00:39:27,599 --> 00:39:29,034 Which is a testament to the resilience 887 00:39:29,100 --> 00:39:31,803 of the American spirit, not Washington's bureaucrats. 888 00:39:31,870 --> 00:39:33,405 Not everyone can pull themselves up 889 00:39:33,472 --> 00:39:35,006 by their bootstraps, Mr. Speaker. 890 00:39:35,073 --> 00:39:37,075 I couldn't agree more, but the solution 891 00:39:37,142 --> 00:39:39,811 is for government to get off of people's backs. 892 00:39:39,878 --> 00:39:42,814 We could give every student in America $10,000 a year, 893 00:39:42,881 --> 00:39:44,716 but instead we fund the Department of Education. 894 00:39:44,783 --> 00:39:45,951 You're not going to demonize 895 00:39:46,017 --> 00:39:47,318 the millions of selfless teachers 896 00:39:47,385 --> 00:39:48,520 and public servants who are... 897 00:39:48,587 --> 00:39:50,989 They're trapped in a failed system. 898 00:39:51,056 --> 00:39:52,190 I can't stand by and... 899 00:39:52,257 --> 00:39:53,792 I'm not going to negotiate with anyone 900 00:39:53,859 --> 00:39:55,193 who holds a gun to my head. 901 00:39:55,260 --> 00:39:57,062 We had a deal. 902 00:39:57,128 --> 00:39:59,498 I don't care if my approval ratings drop into single digits, 903 00:39:59,565 --> 00:40:01,433 I am the President of the United States 904 00:40:01,500 --> 00:40:03,401 and I will leave this government shut down 905 00:40:03,469 --> 00:40:06,438 until we reach an equitable agreement. 906 00:40:17,082 --> 00:40:18,550 110 minutes? 907 00:40:18,617 --> 00:40:20,051 Could mean anything. 908 00:40:20,118 --> 00:40:22,253 It's a good thing. 909 00:40:22,320 --> 00:40:23,121 Hey. 910 00:40:23,188 --> 00:40:24,723 Don't call the Feds. 911 00:40:24,790 --> 00:40:26,958 I'm just dropping off forms for the Treasury employees. 912 00:40:27,025 --> 00:40:29,060 So you're the one who saved Social Security. 913 00:40:29,127 --> 00:40:30,729 Nice catch. Thanks. 914 00:40:30,796 --> 00:40:32,430 I just wish... there's so much going on 915 00:40:32,498 --> 00:40:33,765 and I wish I could help more. 916 00:40:33,832 --> 00:40:35,200 JOSH: You ever hear about the NBA rookie 917 00:40:35,266 --> 00:40:36,468 who pulled his first rebound 918 00:40:36,535 --> 00:40:37,936 the night Wilt Chamberlain pulled 55? 919 00:40:38,003 --> 00:40:38,937 Uh-uh. 920 00:40:39,004 --> 00:40:40,739 Said it was the proudest day of his life. 921 00:40:40,806 --> 00:40:44,042 Together he and Wilt went for 34 points and 56 rebounds. 922 00:40:44,109 --> 00:40:45,744 I pulled a rebound? 923 00:40:45,811 --> 00:40:47,178 You pulled 11 million. 924 00:40:47,245 --> 00:40:48,614 I'm Wilt Chamberlain? 925 00:40:48,680 --> 00:40:49,648 No. You're the rookie. 926 00:40:49,715 --> 00:40:50,882 TOBY: It is worth noting 927 00:40:50,949 --> 00:40:52,618 that Philadelphia lost that game. 928 00:40:52,684 --> 00:40:55,453 Haffley just left. 929 00:41:19,811 --> 00:41:22,614 What do we got, another continuing resolution? 930 00:41:27,352 --> 00:41:28,520 No. 931 00:41:37,963 --> 00:41:39,765 A budget. 932 00:41:43,468 --> 00:41:45,403 Their cap gains tax cut? 933 00:41:45,470 --> 00:41:46,638 No. 934 00:41:46,705 --> 00:41:48,807 What about our college tuition tax credit? 935 00:41:48,874 --> 00:41:50,676 No... but it's a tax cut. 936 00:41:50,742 --> 00:41:52,844 Republicans are always in favor of tax cuts. 937 00:41:52,911 --> 00:41:55,547 So if we can find a way to make it revenue neutral next year, 938 00:41:55,614 --> 00:41:56,748 it stays. 939 00:41:56,815 --> 00:41:58,917 The $50 billion gap? 940 00:41:58,984 --> 00:42:00,619 We'd already done our part 941 00:42:00,686 --> 00:42:02,554 so the Speaker graciously agreed to do his. 942 00:42:02,621 --> 00:42:04,222 Yow! 943 00:42:04,289 --> 00:42:06,324 ( chuckles ) 944 00:42:06,391 --> 00:42:07,959 Okay. 945 00:42:08,026 --> 00:42:11,062 Abbey says I've got about five minutes before dinner. 946 00:42:11,129 --> 00:42:12,798 What's next?