There would be no need for a stop gap because you could start passing individual appropriations bills, including addressing some of. The issues that you're demanding. There are informal conversations that are taking place in the Senate relative to a potential bipartisan path forward, but those conversations have not extended to the House as it relates to the appropriators. Rosa DeLauro made clear earlier today that she's had no outreach from the chairman of the Appropriations Committee, Tom Cole. And there hasn't been any indication of a Republican willingness to. (43:03–43:20)
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