Join us now. Republican Senator Shelley Moore Capo of West Virginia. Senator, thanks for joining us this morning.Sure. Nice to be on. Thank you.You have you have friends across the aisle. Are any of them uh coming to you and saying, "Geez, Shel, what what do I do here? I I I'm thinking about joining with with the other three and I might be one of the five." Do you have any any of them coming to you for help. How to do that. They do and I think that they are looking for a way to Yes.Yes. They they're looking ...

The House will be returning next week and they would be here this week except that we did our work. We passed the bill almost two weeks ago out of the House and sent it to the Senate. The ball is literally in Chuck Schumer's court.So he determines that. Now, as you all know, today and tomorrow, we recognize the Yamapour, the Jewish high holiday. So that's always traditionally a day that Congress doesn't work.We we respect that tradition. Uh and so Friday would have been the first legislative day in the hous ...

All right, we're ready. Uh joining us now, House Speaker Mike Johnson. Uh Mr.. Speaker, thank you. Uh good to have you on this morning. We always good to be with you.Thanks. We're feeling uh pessimistic. I don't know, maybe you can uh talk us out of it, but um does it look like uh at this point this will not be averted, the shutdown.You know me, I'm an optimist, but I am a little skeptical this morning. Uh whether or not the government shuts down at midnight is entirely up to two people. It's Chuck Schumer ...