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but is it expected to pass? hi the very latest from capitol hill, all thingswashin hitchhikers guide to washington, d.c. in the swamc., inp cad program is t us . chad, whats going o on ? we expect this to pass, dont we? >> yeah, sean , good evening.go in fact, we think that theyre going to start this 3 mn vote here in the next two tout three minutes. they started this debate at seven , 17 eastern time. and we think thi the actuankl rl call vote is going to come any. minute here. so its...

Acosta right now. Youre live in the cnn newsroom. Im jim acosta in washington. Good evening. Up on capitol hill, a shutdown is averted but a showdown is looming. While there was a rare show of bipartisan cooperation, Republican Dysfunction In The House is ramping up this week. Maga hardliners there are expected to try to oust House Speaker Kevin Mccarthy and outraged over his deal with the democrats to keep the government funded and from capitol hill to the wouse were following all of the fallou...

They think theyre going to push him to some kind of capitulation there. even if he does, its going to get to the white house and its going to be there. >> its amazing. if the end game is the medical device tax being repealed, the idea we had to shut down the federal government and flirt with the default to get rid of a medical device extra tax. it seems absurd. i guess that -- >> in a way they have a victory. they have their funding levels attached to this bill and i was talking to republicans t...

2007, ed. 2007 level spending and inflation adjusted dollars. thats because for 13 years now, we have been increasing the defense budget. you can easily cut. to hear this man talk even against what secretary gates was recommending, but even to the point where he would increase the budget, build more ships and so forth is preposterous. we do not need that sort of increase in defense spending. what we need is for the national security budget to pay its efforts towards reducing the deficit while ke...

Having what youre used to having and we have to cut things and there are things youve been used to for decades and thought you would have for the rest of your life and you will not and its going to hurt. i dont know. its much easier said than done. >> the example of greece we have if we dont. >> exactly. before we go, chuck todd, we start with you on this. sarah palin, her pak is apparently the real deal. >> okay. >> i feel that -- here we go. the fec report in terms of money raised and spent. i...

>> thats a good question. we did a study at the center for american progress and the institute for policy studies, former assistant secretary of defense was on the board with me. we showed how if you cut national security spending, ed, not just the pentagon, but everything across the board, va, does you can cut a trillion dollars out and still bring us back to 2007, 2007 level spending in inflation-adjusted dollars. for 13 years now, we have been increasing the defense budget. you could easily c...