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Have wanted that, they've told us on the show. $131 billion in non-defense spending. $90 billion in disaster relief. we've heard so much about how desperate places like houston and puerto rico still are. debt ceiling hike until march 2019, we get a break from talking about it. $20 billion in infrastructure investment. both parties say they want that. $6 billion for opioid, substance abuse programs. that's so vital. we know how many treatment centers have asked for mon money. then ten-year reauthorization for c.h.i.p. that everybody in both parties say they want. a lot for people to be happy ab...

Shutdown. on the house floor just last hour, basically everything was frozen. democrats withholding their votes. republicans, most of whom voted staring up at the vote wall seeing where everybody stood. nobody knowing what was going to happen next. democrats started signaling no. and then the yes votes. enough to push them over the edge. i have seen a lot of house votes. i watched many from the gallery. i have never seen anything that dramatic with something with such big stakes. if you look at the budget deal and why this got across the finish line, look at it. $165 billion in defense spendin...

White house. that is incontravertable now. >> it will make a lot of people very happy. here's the thought. it's been shut down seven hours. we think it will reopen by 9:00 when the president signs it. listen to this. are republicans happy with the $165 billion for defense spending. $131 billion on non-defense spending that democrats pushed for. $90 billion on disaster relief. puerto rico, houston. the debt ceiling hike until march 2019. thank goodness we get a moment's peace. $20 billion on infrastructure investment. everybody wants that. and $6 billion for opioid and substance abuse programs....

Government from shutting down for the second time in two weeks after senator rand paul ran out the clock, sounding the alarm about the budget deal's $4 o o 0 /* 00 oh despite the massive impact to the national debt. >> when the democrats are in power, republicans appear to be the conservative party. but when republicans are in power, it seems there is no conservative party. the hypocrisy hangs in the air and chokes anyone with a sense of decency or intellectual honesty. >> reporter: many of paul's colleagues openly criticizing the kentucky republican. >> i don't know why we are basically burni...

Another $131 billion in nondefense spending, that includes a number of domestic programs including a ten-year extension for the children's health insurance program. there will be another $90 billion in disaster relief, that will go to places like texas and puerto rico and florida after these recent spat of hurricanes. and the debt ceiling is going to be hiked until march of 2019. which was something budget negotiators were concerned about, they would come up with a spi spending plan but distill have to deal with the debt ceiling. even though they hashed out issues with the budget, they have an...