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Spending in that generation. >> why was that? >> it's also because of your leadership. . >> sean: numbers don't lie. so let's do something the main stream media wouldn't do. we're going to break down the numbers. nato was first utilized as a unified military deterrent to the looming soviet threat and to provide intercontinental stability throughout north america. it was formed after two world wars devastated the european continent. nato has a massive budget around $1 trillion. this year the united states contributed over $700 billion to that budget. all right, let's compare that to the rest of...

And why was that last year? >> it was because of leadership. >> numbers don't lie so let's do something the mainstream media won't do. the nato or nato was first utilized as a unified military deterrent to the looming soviet threat and to provide intercontinental stabilities throughout north america. it took the lives of hundreds of thousands of american heroes. nato has a massive budget around a trillion dollars. this year the united states contributed over $700 billion to that budget. all right, let's compare that to the rest of our allies. the next highest contribution would come from the u...

Doing additional spending. so let's make sure that we have a balanced package here. yes, i want to make sure -- if we're dealing with a total budget, i'm all in. let's deal with a budget that makes sense and in an open way and not use reconciliation and a broader consensus. if we're dealing with tax reform, that's a different situation. >> neil: thanks, senator. >> thank you, neil. >> neil: meantime as the senator and i were speaking here, we're getting more details on the apple earnings. the stock is soaring 4% because of revenues and earnings beat street estimates. apple's cash pile, the cas...

Hour, congressman cantor shot down that number to cnbc's larry kudlow. >> nobody is rallying around that 33. that number is not a number that i ascribe to. >> the tea party members of the republican caucus literally did rally today, and it was a rally around a number. >> 61.5 billion. that's where the fight came down on hr 1. the first cr. all right. so let's fight on that, then. that's ground we've taken. let's hold it. >> this is a defining moment for the new majority in congress. not that $61 billion in cuts is anything to write home about. >> cutting 61 billion in my opinion is a starting ...

Here's more from the rally. >> i think it's time to get serious, don't you? >> yes! >> and cutting $61 billion in my opinion is a starting point, it is not the goal. >> i stood in front of my colleagues this morning and i said if you choose to fight on the $61.5 billion, i'll stand and i'll fight with you. >> and if liberals in the senate would rather play political games and shut down the government instead of making a small downpayment on fiscal discipline and reform, i say shut it down. >> the president and the white house has no clue. he doesn't get it. the senate democrats are in denial. ...