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Another shutdown scenario next year. we'll concede the one victory they have had since the obama era began. >> shouldn't they be having ptsd? shouldn't they be worried? >> well, they should be a little worried. look, the government shutdown was a disaster. the reason for that is we had no chance whatsoever of defunding obamacare. the lesson isn't that republicans shouldn't fight. it's that we shouldn't fight stupid. we shouldn't pick fights we can't win. we can win the fight for the budget control act. in obamacare what we were trying to do, republicans were trying to do, is get the democrats ...

They want to let go. >> you keep hearing, speaking to a few of them, you keep hearing the failure to extend unemployment benefits is really striking at the heart of the democratic party. let me ask you, joe, do we know or do you know or does anyone know what percentage of the sequestration cuts are still in effect after this deal? >> paul ryan came on yesterday and said i guess 70%. he was throwing a lot of numbers around. 70%, 75%, 80%. >> a majority. >> they will blow the caps by $63 billion. they claim they will make it up at the end of the decade. >> that's the very problem. that's what re...

Gets rid of $63 billion in spending cuts. the bill will face a much tougher road in the senate for that same reason. we've already heard from folks like florida senator marco rubio and kelly ayod from new hampshire. the bill's supporters weretrying to lock in the five republican votes they need to push it through. that means there's still potentially more drama to be had here in washington. chris? >> all right. thank you very much, mixed messages in washington over cell phones on planes. all right. the fcc is saying it will consider lifting its ban on in-flight calls even as the department of ...

One of the things that's most attractive to a lot of people who vote for it is that finally we're dealing with a part of the sequestration, the indiscriminate cuts, in a substantial way. $63 billion over two years split down the middle. that helps enormously to relieve some of the pressure and the devastating impact of sequestration. so i think it will get enough votes to pass, but i can't speak for those who were opposed to it. they have got to make their own decision. >> as you know, a handful of democrats in the house voted no because the deal doesn't extend unemployment benefits. what do y...

Break it down, coming up in just a few minutes, guys. >> thank you so much. let's head to washington where it looks like congress has finally passed a budget. the house voted overwhelmingly thursday to approve a two-year bipart son plan. republicans and democrats supporting the measure in roughly equal numbers you could say. athena jones is at the white house where they are applauding the vote. but it's not over yet, athena. good morning. >> it's not over yet. the white house is calling the house vote an important moment of bipartisan cooperation. strong support for this budget bill from bot...