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Speaking at in the coming minutes and that's what we're asking and not expecting an official announcement on the patriots today but we will keep asking the question and let you know if we hear anything different. >> courtney kube, thank you very much. last night the senate passed a record $858 billion defense authorization act. which would grant ukraine another $800 million in additional security assistance next year. it also provides the pentagon more resources for its plan to train some 500 ukrainian troops a month at the u.s. base in germany. the bill is one of the last things on congress...

The court with radical extremists. mitch mcconnell, for example, denying obama the ability to appoint merrick garland to the supreme court. now we have a 63 hyper partisan majority that does not care about its own presidents, even. >> we see that even in relief that it is provided, as well as marriage equality in the form -- of and other things that it has been doing. we expect these decisions to be rolled back in the next few years, unfortunately. >> let's shift to the national defense authorization act, they passed the nda this week and it set a record 858 billion dollars for military spendi...

Precedence, even, and we see that in terms of relief it has provided, as well as marriage equality, and other things that has been doing. we expect these decisions to be rolled back, in the next few years, unfortunately. >> let's shift to the national defense authorization act, the house passed the nda this week, and it set at 858 billion dollars for spending, i think 45 billion dollars more than what the white house was asking for this budget. was that necessary? . >> no, it wasn't. i hear a lot of folks concerned about inflation in this country. i share their perspective. and in the same way...

Economic crisis unless you give us what you want. >> i hear what you're saying about the differences right now. but over the past many years democrats and republicans in charge, funding the government has just not happened. we've been at this crisis point at the end of the year so many times, but i want to move on to a couple more issues that i know you care about. one is the record-breaking $858 billion defense funding bill. the house passed that this week. the senate is going to vote on it. you voted against the ndaa, the defense bill last time around. will you do so again? >> yes, i think i...

Clocked as much to as possible for a new session begins on, thursday the house passed sweeping bipartisan legislation authorizing 858 billion dollars in defense funding. congress will have to get to work on passing government funding before the december 16th deadline. that's friday. to avoid a potential shutdown. democrats are facing a packed agenda and a looming deadline. that looming deadline. the new year will bring the republican-controlled house and new partisan warfare. joining me now is congressman john yarmouth of kentucky. chairman of the house budget committee. chairman, thank you ve...