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About how russia views all of this discussion about budget cuts right now? >> absolutely. in fact -- but, jon, it is important to remember that these budget hearings have been scheduled for some time. the cuts are not new. there has been talk of sequestration and deep budget cuts for several yearings, but -- years, but there is bipartisan concern about message being sent to russia right now and about the proposed defense cuts. >> the white house fact sheet on the key budget issues makes it clear that defense is not a priority in this budget. and while no one would argue that hard choices will ...

The long-term fiscal stability of the country, and i think we've got so much debt that it was a mistake for us to give up on the budget caps. >> will you vote to reinstate those benefits for military veterans that would reduce -- that were reduced in this plan approved by the senate today, earlier by the house and that's about to be signed into law by the president? >> given a chance, yes, but, see, that's the problem with the senate right now. the democrats don't allow any amendments, so we end up passing bad legislation which they make mistakes that they say are mistakes and this could easil...

>> absolutely. when we had the budget caps that we passed in 2011 which people called the sequester, s & p said they were inadequate and they downgraded our debt, so we've taken something that even in 2011 people thought wasn't enough, and we abandoned, it so really -- i think the number one threat to our national security and to our country is our debt, and by going through with this budget motion, everybody wants to be all giddy and joyful. it's a compromise. it's pragmatic. yeah, but it's a compromise going in the wrong direction. it's a compromise towards not really being serious about our...

Billion? >> yeah, no, i wasn't in favor of a shutdown, and i think that's sort of a false choice. you're setting it up as if that was only choice. really what we've been doing in the past is passing a continuing spending resolution which doesn't mean shutdowns, but current law is actually better than what the deal is. the current law included some budget caps from 2011, and now we've abandoned those caps, so i think this is really a step backwards for the country, and really we've aloud us to say, you know what, we don't care so much about the debt, and i think that's a big mistake. >> isn't i...

Everyone in washington. the public's attitude towards washington is very negative. more and more to my mind, this is creating an opening for a republican governor out here that is not a part of this robin coliseum in washington. >> no dax increases? no increase in jobless benefits as democrats wanted. now, the cost for that was they increased some near-term spending and broke the budget caps for two years, which is -- which i wish they hadn't done. >> yeah. >> but net on net, what do you think? >> could have been worse, is maybe the headline. i think paul ryan did maybe the best he could, give...