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Changes to the way to spend money. >> have you figured out a way to pay for the trillion dollar infrastructure yet? >> no. in fairness, one of the neat things about having a businessman in the office and the private sector is they've brought ideas that i don't think government has contemplated before, public-private partnerships and really create of ideas. listen, i'm a deficit hawk. it's why i think i got the job and the more i hear about the infrastructure plan the more comfortable i'm getting. >> speaking of being a deficit hawk, the ceiling, we hit it on friday and we'll need a couple of m...

Comparison between this medicaid reform and another reform because it's going to happen. and that gives you a different view of the world. paul: you've been a deficit hawk, as we say, about entitlements for a long time, basically making the point that these entitlements are crowding out the federal fisc and everything else. you look at this bill, cbo's projection and their analysis that spending would fall by 1.22 trillion over ten years.e >> yes. paul: and the deficit would fall, despite the tact that you're repealing almost 900 billion in taxes -- fact that you're repealing almost 900 billio...

>> it is a very complicated budget process when your mandatory spending is driving most of your budget deficit. for example, you could cut the agriculture department to zero. hhs to zero. hud to zero. e f to zero. you wo still hav a deficit this year. over the course of the next decade we have to look at the mandatory spending side to figure out a way to make changes to the way we spend money. >> have you figured out how to pay for the trillion dollar infrastructure yet? >> no. one of the neat things about having a businessman in office and all of the folks come from the private sector is they...

And those type of programs. the idea that medicare will go on reforms that theory i think is an illusion. you want to look at the comparison between this medicaid reform and another one because it is going to happen. and it gives you a different view of the world. >> paul: that is relative focus on now. you're been a deficit hawk about in time is my long time. and that these in terms of crowding out the federal fair skin everything else. you look at this bill. cbo's production analysis, spending would fall. by 1.2 over 10 years. and you are repelling almost 900 billion in taxes peers and atten...

Congress to raise the federal debt ceiling. >> yeah. this is interesting, too. guess what? you know, the trump administration has been calling for restraint, right? in spending. now we're talking about raising that debt ceiling. so it's going to be interesting to see. mick mulvaney. he's a deficit hawk. how is he going to react to this? all of this will play out next week. >> a big business week. >> you bet ya. >> shepard: ahead, the defense secretary and the head of the u.s. marine corps speak out about the scandal involving marines accused of sharing nude photos of their women colleagues. we...