CNN The Situation Room December 18, 2013 22:26:00
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...
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