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On the entitlement side? yes, that something that needs to get done. >> bret: you said you are not on the ballot? >> it's bittersweet. i'm excited about the guy who's running, brian style, i think is going to do a spectacular job. i've been on the bus with my governor scott walker. he's got a tough race here. i love the people i care about i want to see win. they are a lot of my colleagues in congress in tough races that have deserved and earned a reelection. that's pretty much my focus. i've been doing this for 20 years. this is the tenth election cycle. first time since 1998 i've never been ...

It. the budget deal that was struck last week that raised spending caps by $300 billion over the next two years, that's the working framework that we're going to be living with for the next couple years. >> dana: congressman from indiana was on earlier. he said he likes the budget. said he loved it. said that by the president addressing medicade, snap and pam, that that will be enough and that you don't need to do really anything on medicare and social security right now. do you agree with that? just from an economical standpoint, not politically. >> well, i respect the congressman and he repr...

Completely repeal and replace with a 52-48 senate and we will have to look what that looks like with a 51-49 senate, and i think we will probably move on to other issues. >> not so fast said lindsay graham, and he said in 2018 there will not be another effort to repeal and replace obamacare, you are sadly mistaken. paul ryan probably doesn't agree with the entitlement side of this, but will they still try another run at obamacare? >> reporter: i think it's very unlikely. the really big difference, guys, next year, you need 60 votes in the senate. chuck schumer has a new advantage. you can't ge...

American people. i think that's important. i think we will continue to work with congress. but the president understands that we have commitments that we've made on the entitlement side in particular. especially on the senior side with respect to social security, that need to be maintained. so he's gonna keep his word to the american people. >> saying social security, medicare won't be there in a number of years? >> for right now i think the budget we're laying out deals on the discretionary side. you heard the president's priorities and commitment, especially when it comes to protecting this ...

American people. i think that's important. i think we will continue to work with congress. but the president understands that we have commitments that we've made on the entitlement side in particular. especially on the senior side with respect to social security, that need to be maintained. so he's gonna keep his word to the american people. >> saying social security, medicare won't be there in a number of years? >> for right now i think the budget we're laying out deals on the discretionary side. you heard the president's priorities and commitment, especially when it comes to protecting this ...