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Aon that democrats are trying to tack on a spending bill meant for the troops, including everything but the kitchen sink. $5 billion of pell grants, 10 billion for teachers, 180 million in energy loans, 50 million in food assistance. a 110 palin -- page amendment. the next guest plans to vote yes, adam shiv from california. welcome to the program. >> thanks for having me. >> before we discuss the add-ons to the war funding bill i want to bring something to your attention. if the bill is passed there's a programs in it which would deem as passed a budget. in other words, vote yes and the budget...

Over a set of changes. we're dealing with the 2,000 plus-page bill the senate passed, the framework, the basis, the foundation. what democrats released today, what they posted on line, is 150 plus page version of fixes. it goes in much like an upgreat to an operating system or piece of software. it strikes particular lines, increases taxes in some provisions and tweaks the senate bill elsewhere on coverage and reduces taxes elsewhere. think of it as layer on top of that 2,000 plus-page bill and changes it and tweaks it to get the democrats to vote. >> when we see the bill on line, they assume ...

Think of what you're saying. if what you are saying is what i'm thinking what are you saying is there a made-up stuff in there. >> i'm not saying that. i'm saying you have to have the page that it's referring to, to gain context. there is a lot of stuff here i did understand. >> neil: like what? >> i went past it. there is a lot of organizations, like chipra for children, an awful lot to protect children, major health crisis for the kids. big thing with medicaid, another organization, that will try to help with medicaid expenses. i don't know -- the thing that concerned me the most, neil, what...

So that is 12 people right there that they lose. megyn: if you had to handicap it. it many next thursday by which president obama wants a vote in the house, the white house stood firm and said we said march 18. the president wants this done before his trip abroad. if you had to handicap it now what do you think is going to happen? >> i think its 50-50. look at cap and trade bill last year. they were down 24 votes the night before. at 3:00 in the morning they brought a 300 page amendment and they were up by 8. the speaker has proven herself able at muscling votes, changing opinions, jamming thi...