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We're spending like drunken sailors. a vote seemed to be about 100 nos in the house. nobody figured the senate could be a problem until they failed to check in with rand paul from kentucky who has a very big problem with this accord, namely for busting caps which were like a backup, spending backbone that both parties have abandoned. good senator joins us. thanks for coming. >> thanks for having me, neil. >> neil: you're against this why? >> well, because it spends too much money, borrows too much money. we're going to bring back obama era deficits. i was elected to combat obama era deficits. ...

Spending is increasing. our senior producer, chad pergram says it could be a very, very late night for lawmakers tonight. mike emanuel has the news from capitol hill. what are we hearing from the republican side now, mike? >> shep, kentucky senator rand paul is hosting unanimous consent. he wants to vote on maintaining the current spending caps. not another $165 billion for the military. meanwhile, a lot of republican colleagues are saying the military needs that money to allow the pentagon to do its planning. >> general mattis said the combined effect of the crs and the budget cuts have done ...

Board. there is no daca in this package. if this will get to the senate probably sometime tomorrow and then it goes to the house of representatives, where the fate is a little less clear. the problem, even though there are those of non-defense spending increases in the bill, is no daca. this is an issue that is near and dear to liberals in the house of representatives and the problem is that liberals in the house are going to have to make up the difference from republicans who are going to vote for the bill. keep in mind, the conservative like the house freedom caucus who are going to oppose t...

Constituents and don't worry, it probably pays for itself any way. take the case of bob corker of tennessee, the deficit hawk announced he is against any tax bill that added one penny to the deficit. not one penny he said. fast forward a few weeks and he signed on to a bill that added more and -- and one a half trillion dollars. that is 150 trillion pennies to the deficit. and 150 trillion pennies is good. rl remember how republicans threatened to deitaly on the debt in 2013 to prevent congress from raising the debt ceiling in the name of curbing spending under a democratic president. today mo...

We had serious disagreements, but instead of just going to our own separate corners, we came together with an agreement that's very good for the american people and recognizes needs that both sides of the aisle proffered. i'm pleased to announce that we have reached a two-year budget deal to lift the spending caps for defense and urgent domestic priorities far above current spending levels. there are one or two final details to work out, but all the principles of the agreement are in place. the budget deal doesn't have everything democrats want. it doesn't have everything republicans want. but...