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I'd like to see more of it among republicans. >> charlie but the points that we need to make clear tonight are legislative accomplishments, banning tiktok, removing permanent normal trade relation status for china, defunding these agencies that are working against the will of the people whether the dei nonsense, defense, the nonsense at dhs, don't you think they have to start ticking off things at the house they pass and put the senate on notice? >> absolutely and they need to start with the spending process. the whole east that spending bills taxation bills ghin the house because it's a param...

Pressure from the left, which believes it's too much money. the right, which believes it's too little money. which probably means it's just the right amount of money, to be honest with you. but let's be clear. these budgets don't mean much. they are often altered when it comes to the spending process, getting those spending bills through congress. and this is not last word on the defense budget. >> and then another thing up on the weekend, the $10,000 covid prep bill. >> reporter: so they'll have to pass this at some point. i just caught up one-on-one with speaker nancy pelosi who told me that...

Mccarthy leader does not whip against the physical infrastructure bill. so it's crucial for our businesses and families and others that we have as many people voting for it today as possible. >> neil: all right. we'll look at the timeline and see if it's doable. thanks, raja. same here. thanks, sir. >> neil: republican senator tim scott was telling me on fox business, which if you don't get you should demand, because you missed an intriguing point about the trust factor involved in this spending process and whether the president has been level with the american people. this is from senator sco...

He wouldn't go higher than 1.5. so if he doesn't answer and say i'm not going higher than 1.5, the assumption is based on how things work in d.c. is that he's willing to go higher, but not much higher. >> it's a little whacky to claim at this juncture after everything that's gone through voting and the framework on the floor and where we are in the spending process, that it has to be some state secret what you're for. candidates routinely run for the senate and promise to do things then you get in there, you have sinema, said she was going to change the way business works. essentially taking a...

And, having said that, is there any belief at all on the democratic side that this is going to happen? >> well, schumer envisioned it going a lot of places. going to the fbi. going to anti-domestic terrorism training. things of that nature. they're not being totally specific at this point but democrats have a challenge at this point. right now it's the middle of august and they want to keep this issue alive not only this month but when congress comes back next month. so they have to figure out a way legislatively and politically to keep this issue alive and through the spending process, which ...