now we are feeling the effects of it. the president and speaker put together the deal. >> the president could have stopped it. house of representatives passed one, but two bills that could have stopped it and the senate has done nothing. >> bret: democratic senator max baucus in the middle there. white house probably saying that wasn't helpful in the talking points today. as they are continuing to talk as we are nine days out from the sequester setting in. as we look at the big picture here, the sequester in the big picture, the budget overall, where the sequester is, $85 billion for this year. 2.4%. we heard from the sequester would likely do. it is still a cut in spending growth. the government would still