university historian about the bizarre political climate where congress simply passing a budget seems like progress. >> i think that's absolutely true. that's how bad the situation has become. what should be routine, what should be normal has now become a subject of fierce, political debate and gridlock. the hope is by passing this budget, they might have taken the issue off the agenda for a few months for congress to deal with other issues. >> that was my next question. is there going to be a big impact by this budget long term or just a short term deal? >> the budget deal is not so cig nif cant. it doesn't solve the problems the parties have been fighting about. paul ryan, the engineer on the republican side of this deal has already suggested he's ready for another fight with the debt ceiling in the months to come.