wave criteria in terms of the polling. they went after white whales. they ve been in power for years or searching for power for years to cut taxes, repeal and replace obamacare. they couldn t come up with a health care replacement. they couldn t repeal it. they passed tax reform. next year if the majority hasn t been so much fun and they met their big goals or failed with them, it won t be much fun being in the minority. bret: ahab got the moby dick of tax reform. if the economy is roaring though we were the way the republicans predict, they are going to be in a much better position. that said, the past three midterms have seen the party and white house lose double digit numbers. they are heading into headwinds, no doubt. a.b. is right. a lot of those districts, trump is going to be a real drag for people but it s too soon especially in the senate to be
fulfilled its statutory responsibility of passing a budget. it s now been 1,000 days since the democrat-controlled senate under harry reid has actually passed a budget. today marks the 1,000th day since we ve acted on a budget in the united states senate. harry reid s majority hasn t passed a budget in more than 1,000 days. now the senator s refusing to consider a budget on the floor. this is is here with us now the democratic senator from north dakota, the chairman of the budget committee, senator kent conrad coming in on a day off on presidents day. senator, we appreciate you being with us this morning. you bet. good to be with you, willie. so you heard the republicans there. january 24th marked 1,000 days since no budget from the democrat-led congress. how do you answer that? first of all, their talking points are remarkably consistent.
humming and hawing. if you want the road near you fixed it s official. every state has decided how to spend every dime of the road money. that s a big deal for people who want the shovel-ready projects to happen. there will be a lot of disappointment because people holding out hope for the road, bridge, whatever s busted near you, the state has decided so you can find out now if it s your road or not. is this posted or will it take time? it s not. every state will post the full list and we ll get it. this is probably the biggest question we get from people. what about the road near me? it s done. stimulus determined where it will go. so the issue is two-fold. people will see whether a road is getting fixed and the other thing is they know where the construction jobs will be going. the jobs to do the work. if you re livinging in the area and want a job on a project, that s great. also, that means the money will be spent. the majority hasn t been spent, so the projects listed, th