thepresident s. Connor obrien is a defense reporter for politico. He joins us for a look ahead at the week ahead and the 2020 defense bill. Remind us of what that means and why it is important. It is an authorization or policy bill. It does not spend any money, but it is one of the really big bills, one of the few major bills that passes congress reliably each year. It lays out what the Defense Budget should look like for the coming fiscal year, how big the military should be, how many fighters, troops, ships the military should have and the pay raise our troops get. That will be the center of this debate this coming week. The House Armed Services Committee Approved in committee after a 21hour Committee Last month and we are looking at some spirited debate, i think, on the house floor. Host what are some of the key provisions you can tell us about in this years bill . Connor sure. Sure sure the highlights of the house version of the bill is it would authorize about 733 billion for the