Thoughts on the u. S. Military. We have special lines for this question. If you are an active member of the military, call 202 7488000. If you are a retired military service member, call 202 7488001. All others can call 202 7488002. You can also reach us on social media. On twitter at cspanwj. And on facebook at facebook. Com cspan. Good morning. Lets start by taking a look at what the president said earlier this month about the state of the u. S. Military during his comments about his National Security strategy. [video clip] dealt isis one devastating defeat after another. The coalition to defeat isis has now recaptured almost 100 of the land once held by these terrorists in iraq and syria. Great job. [applause] really good. Really good. Thank you. Thank you. We have a great military. We are now chasing them wherever they fully. And we will not let them into the United States. In afghanistan, our troops are no longer undermined by artificial timelines. And we no longer tell our enemie
Elections. Thank you for joining us. There is a lot of weight on this with the spending bill is there a difference in where the house and the senate stand on that . Guest oh, absolutely. Theres always differences in something to squabble over. I think we will see a lot of the started in 2017 in 2018. He forefront for republicans, the priority in 2018 will be making certain they do not do anything that is going to diminish from their legislative achievements in the previous year. They got a big win when they assigned neil gorsuch to these up in court and when they get the tax bill across the finish line. Whether it is if a structure, immigration, or the spending bill, which will be the first fight they walk into when they return from the holidays, their goal will be not to screw up so much one of their base voters will have any reason to stay home in november. As crazy as this is, we will be in an election cycle and three days. So, with the spending bill, i would think the last thing re