Now on cspan a. Review of the 2018 federal budget from the money the president requested to what congress, who holds the purse strings, ultimately decides. Joining us from capital gal nancy, senior correspondental now correspondentent for bloomberg. Nancy, tell us what the president requested for 2018, and what were his Top Priorities . The president stuck with the overall number in the law, the budget control act, requesting basically a little bit over 1 trillion. 1. 1 trillion as the law allows for. Within that number he really departed from the budget control act numbers, and he requested a lot more for defense programs. About 54 billion for security related programs. And covers that with an equal amount of cuts in nondefense spending, 54 billion. So thats a violation of the budget control act there. But more than that, its very politically unpopular. Yes, numbers really members really like the defense spending increase, but they dont like taking it out of nondefense programs agricu
Now on cspan a. Review of the 2018 federal budget from the money the president requested to what congress, who holds the purse strings, ultimately decides. Joining us from capital gal nancy, senior correspondental now correspondentent for bloomberg. Nancy, tell us what the president requested for 2018, and what were his Top Priorities . The president stuck with the overall number in the law, the budget control act, requesting basically a little bit over 1 trillion. 1. 1 trillion as the law allows for. Within that number he really departed from the budget control act numbers, and he requested a lot more for defense programs. About 54 billion for security related programs. And covers that with an equal amount of cuts in nondefense spending, 54 billion. So thats a violation of the budget control act there. But more than that, its very politically unpopular. Yes, numbers really members really like the defense spending increase, but they dont like taking it out of nondefense programs agricu
Now on cspan a. Review of the 2018 federal budget from the money the president requested to what congress, who holds the purse strings, ultimately decides. Joining us from capital gal nancy, senior correspondental now correspondentent for bloomberg. Nancy, tell us what the president requested for 2018, and what were his Top Priorities . The president stuck with the overall number in the law, the budget control act, requesting basically a little bit over 1 trillion. 1. 1 trillion as the law allows for. Within that number he really departed from the budget control act numbers, and he requested a lot more for defense programs. About 54 billion for security related programs. And covers that with an equal amount of cuts in nondefense spending, 54 billion. So thats a violation of the budget control act there. But more than that, its very politically unpopular. Yes, numbers really members really like the defense spending increase, but they dont like taking it out of nondefense programs agricu
As well. Of course, one of things that we know so right now there is lot of turmoil here in the middle east and iran and israel were very close to an allout war quite recently that could have also had massive repercussions for the u. S and its assets here in this region. Now there is still one moderate who is in the race is them, as masoud pezeshkian. And hes actually called for better relations, especially with country trees here in the middle eastern region, its unclear how much of a chance he actually has though, in the end low, one of the things that weve also picked up is that a lot of people here are telling us that they will also be closely watched the debate on cnn between President Biden and donald trump. Of course, whoever becomes next us president , also a big issue here in iran as well okay . The room where history happens tonight, you see that on your screen, the firstever president ial debate between a president and former president , the earliest president ial debate ame
As well. Of course, one of things that we know so right now there is lot of turmoil here in the middle east and iran and israel were very close to an allout war quite recently that could have also had massive repercussions for the u. S and its assets here in this region. Now there is still one moderate who is in the race is them, as masoud pezeshkian. And hes actually called for better relations, especially with country trees here in the middle eastern region, its unclear how much of a chance he actually has though, in the end low, one of the things that weve also picked up is that a lot of people here are telling us that they will also be closely watched the debate on cnn between President Biden and donald trump. Of course, whoever becomes next us president , also a big issue here in iran as well okay . The room where history happens tonight, you see that on your screen, the firstever president ial debate between a president and former president , the earliest president ial debate ame