I mean we're right now, we're where the Senate is. And the inability to get spending cuts to honestly, Without spending cuts to fund the federal government through the normal appropriations process, it's making there to be an incentive to move more and more things to mandatory. And that is where we are. And I think that's the direction that things are headed. Thank you, director. Support journalism you trust. Support PBS News. (05:06–05:15)
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Asserts that lack of spending cuts in appropriations is incentivizing shifts to mandatory spending.
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