Tom Cole: “Defense, which is half of our total discretionary spending.”

“It sets a January 30 deadline for finishing the remaining spending bills. By my count, that's nine. That's a lot of work to do. It is. And a couple of really big bills. Defense, which is half of our total discretionary spending. along with the so called Labor H. Labor Health and Human Services and Education bill, which is usually the favorite Democratic bill.” (00:47–00:52)

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