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/thepresidents. >> connor o'brien 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 21-hour 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 year's bill? connor: sure.

sure sure the highlights of the house version of the bill is it would authorize about $733 billion for the pentagon across its budget for war operations as well as nuclear weapons programs. that is about $17 billion less than what the administration -- whatnd what senate the administration wanted and a sticking point between democrats and republicans in the house. it also notably blocks the military from deploying this new class of low yield nuclear weapons that would be submarine launched. that is a big democratic priority. it blocks the military from funding a border wall or border barriers in opposition to president trump's policy. it would create notably a rare alignment with the trump administration and create a new military service based around space, to get the pentagon to better prioritize space issues.

host: this is the house version. tell us about actions taken already in the senate and how it compares to the house version. connor: sure, so in the senate, the senate last week approved its version of the defense authorization bill with overwhelming support. there weren't a lot of amendments on the floor, just based on an inability to agree on that. there are some pretty key differences with the house bill. republicans in the senate want to spend $750 billion on national defense for the coming year. it doesn't have a lot of those restrictions that democrats want to place on funding for a border a wall or allowing the transfer of detainees to guantanamo bay, from guantanamo bay to the united states, i'm sorry.

democrats had also pushed for a vote on an amendment to limit president trump's ability to take military action against iran without congressional authorization. they eventually got that vote. it failed, so that is not in the bill. however, that is expected to be a major issue of debate on the house floor this coming week and could be an issue in the conference committee if it is, in fact, adopted. host: how do you eventually see the house and senate coming to some kind of agreement, especially when you already have division among the democrats in the house and also republicans who want much more funding? connor: in the house, it looks to be a narrow road to passage. republicans do not seem keen on supporting this bill. they have a lot of issues with it. in committee last month, all but two republicans opposed this

bill. it doesn't appear there are going to be many changes to the bill that are going to bring them on board, like increasing the budget or changing provisions related to the border or guantanamo or nuclear weapons. i've talked to the house armed services chairman adam smith about this, and he has said he can't count on -- while he is working with republicans, he can't count on a lot of support from them, so it looks like democrats will have to pass this primarily with democrats, maybe some republicans. we'll see. that means making some concessions to progressives, a big one will be an iran amendment. congressman roe khana along with matt witman has an amendment with a group of lawmakers from both parties to stymie trump's ability to military action

against iran. barbara lee from california has an amendment to reduce the overall spending in the bill back down to the current levels at about $16 billion. they are going to try, it seems, give progressives some votes on these. right now, there is -- particularly after last week's border supplemental fiasco where progressives were irate after nancy pelosi took the senate's version of the bill after they had worked to get progressives on board. you've got to imagine it is going to be tough for progressives to want to support a bill that is $733 billion, which is far above anything they want or would support. host: appreciate it and your insights. we will continue to follow you on twitter @connorobriennh and your reporting on politico.com. thanks so much.

>> the house returns tuesday to work on that $730 billion defense programs and policy bill. the senate passed its version last week. the senate returns monday. they will work on several nominations throughout the week. including assistant secretaries for education and labor departments. watch live coverage of the house on c-span and live coverage of the senate on c-span two. >> washington journal, live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up monday morning, the philadelphia inquirer's -- reviews the week ahead in washington. , former u.s. rolesador, discusses his with the coalition and current u.s. trade policy.

be sure to watch live at 7:00 eastern monday morning. join the discussion. next, q&a with patrick buchanan, talking about his book. after that, british prime minister theresa may takes questions from members of the house of commons. ♪ brian: pat buchanan, in the acknowledgements of your new book on your time with richard nixon, you write, "this memoir and history of the nixon presidency is surely among the last to be written by a confidante who served in the white house from its first to its final days oveur