host: we are joyed to next by "politico" budget and appropriations reporter caitlin emma to talk about the $1.5 trillion discretionary spending plan. good morning. guest: good morning. host: this is just called the discretionary budget, but what else makes up the rest of the president's budget and how much is that grand total expected to be? guest: what we saw released last week was what you called the discretionary spending request. that would be for fiscal 2022, which begins on october 1. essentially, discretionary spending only makes up a third of the total federal budget. so, this is funding for all federal agencies, for all domestic programs, non-defense programs, in addition to the pentagon. this does not encompass the full federal budget, like i said it is about $1.5 trillion in this request, but in addition to that you have mandatory spending on programs like medicare and social security, tax proposals -- all that is a supposedly forthcoming in the coming weeks from the white house, may be month, but for now they released this request for federal agencies so congressional appro

. >>> we're joined next by caitlin emma, from politico, to talk about the president's budget. $1.5 trillion, good morning. >> good morning. >> tell us about that. this is just the discretionary budget. what else makes up the rest of the president's budget, and how much is that grand total expected to be? >> what we saw released late last week was what you called the discretionary spending request for 2022, the upcoming fiscal year that begins on october 1st. discretionary spending only makes up about a third of the total federal budget. this is funding for all of the federal agencies, non-defense programs, in addition to the pentagon. this does not encompass the full federal budget. it's about $1.5 trillion, this spending request. in addition, you have mandatory spending on things like medicare and social security. tax proposals. all of that is forthcoming. but right now, the white house released this so that congressional appropriators can get working on it. >> when was the last time domestic spending has been increased on this level? or has it been in the past? >> this is a huge increase.

. >>> we're joined next by caitlin emma, from politico, to talk about the president's budget.

host: "politico" budget and appropriations reporter caitlin emma, talking about the discretionary spending plan. read her rep "washington journa" continues. host: next up, we are joined by congressman french hill who represents the second district in arkansas, little rock, and suburbs. well soon -- welcome to "washington journal." guest: thanks for the invitation. host: before we dive into other topics, we want to get your thoughts on other things we have been talking about this morning. come along, the presidents reported decision to withdraw troops from afghanistan in yesterday's decision from the fda. we have been talking with our viewers about pausing the use of the johnson & johnson vaccine. quick thoughts on your part and what you are hearing from your constituents about these issues? guest: first off, on the johnson & johnson, it gives me an opportunity to encourage all americans to get vaccinated and follow cdc standards with getting our vaccination -- our country vaccinated. it is prudent to spot something that could potentially be a pattern in some basins -- some patients, like b

host: we are joyed to next by "politico" budget and appropriations reporter caitlin emma to talk about1.5 trillion discretionary spending plan. good morning. guest: good morning. host: this is just called the discretionary budget, but what else makes up the rest of the president's budget and how much is that grand total expected to be? guest: what we saw released last week was what you called the discretionary spending request. that would be for fiscal 2022, which begins on october 1. essentially, discretionary spending only makes up a third of the total federal budget. so, this is funding for all federal agencies, for all domestic programs, non-defense programs, in addition to the pentagon. this does not encompass the full federal budget, like i said it is about $1.5 trillion in this request, but in addition to that you have mandatory spending on programs like medicare and social security, tax proposals -- all that is a supposedly forthcoming in the coming weeks from the white house, may be month, but for now they released this request for federal agencies so congressional appropriato

host: we are joyed to next by "politico" budget and appropriations reporter caitlin emma to talk about the $1.5 trillion discretionary spending plan. good morning. guest: good morning. host: