strongly objects to provisions of the plan directed by house armed services committee chair mack thorn berpry. the white house said in a statement. however, the white house stopped short of a veto threat. the statement also criticized the bill's failure to adopt force structure and weapon systems reforms called for by military leadership. that from "the hill" this morning. more now on the upcoming debate in congress over the budget deal as well as other financial issues facing lawmakers from today's "washington journal." you can go to our website www.c-span.org to watch if you're joining us this morning we want to welcome back congressman sean duffy republican from wisconsin to talk about the 2016 budget debate. the house would like to keep that often get a conference deal. there seems to be a hold up. gop budget dodges fight over entitlement and a defense. forget about the medicare privatization plan, never mind offsetting defense spending increases. in almost every instance they describe the budget deal in which political practicality beats out ideology as republican leaders attacked for th