"newsmakers" is back with megan sculy and kevin baron after our conversation with max mac thornberry. we covered some philosophical questions as well as the defense budget that was passed last week. let's start with a process for the defense budget. it is a lot of money. $612 billion. he does mention philosophical and other differences with the white house, but what is the process for getting through the senate before he gets to the white house. megan: they have said in the senate that it is a priority. the past two years they have been unable to. the bill has passed for every year for 50 years of this point. the senate itself has not debated the bill in its entirety for two years now. we will see how that shapes up. there will be a lot of disagreement with the white house, both over how the committee has decided to fund the department, and they are both in line with the contingencies on the overseas account, and also contingencies over guantanamo bay. there are new provisions of the white house is already said they are not in agreement with. susan: with the prison transfers? megan: i