ms. shutt: the package includes the defense spending bill, the department of labor, health and human services and education, the energy water spending bill and the state and foreign operation spending bill. it's quite a bit of money, it was a little under $1 trillion and these bills would cover a variety of departments. and the idea behind packaging these is that it does help to shorten up floor debate time so you can move through the process a little bit faster. it can also help you with your vote count. so sometimes you can package spending bills that are a little less favorable with spending bills that have more broad support, so that makes the package more likely to pass the floor vote. >> i want to ask you about a headline from one of your cq colleagues. it says the legislative branch spending bill pulled amid the pay increase. this is not a surprising thing and it seems to happen every year, a dispute over pay raises for members of congress. ms. shutt: right. so, ever since 2009, there's

ms. shutt: the package includes the defense spending bill, the department of labor, health and human services and education, the energy water spending bill and the state and foreign operation spending bill. it'