Rational Radio Daily With Steele And Ungar

Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) shut down the federal government Thursday night—albeit briefly—by holding up a procedural vote over a short-term spending bill that funds the government through March 23. One of Senator Paul's concerns was the massive increase in spending caps. Many in the media and on Capitol Hill criticized Paul’s grandstanding after he voted for the GOP tax bill that added $1.5 trillion to the deficit over the next 10 years. During the Obama years, Republicans routinely railed against raising the deficit. So what changed? Michael and Rick discuss Senator Paul's speech and whether this was the last gasps of the pre-Trump GOP. Dave Weigel, national political reporter for the Washington Post, talks about the Democrats picking up some victories and big pharma taking some losses in the latest spending bill.