Sen. Casey: ‘Bipartisan’ Ryan/Murray Budget Deal Will Clear the Senate Next Week

CASEY: “Well Chris, I think it will pass. And I think for several reasons. Number one is that it is bipartisan. It’s really a uniquely bipartisan moment in a year where we haven't had many, where you can have two leaders in different chambers, and different parties come together to get a compromise, albeit a difficult one, and parts of which we could all be frustrated by or complain about. But one of the things that's most attractive to a lot of people who vote for it is that finally we're dealing with a part of the sequestration, the indiscriminate cuts, in a substantial way. $63 billion over two years split down the middle. That helps enormously to relieve some of the pressure, and the devastating impact of sequestration. So I think it will get enough votes to pass, but I can't speak for those who were opposed to it. They have got to make their own decision.”