PBS NewsHour

Brooks, Dionne: Budget battle is 'debate with no substance'

Clip: Season 2013 | 13m 7s

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week's top political news, including the lack of progress being made to end the government shutdown, the upcoming debt ceiling fight and how recent dysfunction is set to amplify the nation's poor opinion of Congress.

Aired: 10/04/13

Rating: NR

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