Politically, the budget deal is a net-plus

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, statement:

“With this agreement, we strive to avoid another government shutdown. ... Democrats are also pleased to have secured robust funding for critical domestic priorities in this agreement. Democrats have always insisted on parity in increases between defense and nondefense, and we are pleased that our increase in nondefense budget authority exceeds the defense number by $10 billion over the next two years.”

Ed Rogers, The Washington Post:

“Politically, at least in the short term, the deal is a net-plus. Republicans can avoid both the spectacle of a government shutdown and the unflattering exercise of pointlessly arguing to curb spending through the next election. Democrats can boast about the additional spending; some will even say that it is too little.”

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., Twitter:

“Notice how whenever we pursue large spending increases + tax cuts for corporations, contractors & the connected, it’s treated as business as usual. But the moment we consider investing similar in working class people (ex tuition-free college) they cry out it’s ‘unrealistic.’ ”

Philip Klein, Washington Examiner:

“President Donald Trump once vowed to drain the swamp, but by joining with Pelosi on the latest budget deal, he has merely drained it of the Tea Party . ... The Tea Party was many things to many people, but one way in which it briefly changed politics is that for a period of time, Republican lawmakers were more worried about the consequences of rubber stamping budget deals than they were about being attacked for spending cuts.”