Duration of that and what would be included had not been decided. We do know from gop leadership aides that they are looking at a resolution for march 22, thinking that sixweek timeframe would provide them enough time to get that budget deal they have been looking for, getting an omnibus bill after they have a budget cap agreement. That timeline could be problematic because it goes past the march 5 deadline for deferred action, replacing the deferred action for Childhood Arrivals Program and democrats have tended to link a budget agreement with an immigration deal and their willingness in the senate to agree to a timeline to march 22 remains to be seen but it is probably going to cause conflict. We will get to the immigration part of this, that what have you heard about a possible deal on dealing with the budget cap and spending levels possibly going up . Lindsey the numbers do seem to keep ticking up. We understand they are looking at about 80 billion for defense for the rest of fisca
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Trademark office. A vote on the nomination is scheduled at 5 30 p. M. As always, the houses live on cspan and the senate is live on cspan two. Lindsey mcpherson reports for roll call and covers house leadership. Congress is facing another shutdown thursday at midnight. You covered the republican retreat in west virginia, what did you learn about their plans to avert the next shutdown . Lindsey from the retreat itself there did not seem to be a lot of discussion. Although lawmakers that came through said it had been finalized and even speaker ryan had said that they would need a cr but the duration of that and what would be included had not been decided. Yet we do know from gop , leadership aides that they are looking at a resolution for through march 22, thinking that sixweek timeframe would provide them enough time to get a budget deal they have been looking for, getting an omnibus bill after they have a budget cap agreement. That timeline could be problematic because it goes past the
Tell us about that fine tuning. What are the amendments we are likely to see . What are some of the changes . What are the changes kevin brady will bring to the bill . The taxwriters themselves are quiet about what amendments they might offer, but changes the members are seeking are in a few different areas. There are concerns about the state and local tax deduction. Some members dont think it goes far enough. There are also concerns about the mortgage interest adduction and the proposal to limit that 500,000omes of two and mortgage Interest Deduction on second homes. On the state and local taxes issue, there are a couple dozen members who voted against the budget a week ago or so that have some issues about the state and local tax provision in the bill. How will leadership work on keeping those members in line and getting their votes when it comes to final passage . I think they feel like over the compromise they won over a few of those members, and just today, Tom Macarthur from new
College fund or vacation. Millionaires and billionaires write the rules to make government work for them. Republicans are their comrades in arms. They are reading the game against the middle class. Enough is enough. As democrats, we will work for an economy that works for us. Not just the very rich. The good paying jobs that cannot be outsourced. As well as cost for living for families by cracking down on global economies. And enable more and more people to reach the middle class. That is the america i believe in and the one democrats are fighting for. Unfortunately, republicans want to take our country further and further from this goal. Thursday, they released their tax cut proposal. Frankly, there is a giveaway to corporations, millionaires and billionaires. It is behind working people and the middle class worse, it encourages companies to outsource american jobs. They should put middleclass families and jobs before corporations. They have not been loyal to our country. The tax plan