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Weeks he claims victory. i think the reason he decided to try this face saving measure was because i believe in the united states senate had we had a vote to overturn this veto, we would have -- excuse me, over turn the tariffs. we would have gotten a veto-proof majority in the united states senate. when the presidents folks went down to capitol hill last week, they got an earful from senate republicans about the presidents mexico tariffs. i can tell you, having talked to a lot of republican sen...

Does it validate the questions into possible impropriety? >> i think rod rosenstein is trying to deflate the issue a little bit, trying to kill the president with kindness, youre going to do this and this may be inappropriate, but im not going to confront you about this now. i have bigger fish to fry. i think what hes doing is hes trying to build capital with a significant part of the country that believes this investigation is a witch-hunt, et cetera. and hes recognizing this is not the issue i...

When the american people start to see more in their paychecks in february they will start to realize that the presidents vision here, that this middle-class miracle that was passed today by the congress was an idea whose time has come. i really believe it will sell itself. >> laura: carried interest benefits had sponge. they get to have their profits taxed at a much lower rate than most americans. that survives in this legislation. that doesnt seem like youre kind of taking this new approach to ...

This. if did you that would be shocking. eric: president makes that point. he said it is not that great amount of money when dealing with -- he said, he is kind of shocked at how massive in the government is in terms of comparing it to business. >> you know it is just amazing, this deal they are talking about is really small ball. nothing in this deal will change the shape of the way our fiscal picture is going, were not talking about intea inentitlemet reform, for democrat to pick that up borde...

You can still challenge voter i.d. but it wouldnt automatically get you bailed back into oversight in the way it would if you passed a racially discriminatory law. thats the issues republicans want to go to the mat on. >> zachary roth, always good to see you. thank you and have a good weekend. well be right back. purina dog chow light & healthy is a deliciously tender and crunchy kibble blend. with 20% fewer calories than purina dog chow. isnt it time you discovered the lighter side of dog chow....

Policy advisers are former members of the bush administration. even though hes distancing himself and not doing the embrace clinton has, hes got bush people around him. hes using bush policy. bush video tonight. >> bush ideas. one of the big things they want to go to the mat on is the bush tax cuts. theyre not just called the bush tax cuts because they were under bush. they were a big part of the economic policy. to pick up what he said in that clip, it wasnt that long ago bush was presiding. fo...

>> planned parenthood says thats not true. most of their services is about preventative care, not abortion. senate democrats think this is such a politically potent issue for them they sent out a fund-raising notice to some supporters asking for money talking about this issue. its important to note on the other side of this republicans say that this is not the last issue. that this is kind of a side show from their perspective inside the room, and that it is still about spending cuts, which is t...

13-month extension of unploit and cut in payroll taxes. a number of reporters we. >> when you take a stand like you have, why should the american people plooef youre going to stick with it? >> mr. president, what do you say to democrats who say youre rewarding republican obstruction? >> some on the left have questioned this deal and what your core values are. what specifically you will go to the mat on. >> with respect to the bottom line in term of what my core principles are, yeah -- well -- lo...

When the american people start to see more in their paychecks in february they will start to realize that the presidents vision here, that this middle-class miracle that was passed today by the congress was an idea whose time has come. i really believe it will sell itself. >> laura: carried interest benefits had sponge. they get to have their profits taxed at a much lower rate than most americans. that survives in this legislation. that doesnt seem like youre kind of taking this new approach to ...

Going bananas right now is two fold. one as you pointed out its all about wealth redistribution. they are upset about that but, also, they voted for a guy that they thought was a committed liberal, a committed progressive. he has been up until this point. whats changed in the midterm elections which were epic. his party got smashed by the republicans who all voted on opposing tax increases. okay? and reducing the tax burden on the american people. so, it wasnt like he wanted to do this, bill. he...