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>> yeah, i think its really incumbent on us as leaders of the democratic house to make sure that we are pursuing our own strong political agenda. i am hopeful that we will actually get close to ratifying the new nafta 2, the usmca by the end of the year. we have great legislation now on reducing the price of prescription drugs, got some good stuff in there to expand affordable housing. in fact, i think most democrats would love to get past impeachment so we can get back to the work of making ame...

Do in 2019 is resolve the trade dispute with china, gept through the tariffs, declare victory, whatever the deal might be, and say look, i want businesses to get back to business as normal. i dont know if hes going to do that, but stocks would be happy if he did. >> one thing also happening is the president is saying this morning if he doesnt get the border wall funding, hes threatening to shut down the southern border completely. its a political threat, yes, but what could the real economic fal...

Be replaced by nafta-2. i think theres a sense now in the economy, the markets and stock market, well, what if they have unleashed something here they cant quite control. maybe its -- the bluffing, the talk back and forth that you described is a little bit more dangerous. >> this wont be as easy to put back into the tooth paste tube. >> and announcing before china goes back to the relationship that the president says he has with xi jingping. >> he did the same thing with north korea. >> the pres...

Along with that he will hurt himself in the election, you see that kind of trade possible? >> i dontthink they will retrae corporate tax. i think they will look for some kind of bond or private-public partnership, underwriting, some kind of different with capital investment. thats up to the creativity of the president and the administration and his people. deal-making is what they have to do. paul: thats right, lets talk about the investigations, robert mueller is going to report, we dont know w...

Scenario saying, look, if you want to work with me there are places we have to have deals. there are things he needs democrats for, needs them to pass trade -- paul: nafta 2. >> negotiate budget. he needs them to raise the debt ceiling limit at some point. you know, if there can be some area of bipartisanship great, look, right now i dont think democrats are in the mood of much deal-making. paul: freedom caucus is going to look like easy partners here. >> mrs. pelosi is good at keeping caucus to...

Tied to the performance per quarter and stock price. short termism is a problem. one of the issues around trump is not just the tariff are relationships, its the question of how if youre a ceo, do you plan for the next quarter or the next year? if you dont know where your costs are? so they have a problem in terms of certainty. theres a lack of it. they love the tax cuts, love derd dereg. >> the regulatory overhang they faced with obama, they were unwilling to invest and spend because they didnt...