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Well find a pass-through reform measure that will make senator johnson feel that pass-throughs are being treated more fairly. one thing i agree with senator johnson on, i dont like the idea that c-corporations can deduct their state and local taxes and pass-through individuals and entities cant. so i would support a change to the senate bill that would take away from c-corporations the ability to deduct at a time and local taxes and put them in the same boat as everybody else. >> one final quest...

Senator, lindsey graham. were following more breaking news, the republican tax bill clearing a very important hurdle tonight with the senate budget committee apeproving the measur. senator, well talk about that in a moment. but i want to go to cnns congressional correspondent, sunlen serfaty right now. sunlen, tell us more about this important vote today and what happens next. >> well, what happens next, wolf, is this tax bill now heads to the full senate floor for a vote in front of the full se...

Murray/collins/nelson on any bill. i believe the president will keep his word. and i think that is a good deal for the country at large. >> we still dont know if your other republican colleagues, senators corker and flauk ake a yes on the bill when it comes up on the senate floor. but wouldnt winning them over potentially yauz other republican votes as the majority leader, mitch mcconnell says, this is a rubiks cube. >> well, its not -- people have legitimate concerns. what if the economy doesnt...

Only in the hours ahead, the days ahead, the republicans will plan on pushing this through very quickly. they will still intend to have a vote on this bill some time this week, but considerable work ahead to get the republicans onboard. >> yep, certainly is. sunlen, thanks very much. sunlen serfaty up on capitol hill. lets get back to senator lindsey graham. so senator, how big of a role did president trump play in getting this tax bill through your committee, youre a member of the senate budget...

He said, yes, i will vote to advance this bill forward out of committee on to the senate floor, but that doesnt mean that im necessarily going to be a yes on the overall tax bill when we vote on it, on the senate floor. and there certainly are a handful of other republican senators with their own concerns. they want changes made. this is something that senate majority leader mitch mcconnell addressed earlier today. he can only afford to lose two republican senators and he described it as somethi...

That if we were to repeal the individual mandate as part of a tax cut, i will fund the csrs, i will put some money into a high-risk pool. the collins/nelson bill, and that he would support a $10,000 property tax deduction. so that was a huge step forward in terms of meeting senator collins legitimate needs. senator corker, i think, is very close to finding a trigger that will work in terms of his deficit concerns. i talked to ron johnson just before i came on your program. i think well find a wa...

Pulled out of the talks after mr. trump slammed them on twitter and declared that he didnt expect to reach a bipartisan deal. also tonight, pelosi is accusing the president of verbal abuse in a sad stunt after he spoke to reporters with two empty seats beside him. the escalating feud playing out as the clock ticks towards a possible government shutdown, just ten days from now. this hour, the president and his party have taken a crucial first step in their struggle to pass a tax reform bill befor...