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Republicans losing and getting their eye off the ball on this, who is right? >> i think that as my mom would say, the proof is in the pudding or the devil is in the details as it were. at this point, you know, the folks from the freedom caucus saying theyre speaking to the ways and means committee that has jurisdiction over taxes. this is a campaign promise that republicans need to fill. they do need to get off their duff and get things done here. that need to do it before the federal fiscal yea...

I dont think judges should be making judgments about the security of the united states. that is something that we clearly give to the executive branch. he has access to all of the information largely classified information from our intelligence sources to be able to make judgments as he has made. its certainly the american people that can comment on what those judgments are, but i dont think a judicial system should be anywhere nearly involved with this. >> neil: general, im no lawyer. i talked ...

Democrats, the things you just referenced. i know theyre going to do a tucks cut and theyll pay for it by repatrioting all the offshore money, maximizing the waste full dollars that are there. you can have a flux plan to give the corporate and individual tax rates and have partial pay-fors with the expectation that when the economy gets screaming well have the money back. but to think its 100% paid for, since when do the democrats -- >> neil: guys, we can quibble back and forth. but i will say a...

Back at republicans? you mentioned the bitterness since the election. its not eased. would you have pushed this point? >> i dont know that i would have. the point is, senator mcconnell was defending a member of the senate who was being attacked on the floor. in violation of the rules. so this was -- i think the important thing here to remember, too, neil, this wasnt a one-off incident. this is something that senator warren has been warned about repeatedly multiple times. most senators, when they...

Senato senators. in 2015, ted cruze called mitch mcconnell a liar. nobody called him out on it. and you remember orrin hatch, being the most senior body on the majority said, he said we need to cool off here. he did the same thing last night. senator hatch did. he said if we dont get into this, well be in a jungle phase in the united states senate. >> neil: and beauty can be in the eyes of the beholder to your point. i remember when senator cotton said of harry reid that his leadership was cance...

Theres no question that we have to lessen the regulations and lower tax reform and obamacare. getting a supreme court justice on the bench. those are things that were very focused on. those are legislative priorities. youre right. we shouldnt get easily distracted. its hard when you have to press the number of nominations that we do who are still not over the election. we have to do our best to manage it. >> neil: senator thune, thanks. >> thank you. >> neil: donald trump has five cabinet member...

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