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Attract and retain a workforce here in america or if they will have to go elsewhere. those are the people deciding whether they can afford to pay the workers benefits, pensions, retirement funds, and it certainly health care and other benefits along with a good salary, good wage. youve seen american business and the stock market already respond so positively to president donald j. trump because they know he is a master negotiator. the most brilliant communicator and connector ive ever met. you k...

Corporation money thats been taken overseas. thats a big part of it. explain where they are because they just met tonight as well. >> they are meeting as we are talking tonight. theyve been meeting quite a bit. which really tells you about the collaboration, cohesion, negotiation that is happening. in the interest of the american people. i will guarantee you one thing. corporate tax, the business tax will be reduced by president trump. dramatically. he promised, the way units make good on promis...

Taken overseas. thats a big part of it. explain where they are because they just met tonight as well. >> they are meeting as we arepl talking tonight. theyve been meeting quite a bit. which really tells you about the collaboration, cohesion, negotiation that is happening. in the interest of the american people. i will guarantee you one thing. corporate tax, the business tax will be reduced by president trump. dramatically.us he promised, the way he has made good on promises when the first couple...

And attacks on unions, attacks on wages, attacks on pensions, attacks on health care, attacks on social security, attacks on education, attacks on infrastructure and financial regulation have gutted americas middle class. a broken criminal justice system, a broken voting rights system and decades of systematic racism have kept people of color from having the same opportunities as other americans throughout this country. the fact is that the playing field has been tilted badly in favor of those a...

A complicated issue. >> can you just answer the question? >> short answer is yes, as ive said before, i think that i would work with the irs and with congress, okay, as ive said, it makes no sense, okay, that we have all these requirements to set up these offshore entities, which again, didnt benefit me, but did benefit certain nonprofits and pensions. and we should address the issues for nonprofits and pensions and understand why they need to invest through these offshore funds. now, i wouldnt ...

To our armed services ball will take place in the space here at the national building museum. about 2,500 servicemen and women and first responders are expected there. in less than 48 hours, those spaces will be utterly transformed. like president obamas first inaugural ball back in 2009, one of the most anticipated moments will be the first doonance. the obamas serenaded by beyonce in their first dance. earlier today i heard about the trumps first dance. this is going to be the armed services b...

Challenging things that they understand that theres a system. in essence, isnt it true that what you did here is take these companies, put them offshore, so you could help your clients who you were making money from avoid u.s. taxation? >> no, thats not true at all. >> then why would you -- >> thats not true, senator. >> you just described that the purposes of creating these offshore entities were to help pensions and other entities. and the only reason to go offshore, as senator grassley said w...

Budget cuts. his wife lives in southwest ohio, she will lost almost her entire pension, so i know you said you arent for finding way to make these pensions whole but understand this congress bailed out wall street banks including goldman and i hope you will change your mind in helping make these pensions whole. >> and i appreciate the significance of pension issues and i can assure you i had nothing to do with it at goldman sachs. >> i understand that but doesnt help rita lewis feel any better. ...

Business taxes that incent businesses to grow and make businesses more competitive and higher more people -- >> no not specific to education or pensions, a broad tax break to -- >> as weve talked -- as we had a chance to talk about, i think pensions are a very important issue. >> thank you. >> id be happy to work with your office another time, okay? i think that the people who have earned pensions absolutely deserve to have those pensions maintained and be safe. and i am very concerned about the...

Take step one in all of the loopholes first of all that we shouldnt pay for the move and i appreciate and hope thats something that will be embraced. different subject, i know colleagues have talked about pensions which are critically important. people throughout their lives often giving up a pay raise to put money into a pension. its very serious whats hang to pensions around the country, and certainly whether it be a multi-employer pension or single-employer pension, deeply concerned about wha...