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The actual matters -- issues that matter so much to the economy and to the people, and yet we seem unable to get them over the line. tax reform could be different. what do you think? >> well, lets just take health care first and take something very specific. even -- just this year, 2017, the pharmaceutical industry has spent nearly $150 million on lobbying. so weve got tom price spending a million on plane trips, 150 million on lobbying. members of congress make the rules that affect their busin...

Team you root for the people of green bay are salt of the earth. thank you for your hospitality. we got the pulse of the people. gosh, i dont think we had one person who said i agree with kneeling. we asked as many people as we could, black, white, all races, everybody said the same thing. hand over the heart. we are going to get to that throughout the course of the morning. abby: a lot of news breaking last night. pete: tom price is out as health and human services secretary. abby: price resign...

That, the ethical issue here, what is the biggest question? whether or not he actually asked these businessmen to pay for plane trips? >> right. anderson, the issue here is that congressmen are very specifically not supposed to solicit gifts. whether its an airplane ticket or anything else. that is one of the most clear-cut rules that members of congress have. >> even if its a gift for somebody else? >> right. because it still benefits you. you -- i could ask somebody to do something that might ...

This businessman to pay for the trips, and if so, what did the businessman expect to get in return? all of this came up because of former governor rod blagojevich, the man who told investigators about the alleged mistress is the same guy that told investigators that jackson tried raising millions in campaign funds for blagojevich or said he would so that blagojevich would appoint hito president obamas senate seat. jackson also denies that. joining me now, lynn sweet. washington bureau chief for ...

Expect to get in return? all of this came up because of former governor rod blagojevich, the man who told investigators about the alleged mistress is the same guy that told investigators that jackson tried to raise funds for blagojevich or at least said he would so blagojevich would appoint him to president obamas senate seat. jackson also denies that. joining me now, lynn sweet. also senior legal analyst jeffrey toobin. lynn, people are obviously open to interpret the social acquaintance thing,...