achieve conservative greatness that republicans have been handed by president barack obama. there was a democratic president eager to move to the center, he floated certain ideas that would be normally unheard of from a democrat. according to widespread reports, officials talked about raising the medicare eligibility age, cutting social security by changing the inflation index, freezing domestic discretionary spending, and offering to preempt the end of the bush tax cuts in exchange for a broad tax reform process. and why will republicans miss this opportunity? because of who brooks calls the gods of the new dawn. they are the beltway band its, interest groups adept as arousing elderly donors and attracting rich lobbying contracts. for example, grover norquist of americans for tax reform. brooks calls him the zelig of
unprecedented opportunity to achieve conservative greatness that republicans have been handed by president barack obama. there was a democratic president eager to move to the center, he floated certain ideas that would be normally unheard of from a democrat. according to widespread reports, officials talked about raising the medicare eligibility age, cutting social security by changing the inflation index, freezing domestic discretionary spending, and offering to preempt the end of the bush tax cuts in exchange for a broad tax reform process. and why will republicans miss this opportunity? because of who brooks calls the gods of the new dawn. they are the beltway band its, interest groups adept as arousing elderly donors and attracting rich lobbying
within the ten oh two area to access extraordinary potential, not only for the benefit of the people of my state, but for the benefit of this country, for any jury security, for national security, and truly, for security for our country s economy. it is a good day and it is indeed a historic day. there is no doubt that this tax reform process was about the american family, the american people. we have delivered on an important opportunity. that opportunity is to see more money in your take-home pay. this is a good night. members of the committee. i will reiterate this is a historic moment. december 20th, 2017, as i stand before you, we were able to bring relief to the american families and families across this nation. the fact that we are able to
boosting up child tax credit, lowering the individual rates for middle class, those are now options on the table because of that 338 million. democrats seized on this issue, make no mistake. they re trying to rally the grass roots like they did throughout the health care debate. the republican play is this, they know this is politically toxic and divisive. their hope based on what they ve seen in the last couple weeks in the tax reform process is that the political imperative of doing something, of doing anything at this point will win out when it comes to the debate over whether or not repealing the individual mandate is good politics. christine and dave. wow. fascinating turn there. so still just mentioning, repealing the individual mandate frees up $338 million and republicans plan to direct that money toward middle class tax relief. the revised senate bill boosts the child tax credit to $2,000 and cuts several middle income tax brackets. the senate version keeps seven brackets, u
harris: chief congressional evan, your thoughts? correspondent congressional correspondent mike emanuel is on the hill. last night i was at the i am glad we are checking back with you right at the top. university of maryland speaking to students there and at the end i was approached by two it s still early on in the democratic girls who said there is in a place for me in the tax reform process, clearly republicans in the house and the senate want to see changes. democratic party. these women were saying that one senate conservative is they felt that the party had moved too far to the left, that pushing for also going after a bernie sanders was pulling it tax aspect of obamacare. too far to the left. i think the bill will be that groups like the women s march and their leadership who better, whatever turns out on the particulars, if we do one would openly celebrate convicted thing, repeal the individual terrorists and people who mandate of obamacare. murdered police officers, th