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Middle class. now were learning healthcare may also be back in the mix. john roberts is live on the north lawn. john, the white house is defending its tax reform plan? >> reporter: they are. in terms of the volume of things coming out of here, it is a typical day at the white house. president said his tax reform proposal is a give away to the rich. tweeting this morning, quote, democrats dont want massive tax cuts. how does that win elections? great review for tax cut and reform bill. chuck shum...

We got 20. 20 is my number. im not going to negotiate that number. >> some republicans are worried about the -- it would mean a tax increase for high tax states. chuck schumer has the same concerns and says this tax reform plan is a giveaway to the rich because it lowers the top tax bracket, repeals the estate tax and the alternative minimum tax. here is what schumer said. >> when donald trump was talking about this plan he talked about focusing on the middle class and not helping the wealthy. t...

Tweeting about this topic. he writes democrats dont want massive tax cuts. how does that win elections? great reviews for tax cut and reform bill. were hearing from one of his advisers, mark short, his legislative director, theyll focus on not just republicans. it does sort of cut and simplify the individual income tax brackets. you see the three that would exist, 12, 25nd 35% coming down from seven brackets to just three. it would nearly double the standard deduction, eliminate the marriage pen...

A typical family of four earning $35,000 today is going to have a substantial tax decrease. >> it seems like another big trickle down tax cut paid for with deaf set financing. >> one of the big skeptics of the plan could be the president himself. this morning axios had this headline. trump skeptical of his own tax plan. he has built an escape hatch and that just before his big trip to indiana yesterday trump resisted the framework cooked up by congressional leaders and his own economic advisers....

Unveiled. i will tell you in truth, it hasnt fully been unveiled. we have a little more meat on the bones than we had before. >> a little. the president tweeting just a few hours ago the following. democrats dont want massive tax cuts. how does that win elections? great reviews for tax cut and reform bill. well, this morning the president and other republicans are pushing the plan out. >> its really for the middle income people and its for the working people and its for jobs. >> there is not ano...

Example, support a bill that would end medicaid, that would make it really difficult for nursing home residents and people with disabilities and other poor working people to get health care. you sit there and you go wait, what am i missing here? and so we cannot grow weary while doing good in the bibles phrase. weve got to be committed to a sustainable political opposition. and i write about, you know, this new group ive started called onward together which is aimed to do just that. to support g...

Other poor working people to get health care. you sit there and you go wait, what am i missing here? and so we cannot grow weary while doing good in the bibles phrase. weve got to be committed to a sustainable political opposition. and i write about, you know, this new group ive started called onward together which is aimed to do just that. to support grassroots organizations, to encourage people to register and vote, which is the simplest of all citizenship responsibilities, but the most profou...

A handout. they have always been go-getters. when we are talking about black wall street at one point in time were the most black millionaires. you think those were democrats? those are capitalists. those are people that were businessmen. and so we got to go to the community and let them know that were on the same page. todd: lawrence why do the democrats and mainstream media and hillary clintons campaign why do they all go to this? this has been a formula where they win. when they do this race ...

Now with the health care coming down the pike now and everything thats going on we need to stay united as democrats especially this week because of the travesty that would happen to a lot of our constituents but we need to have a family discussion. i dont need to lead it because have been clear but if others want to have that discussion i have to have it. >> you have seen a lot of this over here. youve seen from the outside frrks the inside, im curious of your reaction to what your colleague kat...

And from the inside. im curious of your reaction to what your colleague kathleen rice said earlier this week. >> nancy pelosi was a great speaker. she was a great leader but her time has come and gone. she is a great fund-raiser but if the money were raising through her leadership is not helping us win elections then we have to have this difficult conversation now. >> is she right? >> no, im going to tell you point blank i respectfully disagree with her. i love kathleen. were in the same class. ...