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>> the budget is a working document. the president asked for $5 billion. >> initially he asked for 1.6. >> this is not about policy. we know the democrats agreed for a fence, wall, call it whatever you like on the southern border numerous times. lots of high profile democrats have voted for it and spoken out for it but when president trump asks for it, its we cant find the money. were going to shutdown the government. >> let me help you out here. just to clarify, i wasnt saying both sides. what ...

Sherrod brown, senator brown, concerned about, that this is a corporate tax cut that is being sold as a middle class tax cut and it is not that in the end. thats what you will see the fight be as we go forward as the senate marks up its bill and advances its bill, what the senate has and house have. there are a lot of differences in these. one thing not different they both have 20% corporate tax rate. >> so well, theres that. >> its permanent. >> that is permanent. look closer at the house bill ...

The rates, stimulate business, get the economy moving in a way thats been slowed down terribly under the obama administration. thats turning around. >> bill: well watch taxes for this year as you just stated. on obamacare. senator bob corker was quoted as saying there is not a cohesive idea behind any one plan. i think thats evident. when does that change, senator? >> we continue to have meetings regularly. as a matter of fact, did yesterday. were meeting with insurance commissioners from around...

To give to the trump transition team that actually will look at rules and regulations. things that can make our first 100 days the most productive. its important that we let him know what was happening here on capitol hill. just as much as what was happening in the executive branch. >> also is it in that book? because you say there are 200 regulations that mr. trump can eliminate without congressional approval. is that part of that book? >> it is. weve got 21 pages. right now its up to 232 recom...

Creates a working document in terms of the authorization, given that ranking member will be the chair of the foreign relations committee in all likelihood next year. we think it can form the basis for a prompt authorization. no congress should give a president the ability to carry out unilateral war without congressional approval. were now into month five of such a war. its time for congress to weigh in. >> and they, of course, the administration was reverting back to the old iraq authorization ...

And put it into the platform of the national party. and so particularly when your nominee has made it clear that i make exceptions on the pro life question with respect to rape, incest, and life of the mother. so to then follow that up, and i understand the chairman was quoted a little bit earlier today saying something to the effect of, well, you know, that plank doesnt apply to mitt romney. wait a minute. hes the head of the party. the nominee of our party. youre telling me that hes going to w...

Very language and phraseology and put it into the platform of the national party. and so particularly when your nominee has made it clear that i make exceptions on the pro life question with respect to rape, incest, and life of the mother. so to then follow that up, and i understand the chairman was quoted a little bit earlier today saying something to the effect of, well, you know, that plank doesnt apply to mitt romney. wait a minute. hes the head of the party. the nominee of our party. youre ...

And so particularly when your nominee has made it clear that i make exceptions on the pro life question with respect to rape, incest, and life of the mother. so to then follow that up, and i understand the chairman was quoted a little bit earlier today saying something to the effect of, well, you know, that plank doesnt apply to mitt romney. wait a minute. hes the head of the party. the nominee of our party. youre telling me that hes going to walk into that convention and snub his nose at the pl...

About any budget. meant to be a statement as well as a working document. this is a real budget and i would argue better than last year. the medicare portion is probably improved by the widened ryan addition. i like the fact that we dealt with southwester the way it ought to be dealt with looking at entitlement spending, as for not having the specifics on the tax piece, that is not what the budget committee is supposed to do it lace out the framework, but you actually have to work those things th...

Working document that they think could be the senate version of the health care overhaul. but they have to get it locked in by tuesday in order to vote on thursday. and then of course the nation pauses for the 4th of july holiday and the senate will be gone for a week. so there a time clock. but there is also opposition from within their own party as those clips just indicated where there are some on the conservative side who feel that it is not doing enough in the framework they have seen so fa...