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she lost her husband in combat when her youngest was three weeks old. these families have given up everything for us and i hope before people go out and celebrate, which i think today needs to be a day of celebration. we are a free country and need to celebrate their service and what they have done and remember them. i hope they take time to dedicate to what today really is all about. >> todd: that spouse had a three year old, one year old and a three week old and then i just finished with that panel of gold-star parents and you heard us joking, not joking but talking about how stori...

The judiciary spoke up against the executive branch. >> i'm just wondering, renato, how much of this judge's warning -- would it have any standing on an appeals court judge? >> i think it would matter a lot. what ihere, don, the most important thing, you have 170-something-page very well reasoned decision. i think a court of appeals would look very poorly on a justice department appealing this i think they would know -- you have to know if're in the justice department you have almost no chance on winning an appeal. >> this is a quote. he hopes he has the wisdom and the courage not to seek a st...

We don't know exactly what went on behind the scenes. but i hop we will find out more what went on behind the scenes and whether there was political interference. right now there's a lot of smoke but no fire. but the smoke is important because it undermines the faith in the system. but the judiciary spoke up against about the executive branch. >> i'm wondering how much this judge's warning would have any play -- would it have any standing on a appeals court judge? >> you have 170-something page very well reasoned decision. i think a court of appeals would like very poorly on a justice departme...

Kennedy was on board. it took the individual rate from 50% to 28%. big cut for the individual rate. the corporate tax rate went from 46% to 34%. so a big cut in the corporate tax rate was a big part of that reagan bill. and all four of those democrats, not to mention 33 senate democrats were on board and 170-something on the house side. why is it so different this time around, bill? >> i think to be fair, the buck kinnization of the parties. i think republican party is further to the right than it was. look, i said all along that i thought donald trump was the more conservative candidate than ...

Before that and remember in the house anyway. 170-something republicans provided more votes for the sequester idea than democrats did. i voted against it. knew it was a bad idea. but i think both sides were equally culpable in doing something that was absolutely nonsensical and we should do now is just admit what we did was silly. >> i would like you to listen to your democratic colleague, debbie wasserman schultz on our air yesterday. >> do republicans consider the sequester leverage. the looming shutdown leverage so they can get the spending cuts they want and protect the tax breaks they hav...