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>> we have all the cards. i respect china and i respect president xi. but they've been killing us. $57 billion in trade deficits last year. 507. who the hell can lose 500 -- then you want to do something about it and you get attacked. oh, that's not nice. that's not free trade. the war was lost on trade many years ago. you know when they were saying not a free trader, i said, no, no, the war was lost, but now wee going to win it and because we have all the cards. >> he say the war was lost on trade many years ago. the issue knthough is when you trade with people, you're legg less likely to mak...

What has happened so far. i want to put up this chart. according to one study, s&p companies have givenemployees $5.2 billion in bonuses and higher wages. the kinds of things you and the president talked about but at the same time, they spent $157 billion on stock buybacks . so far, the tax cuts are going to shareholders. not to workers. >> first of all we are only a couple months into this. i think we have one half million americans that received special bonuses. that's an enormous situation. i was at boeing last week with the president. viewing the factory. there were a lot of happy workers ...

What has happened so far. i want to put up this chart. according to one study, s&p companies have givenemployees $5.2 billion in bonuses and higher wages. the kinds of things you and the president talked about but at the same time, they spent $157 billion on stock buybacks . so far, the tax cuts are going to shareholders. not to workers. >> first of all we are only a couple months into this. i think we have one half million americans that received special bonuses. that's an enormous situation. i was at boeing last week with the president. viewing the factory. there were a lot of happy workers ...

For example, if west virginia is going to benefit do you worry about other states that have agriculture business retaliate? that's got to be a concern for you. >> we should be looking at our trades and deficits and surplus we have for other countries. if we have a surplus in buying more goods that's another situation. if you have china with a $57 billion trade deficit and growing every year, china produces 50% of the world supply of steel, we consume more steel than any other country if the world, connect the dots. that's where we've got to go. yes, i think it should be looked at. with that be...

Alongside the increase in defense spending, the budget deal will lift funding for domestic programs by $131 billion. it will fully repeal the domestic sequester caps while securing $57 billion in additional funding, including $6 billion to fight against the opioid and mental health crises, $5.8 billion for the bipartisan childcare development bloc grant, $4 billion to rebuild and improve veterans hospitals and clinics, $2 billion for critical research at the national institutes in health, and $20 billion to augment our existing infrastructure programs, including surface transportation, rural w...