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Ambush to be orchestrated by militants of the islamic state. jonathan was layed to rest a few weeks later in florida. >> republicans in the house and senate are working on their separate versions of the tax reform plan but sticking points remain. gop lawmakers in high-taxed states are saying that eliminating local, state deductions could hurt constituents. we want to talk this through. minnesota congressman jason lewis who sits on house budget committee, thank you so much for being with us today, sir. >> you get, good to be here. >> many americans work to go wrap their mind to what passing tax...

Complex he has no comprehension of. >> yes. republicans are relatively high tax states, new york, new jersey, california are going to have a tough time voting to say you can't deduct your state and local taxes even though they're republicans. and so, putting together a coalition that works here is very, very difficult. they're making a big point of a $2,000 tax credit. the current credit is nonrefundable and most people even if they have four kids let less than $1,000 as a result of it. and they're also proposing that the bottom bracket go up from 10% to 12% and they would eliminate the 15% br...

The bottom bracket go up from 10% to 12% and they would eliminate the 15% bracket. the largest share of federal income tax comes from the 15% bracket. and yet, they would replace it with a 25% bracket. that's two thirds higher. and i don't suspect many voters will be happy discovering money to be taxed at 15% is taxed at 25%, even a sliver of it. >> breaking news, two of our most experienced tax legislation experts believe tonight that the republicans might actually fail to do something they have never failed to do before. pass a tax cut bill. bruce and david, thank you both for joining us ton...

Loophole. >> thank you very much. good analysis. let's get some more now joining republican. thanks so much for joining us. >> tlangs for having me. >> do you support the tax plan that the president released today? >> i like the direction of the plan. will is going to be a lot of debate ap amendments through open process. so i look forward to supporting a tax package for the american people that benefits working families across this country. >> but do you support this plan, this specific plan the president unveiled today? >> well, i think there is a lot of merit to this plan. lower the rates t...

But does obama really want to start the second term going into recession again? the interesting thing, with this offer on the table, sequestration and the expiration of bush tax cuts for everyone is the best option for republicans right now. but as least under that, you can dispel this notion -- the biggest obstacle is this attitude of the public that we can solve the problem of the debt, we can solve the problem of entitlements just by raising taxes on the rich a little bit. it's fundamentally not true. but my attitude to say all right, fine, let's go with that. let's even go with tax increas...