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In your most recent column, you write collectively, mcdonnell and ryan have served five decades in congress. they know congress has procedures and obligations and they set the agenda. that has not included a single serious budget deal. e he placed the blame on them squarely. as you look ahead to the next dead line like the debt ceiling, how worried are you that these leaders are going to be able to get republicans to rally behind them. >> i'm very concerned. we are in the middle of our fourth stopgap measure for the budget. mcconnell and ryan knew they had to pass a budget in theory by last se...

White house sending with the language like that, do you think, scott? >> well, look, i think as a republican who believes that the party needs to be cohesive going into a mid-term, i'm encouraged to hear the president would be upset about a pall ryan leaving. because we need to pall ryan republican wheres, the trump republicans everybody needs to be on the same page. and to be upset paul ryan is leaving, they are on the same page. there's a lot of people right now that do want to push a story line about a republican civil war and the president doesn't get along with the legislative branch. i a...

Sanctions. i think the president has had private conversations. i think the country is ready to move off this and focus on important issues. >> let's talk about tax reform because that's why you're heard. you heard mcconnell and ryan have walked back assertionses that everyone in the middle class will get a tax hike. it's true most people in this plan will get a tax cut. you'll acknowledge some, some middle class americans will see a tax increase. >> as you know, one of the things that's so complicated about our tax system today is everybody has a different situation, takes advantage of differ...

Mcconnell. he is not somebody who will be in rebellion. he has clearly different views. he did the honorable thing and respect him for what he did. >> sandra: you've heard the president say we just need to get the tax cuts done and done now. we're expecting the house to approve the budget any moment now. that could be coming in. it's expected to be close but it is expected to be passed. your thoughts going forward on tax reform and tax cuts as we await that moment on the house floor. >> if we can -- if we can say around thanksgiving it was closed but it passed i'll be thrilled. passing a large...

Ground. >> we did a great job in puerto rico. puerto rico has to get construction going. we are helping them with construction, but most important for puerto rico is their electric grids are essentially gone. they were gone before the hurricanes. >> fact check, though puerto rico's electrical grid had its issue,it's false to say they were gone before the hurricane. all of this as house speaker paul ryan and a bipartisan congressional delegation are in puerto rico to inspect the damage and relief effort. leyla santiago joins me from san juan. leyla, what did speaker ryan have to say about what ...