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You have an honest conversation about how we fix our immigration system, build the wall without all the budget stuff. we have got a korean war veteran here who i want to talk to right now but we don't have enough time. so stick around, in the next hour, no, no, next hour. we're going to get to him. listen, is he a salty guy. [laughter] you ever going to get him later on on the fox news channels, because no way we would bypass him. ainsley: they will tell you everything when you are face to face. when you put that microphone in front of them they don't want a part of it. steve: he will. ainsley...

Done. >> back to business, i should say. after this trip, we are going to see the president meeting with republican leaders of congress at camp david. what do they need to hammer out. what's on the agenda? >> so much. because there is a log jam that's going to happen. they kick the can down the road and it's going to be a pretty tough start to the new year. there is child health care and there is budget stuff and spending, a government shut down could loom. there is so much to talk about and he hasn't been on the friendliest terms with mitch mcconnell, for in stance throughout last year and th...

>> if you get any gdp whatsoever. yeah, any instance the last four times out of the last 100 years, tax rev new has gone up. gdp has increased. we're seeing something similar to what lbj had in the 60s. gdp went to 5% and 6%. unemployment was 4.2%. the lowest of any president. he put tax cuts on an economy that was doing okay. that's what we're seeing now. economy is doing well. once you add fuel, the economy is set to take off. >> neil: there's so many things that have to go according to plan. lizzy, on the budget stuff, they have to come to an agreement on a budget that can keep the lights o...

Awe-inspiring place. l 3 ceo is there as well. michael, very good to have you. all of this comes at a time, the tax cuts and then the budget stuff and then we're going to be hearing tax that they want a free spending level and john mckeane and others want to increase that and others say if you increase that, increase defense spending. your thoughts. >> it's encouraging even now because some of the discussion has been, one, the sequester caps have yet to be raised and we really can't increase our defense spending beyond those caps and the law. here we are in december already and those caps have...

After they've criticized him first, of course. how does he get through the agenda, though, tax reform? are they working outside of him, do you think? >> first of all, things are complicated. when you mock john mccain for getting captured, there will be a payback. they got a big payback on the health care vote. that said, i think most republicans are unified -- especially in the senate -- they want tax reform. they want to get the budget stuff done. and i'm beginning to think they may view the white house as an irritant, as a nonfactor, and i firmly believe if we get tax reform, it will be in s...