Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20170105:22:46:00
They backed away from the next day. they reinstated an old rule called the holman rule. this rule dates back to 1876. that's right. 1876. during the administration of ulis ez s. grant. allows lawmakers to cut the salary of any federal worker to $1. even some republicans are queasy. but kevin mccarthy, house majority leader, says it helps to hold federal agencies accountable. will it? you could have, say, a president, let's call him donald trump, who wants to make a point about cutting federal spending. maybe the president, this one that we're calling donald trump, could, if he chose, make a hi...