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Where we started the conversation with the chairman was there. the president was there. and i think there was an be a tight to make on the individual side, tax cuts for the individuals permanent. i have heard on the other side of the aisle numerous complaints publicly about the fact that those income rates are going to expire and go up and for us we should be able to come together and agree. make these tax cuts permanent, especially for the individuals across awful america. >> harris: one big issue that was tough for republicans and big tax states like new york and new jersey and others was th...

Basic explanation for why we saw what we saw today is simply that everyone sees that their political interests are better served by not having a deal than having a deal. and i think one of the mistakes that the trump administration made i think thought their initial proposal unveiled in the state of the union could have been a final compromise position. or something along those lines. but everyone seems to be negotiating with themselves, and then revealing a finished product saying, "see how much we came to your position." that's not how compromises work. >> bret: the administration privately,...

Ago that mitch mcconnell said we're going to address this. >> yes, it's why the problem solvers caucus sent a letter to speaker ryan, saying it's time we actually bring -- we let every bill on immigration come to the floor. i think it's long past time. now senator mcconnell's going to be doing that next week. i think it's time we do that here. >> all right, well, tom, lay this out for us. because you boys wrote an op-ed in the hill this week. it detailed this plan. what does it look like? >> what it looks like is it's a compromise position. we take care of the dreamers. these children. takes c...

Democratic and republican moderate senators right now working on a compromise position that won't be the extreme kind of stuff that you just mentioned that the white house might put out and i think that has a very good chance of passing. >> of course we've seen this rodeo before. what can pass the senate may not be able to pass the house. joined now by a member of the bipartisan group of senators trying to find a solution. lamar alexander of tennessee. welcome back to the show. >> thank you very much. >> let me start with the white house proposal. how should we look at it. is it an opening bid...

Incentive after a period of years being able to become a citizen. >> he calls it incentive. some of the hard liners in immigration call it a reward. amnesty. >> amnesty don is what breitbart is calling him this morning. nickname he probably doesn't like a lot. is this a path, give the president question, whether it is tuesday trump or thursday trump. stepping out. is this a plan likely to get through the house let alone the senate? >> that is why these comments are so important, dave. actually i don't think a bill could pass the senate without a pathway to citizenship. it is a central piece of...