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Boss, rand paul, he's a deficit hawk, how will he view this? >> i don't see deficit hawks getting behind this at all. there are so many republican senators who have lrp they were elected and one of their promises coming into office was that they would help cut down the deficit, they would cut spending and that they would cut waste. so why would they get behind this uncertain tax plan that only seems to be promising, you know, to really balloon the deficit. >> by the way, in the echo in my year i might've said billion i meant trillion. what is worse here, the plan or the rollout? >> it's both. ...

Sees an increase, but the other big part is, doubling that standard deduction goes to those that are working hard, trying to make sure that we protect that first $24,000 worth of income, where they pay zero tax on that. that's a huge benefit putting money back in the pockets, and we'd -- it's our money. it's really their money, putting their money back in their pockets. >> i have a feeling i know what you might say. curious. what is your sensitivity to the deficit? one hand you call, you've called yourself a deficit hawk. when the cbo comes back, what is your pain line, pain threshold on how m...

We're going to see in terms of really tax cuts and reform going along on parallel tracks. >> neil: you know, a group called the blue dog coalition, as you know, democrats, but more in mindset of working with republicans when they can, of course. ronald reagan famously got them along to support his tax cuts or a group that was like that, the bull weavils test. were you dogs want a seat at the table to produce a bill that is fiscally responsible. on this they have their doubts and they mentioned in an environment in which the debt just surpassed $20 trillion, you have to be cognizant of that. ar...

Implemented. it's very obvious. >> is that fair, jesse? >> it's a fair attack. he can say what he wants. he's not responsible anymore, so he can take shots from the outside. i can't tell if the republican establishment is just sloppy and discombobulated or trying to undermine the president. hard to tell when they keep messing things up. trump is not a deficit hawk. he wasn't elected to slash spending and reduce the government. he's always been a big spender. he's always been a builder. he doesn't care. throw it on the credit card. make america great again. yes, he wants max tax relief, but you...

Kick the can down the road negotiating with democrats doesn't normally produce outstanding results. >> bret: mollie, mark meadows there. the democratic statement "look forward to working together on many issues come december." is there really a sense they are can be some kumbaya moment or democrats are really going to play the game up until pushing the limit of what when they wao go home for christmas. >> there is room to negotiate in the center and donald trump has figured it out. if he's not going to get anything from republicans anyway, why not try to get some of the agenda passed. he is no...