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The average family of four, $2200 a year. >> arthel: joining me now is jeffrey kupfer, former executive director of george w. bush's panel on federal tax reform let's jump right here. thanks for being here so does the senate bill benefit the middle class now and in the future? >> hi, arthel. it's good to be here today. yes it actually does very much. when you look at where the benefits of the bill go and you look at every bracket that every income bracket you see significant relief in every one of the brackets. the thing that's really important to remember when you think about the tax code is ...

Separating them? yeah, maybe. but once again, it's important to note that we're not changing any of the dollar amounts. we're not changing or affecting any of the subsidies that go to low-income people who need it. it's just simply saying, you're not compelled to do this and you don't have to pay a penalty if you don't. i think that's an argument that a lot of people would accept inside the tax framework. but once again, it is true that it does make it a little harder to explain and it takes -- it takes a little bit more effort. >> congressman, can i ask you about something that just happened?...

Republicans mostly in the house were bringing up, kind of the giveth and taketh away both in policy and the political play here. listen to what chris stufrt said this morning on cnn. >> i actually think there is some risk to it, and i think even if at the heart of it it's something we can defend, for a lot of americans it does muddy the waters a little bit. if the senate were to include that, i think most of the republican colleagues would still support it. would i feel more comfortabling them, yeah, maybe. it's important to note we're not changing any of the dollar amounts. >> >> ultimately, ...

What went on. why does that matter? this specific oligarch involved in this had been offered during e-mails, asking about the trump campaign and it was manafort who said perhaps there could be a specific briefing on matters related to the campaign. now, paul manafort through a spokesman says he at no time colluded with russians, but did not address the specifics raised in this investigative work by our colleagues about the loans, the dollar amounts or the business arrangements. but robert mueller, the special counsel, has brought on a number of prosecutors who have extensive background in fina...

Just based on the dollar amounts. perhaps more so than that this is the largest cultural acquisition a chinese firm has made of a u.s. firm with the wanda group purchasing legendary pictures. i think there's a couple of things at play here in terms of the motivation behind this deal. obviously wanda sees this as a profit making endeavor. they also -- the chairman has shown a tendency in his dealings over the past couple of years to expand his company's footprint into international audiences. and you can see this by picking up legendary pictures, i think you will see more of chinese influences ...