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Concern about the elimination of state and local tax deductions. >> if the tax bill increases that too much, you are a know? >> i want to make sure we have reasonable assumptions. >> to take away that deduction without -- that will be a devastating impact on new york state. the fact is, new york is a donor state. we give $48 billion more to the federal government and we get back. right now there is still strong resistance to that. >> harris: missouri senator roy blunt is vice chairman of the conference. thank you. i want to get just one word about the house. it seems like a lot of pressure if ...

Putting this all together? >> oh, but it's so clear that there is a large problem that the middle class is facing. and the elimination of the state and local income tax deduction is something that is very problematic for so many. california is one example where it is a donor state. it actually gives $17 billion more than it receives back. and if there is the elimination of the state and local tax deduction, salt, that would hurt the revenue that comes into our federal government. >> the let me ask you about the v.a.t. election. the dnc does not typically invest in gubernatorial races. i unders...

Subsidized by the federal government allowing this deduction. in fact, new york is a donor state. for every dollar we spend we only get 79 offensive dollars spent. >> now spring in the senior editor for roll call, david, always good to talk to. we will start here, the bumpy or smooth path forward. what lawmakers are willing to give a little bit, we'll talk about them and what is they are wanting return and is in the realm of possibility? >> my questions there. it will be a bumpy road for sure. if this was the easy one, the vote to even paved the way for the tax cut is with the what is on this ...

States. i would like to see a state and local tax deduction entirely but i understand we need to figure this out and there are people who want to eliminate it entirely, i will try to find common ground. >> harris: 20 of you, that's a big number. >> there's a philosophy in washington, we are being subsidized by the federal government, new york is a donor state, we only get $0.79 worth of federal aid to back or federal resources back, we are a donor state. >> harris: that's an excellent point. how tight is the clock ticking here? >> i think the ways and means committee will be working over the w...

Counties, and states across the country that are considered sanctuary jurisdictions. here's california's attorney general. >> california is a donor state to the federal treasury. we always give more taxpayer dollars that we get back. now we are being told we will not get some of those dollars back then we not only deserved but are entitled to simply because we will not follow tom's edict on immigration? we will take him on. >> sandra: meanwhile attorney general jeff sessions to give a speech tomorrow about losing its x-ray status. join me now, the spokesman for hispanic 100. he was also on the...