Page 4 - Entitlement System News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

For him with tax reform. >> all right, jeremy. >> hi, robert. quick question here on spending reform. you talk about tax reform and there being an agreement in theory among republicans about at least cutting taxes. how to do that is much more complicated but how to reform spending seems to be another huge sticking point here and i wonder where trump's head is on doing what paul ryan wants to do is reform the entitlement system. >> let me put this plainly, jere jeremy, he doesn't want to be entitlement reform. talked to freedom caucus over and over. they were saying he's going to come to jesus ...

Senate potentially, poppy and john. they are all planning to work well into the evening to hammer out these details. >> sunlen serfaty for us on capitol hill, thank you so much. the white house doing a full-court press, we're told. some conservatives say it will take more than phone calls and arm twisting to win them over. they say the problem is in the plan itself. joined by cnn chief business correspondent star of "early start" christine romans. winners and losers with this new plan versus obamacare. >> let's talk about what the three beeves are really of conservatives and republicans here w...

Billion. i don't think it's enough. i think it needs to be more. the military has been cut 20%. and operation tempos are high. to pay for it we need to have a long-term conversation about the entitlement system and changes. i'm 39 years old. you can save it for near seniors. those are conversations that need to happen. i hope both sides will come to the table. >> you believe the president won't be able to leave medicare and social security untouched? >> i don't know that. he made us promise. but i think for younger people, i think people my age and stuff, we can talk about changes and maintain...

It seems from the get-go -- maybe it's your opponents, maybe it's your critics -- that people have focused basically on three things. maybe your last name, and certainly immigration and common core. and those have stuck with you. how do you respond to that? because it seems to be an issue that just keeps coming up again and again. >> well, when i talk to people what they want to know is how are you going to deal with the deficit. i have a plan to do that starting with high growth. and cutting spending across the board. and reforming our entitlement system. the only place i think that washingto...

Time, asked them questions. we have put together a montage of some interesting things they said. here they are. >> it's not the american people failing the entitlement system is. it's the leaders in america. >> people do not trust washington d.c. for immigration reform million we secure the border. >> that's why we need electronic verification system. >> we talk a lot at election time. somehow we never solve these problems. it's because the t status quo is in charge. leaders challenge the status quo. >> i'm the one candidate who has stood up to the president and said no more. we're not going t...