Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20171117:21:37:00
Era. until we fix that problem, we can't fix america. >> reporter: but now republicans are championing a plan that many deficit hawks say is anything but fiscally responsible. the tax plan's $1.5 trillion price tag is a lowball figure. it's price figure they need to come under using senate rules requiring them to only need 51 votes. this advocacy group puts the real cost at $2.2 trillion. >> there are a lot of gimmicks slipping into the bill to make the costs look less than they are. >> reporter: the tax cuts for american taxpayers would expire after ten years, on paper anyway, even though it'...