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Not one. that's why the highway bill, the gas tax, i keep that commitment. there's no reason why, as i said, billionaires should pay a lower tax rate, literally a lower tax rate, than a schoolteacher and a firefighter, a couple. that's what's happening now. and it isn't right that 55 of our fortune 400 companies, the largest companies in america, last year, 55 of the five fortune 500, paid zero in taxes and they made $40 billion in profit. i'm glad they made a profit. keep people employed. i mean that sincerely. but pay your fair share. just pay a decent portion of what we lay out in this piec...

Single penny. nobody. not one. that is why a highway -- i didn't add gas tax. i keep that commitment. in fact this plan cuts taxes for working people. there is no reason why, as i said, billionaires and should pay a lower tax rate, literally a lower tax rate than a school teachers and a firefighter, a couple. so, that is what is happening now. and it isn't right that 55 of our fortune 400 companies, the largest companies in america last year, 55 of fortune 500 paid zero in taxes. and they made $40 billion in profit. i'm glad they made a profit. keep -- i mean that sincerely. but pay your fair ...

Nearly 7% more than last year's budget. secretary kelly may be a fan of this budget, but of course, neil, congress needs to be a fan and regardless of what piece you're looking at in the budget, seems like the majority of lawmakers. >> all right, allison. thanks very much. all right. we had a former barack obama budget cruncher austin goolsby was on the show. he said a cut is cut and is growing to grow but not as much. i wonder what a fortune 400 ceo would have to say about that? just look at basic math that would be saying to him, when you shut down a division, you're not shutting it down une...

World. it's not only the right thing to do, but the smart thing to do. if you look at our own country, something like 40% of the fortune 400 companies in this country were created by immigrants. half of the startups in silicon valley created by immigrants. half of the companies valued at a billion dollars or more, created by immigrants. we don't want to be killing the goose that lays the golden egg. canada is being smart in having this welcoming environment and also doing the right thing. >> immigrants, as business leaders, that's an interesting topic. also women at business leaders. what jump...

Now these cuts come in and hurt the very people who its intended to help. >> i agree with you. first and foremost, it's about inequality. the fortune 400 top wealthiest americans have a net worth of $1.7 billion, nearly double the national deficit in its whole. these cuts in the farm bill, they're not reducing the deficit. if they were really reducing the deficit, i would maybe think about supporting some of them. they're not. they're enabling more corporate welfare. here in man hattehattamanhattane subsidies. >> democrats have their hands dirty in this, too. >> absolutely. the senate version ...