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Result will be great for all. the plan promises promises to raise middle-class wages and that will save companies money to pay people more progressive said a typical household will save $4,000 but some labor groups are afraid they will not see the middle-class wages but have the pockets of their shareholders. general counsel for the communication members of america and joins us now. we appreciate it. your union did something very interesting to take the process of the tax bill to makero it tangible.

Anti-islamophobia network. a lot of labor groups, harvard queer students and allies, do you think they are out of touch with say the rest of america views the actions of someone like former private bradley manning? >> well, i definitely agree that there is a harvard bubble in a lot of ways. i think on their, there are channels for people who go and raise issues when there are abuses in our intelligence community that do not involve breaking the law. if you truly believe in the rule of law, if you feel that the law is being violated, it doesn't make it right for you then to go and violate the l...

Out. this is a big blow to labor groups and all those pushing this $15 an hour agenda. they have had a lot of success in recent years with new wage laws passing in several cities and counties. the promise is always the same. a high minimum wage will put more money in the pockets who need it most. this study done by the university of washington found when the minimum wage jumped from $11 to $13 employers cut hours by 9%. wages for those did go up 3% by by working less those employees took home get this $125 less per month. >> this is a two-edged sword and if you raise this minimum wage the way ...

Are on that side. and they're the most -- theret people that police are most concerned about because they have promised to return action for action if anybody from the pro trump side gets physical. then on the north side of this border, you have a bunch of labor groups who have come with their own message but they're also anti-trump people. then to the south of me, you have 1,000 or so people who have gathered in front of city hall and so on all sides of this pro trump rally you have counter protesters which is why you have so many police as you do right here. and so i can definitely tell you ...

Dropping more. >> wikileaks. i love wikileaks. >> so the counselor for president clinton wrote an op-ed on cnn.com. saying trump, stop whining. >> white tquite the pivot. if this is an issue, many experts say it is. what the trump administration has to do is a that say that is important. >> and it depends what comes out and how quickly. let's talk about the nomination. andrew puzder. the labor nominee secretary. he pulls out. labor groups did not like him. i'm not sure that made the difference here. what made the difference is the republicans waivering