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Only in the hours ahead, the days ahead, the republicans will plan on pushing this through very quickly. they will still intend to have a vote on this bill some time this week, but considerable work ahead to get the republicans onboard. >> yep, certainly is. sunlen, thanks very much. sunlen serfaty up on capitol hill. let's get back to senator lindsey graham. so senator, how big of a role did president trump play in getting this tax bill through your committee, you're a member of the senate budget committee. it passed 12 republicans versus 11 democrats. >> well, let me tell you. i thought he d...

He said, yes, i will vote to advance this bill forward out of committee on to the senate floor, but that doesn't mean that i'm necessarily going to be a yes on the overall tax bill when we vote on it, on the senate floor. and there certainly are a handful of other republican senators with their own concerns. they want changes made. this is something that senate majority leader mitch mcconnell addressed earlier today. he can only afford to lose two republican senators and he described it as something of a rubik's cube. the idea that if you appeal some senators to bring them in, you risk alienat...

That if we were to repeal the individual mandate as part of a tax cut, i will fund the csrs, i will put some money into a high-risk pool. the collins/nelson bill, and that he would support a $10,000 property tax deduction. so that was a huge step forward in terms of meeting senator collins' legitimate needs. senator corker, i think, is very close to finding a trigger that will work in terms of his deficit concerns. i talked to ron johnson just before i came on your program. i think we'll find a way to give better treatment to pass-through entities. the bottom line is, 52 people are trying to b...

Pulled out of the talks after mr. trump slammed them on twitter and declared that he didn't expect to reach a bipartisan deal. also tonight, pelosi is accusing the president of verbal abuse in a sad stunt after he spoke to reporters with two empty seats beside him. the escalating feud playing out as the clock ticks towards a possible government shutdown, just ten days from now. this hour, the president and his party have taken a crucial first step in their struggle to pass a tax reform bill before the holiday break. mr. trump lobbied gop lawmakers up on capitol hill shortly before the senate b...