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Know or at least supporting public opinion. but the horsetrading on this still wasn't done because to get the senate bill passed the finish line, there were promises made to people like senators johnson, collins, and flake and so do those senators feel like those promises are going to be particularly when you look at someone like senator johnson, the way that passes through and the way that these are being treated in the senate bill that differentiated itself from the house bill, is that promise kep kept? does not end up being tested so that's another thing to keep in mind when this bill does ...

Schumer and pelosi to, if they showed up, not to be very relevant. i think that's kind of in the background. the real battle is in the caucus of the republican party. it's going to be within the senate squeezing so that they don't lose johnson, they don't lose corker, they don't lose one other vote. they're on a very, very thin margin. the battle is in the republican party, not in the democratic party and not even with the democrats. >> michael jgenovese, thanks fo coming on the show. we appreciate it. senate republicans say they expect to vote on their tax cut bill this week, but some still...

Forward until we get 50 people satisfied, and that's what we're working on. >> a challenging exercise. there are, of course, still a number of them sitting on the fence. what does mitch mcconnell need to do to get this bill passed? >> well, it was a victory, a small one because it's simply another step in the process. but senators johnson and corker, who are opposed in varying degrees to this bill, let it out of committee. that means it's going to go to the full senate, and that's where mitch mcconnell takes over. he has very little wiggle room, very little room to maneuver. but the president ...

The religion itself. radical islam is the enemy. most people in the faith are the key to winning this war. we need allies in the faith. the overwhelming majority of muslims reject the radical islamic view of their religion. and when you send out content like this, it's more about the faith. >> we're about to run out of hallway here, so do you guys have enough votes to get the tax bill passed out of the senate this week? sdm >> i think so. i think the legitimate concerns about debt are being addressed. senator collins has got a commitment from the president that we'll continue the stabilization...

I think you might see efforts to get senators johnson and daines over with some kind of better tax provision for the pass-throughs and ultimately, the republicans have to convince deficit hawks it's important for the party to live with the deficit and let's move forward with the legislation. it's attractive to corporations who are important in the republican constituency, that's the argument the sfraegs admini is hoping to use. >> it will be interesting to see how the president makes that sales push. this is who we are as republicans, tax cut central to who we are. hopefully he makes the case ...