not getting the job done in the majority. i ll ask you lastly just about the degree to which the message from the president is sticking. talks about the fake media and news and all that. is that resonating at all do you think with voters? resonating less as we go through something like the tax reform process where people are hungry for what s going to be in ha big piece of legislation? look, i think 30% of people that support donald trump no matter what happens in the news hand mueller investigation, they will probably still support donald trump. but when people are looking at less money in their paychecks and when they are getting bills for health care it s going to be really real that donald trump is not getting the job done. and i think that the evidence will be very clear. thanks to both of you. thanks for joining me here in new york. and still ahead sounding the alarm on flynn, a look back when the whousz was alerted michael flynn could be compromising. we ll break down that
boosting up child tax credit, lowering the individual rates for middle class, those are now options on the table because of that 338 billion. make no mistake about it, democrats seized on this issue, they re trying to rally the grass roots like they did throughout the health care debate. the republican play is this, they know this is politically toxic. they know that this is divisive. their hope based on what they ve seen in the last couple weeks in the tax reform process is that the political imperative of doing something, of doing anything at this point will win out when it comes to the debate over whether or not repealing the individual mandate is good politics. christine and dave. all right. phil just mentioned, repealing the individual mandate frees up $338 billion. republicans plan to direct that money toward middle class tax relief. the revised senate bill boosts the child tax credit to $2,000 and cuts several middle income tax brackets. now, eliminating the mandate injects mu
deficit savings, money that republicans in the u.s. senate if they want to pass this bill with a simple majority vote will need for their proposal. they made very clear, they searched high and low, this is the best way for them to get such a large chunk of money, for several wary republican members in the senate, providing more options on they thinks like boosting up child tax credit, lowering the individual rates for middle class, those are now options on the table because of that 338 billion. make no mistake act it, democrats seized on this issue, they re trying to rally the grass roots like they did throughout the health care debate. the republican play is this, they know this is politically toxic. they know this is divisive. their hope based on what they ve seen in the last couple weeks in the tax reform process is that the political imperative of doing something, of doing anything at this point will win out when it comes to the debate over whether or not repealing the individual m
democrats have seized on this issue. trying to rally the grass roots like they did throughout the health care debate. the republican play is this, they know this is politically toxic. they know this is divisive, but their hope based on what they ve seen over the last couple weeks in the tax reform process is that the political imperative of doing something, of doing anything at this point will win out, when it comes to the debate over whether or not repealing the individual mandate is good politics. christine and dave? phil just mentioned repealing the individual mandate frees up $338 billion. you know, all of that taxpayer money that used to go to subsidies to help people afford their insurance, now that can go to pay for tax cuts. republicans plan to direct that money toward middle class tax relief. revised senate bill boosts the child tax credit to $2,000 and cuts several middle income tax brackets. it will increase health care premiums and still isn t enough to pay for a across t
not just tweets but also i m told private calls agitateing for the inclusion of this to several top gop leaders on capitol hill. it doesn t exist in the house bill and it didn t exist in the senate bill until now. and that s because they are very wary of what occurred over the nine months when they were debating health care. they don t want that to get co-mingled with a tax reform process when you talk to aides in both chambers, they feel like it s going very well so far. here s what s changed, basically the political risk was outweighed by the policy risk of not having the money to actually move this through. they feel like this is the only way they can actually get a bill that works through senate budget rules and addresses some of the middle class concerns they ve heard from some of their members. this would create $338 billion of revenue, something they desperately need for the senate bill. if you want to hear how mitch mcconnell is going to sell this,