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>> the budget is a working document. the president asked for $5 billion. >> initially he asked for 1.6. >> this is not about policy. we know the democrats agreed for a fence, wall, call it whatever you like on the southern border numerous times. lots of high profile democrats have voted for it and spoken out for it but when president trump asks for it, it's we can't find the money. we're going to shutdown the government. >> let me help you out here. just to clarify, i wasn't saying both sides. what i'm saying is these cheap tricks. we don't need it on either side. i'm not saying the shutdown i...

Sherrod brown, senator brown, concerned about, that this is a corporate tax cut that is being sold as a middle class tax cut and it is not that in the end. that's what you will see the fight be as we go forward as the senate marks up its bill and advances its bill, what the senate has and house have. there are a lot of differences in these. one thing not different they both have 20% corporate tax rate. >> so well, there's that. >> it's permanent. >> that is permanent. look closer at the house bill yesterday, of course after the vote yesterday, we're continuing to dig deep near it. >> sure. >> ...

The rates, stimulate business, get the economy moving in a way that's been slowed down terribly under the obama administration. that's turning around. >> bill: we'll watch taxes for this year as you just stated. on obamacare. senator bob corker was quoted as saying there is not a cohesive idea behind any one plan. i think that's evident. when does that change, senator? >> we continue to have meetings regularly. as a matter of fact, did yesterday. we're meeting with insurance commissioners from around the states. different states are coming in holding hearings. we have a blueprint, a working do...

To give to the trump transition team that actually will look at rules and regulations. things that can make our first 100 days the most productive. it's important that we let him know what was happening here on capitol hill. just as much as what was happening in the executive branch. >> also is it in that book? because you say there are 200 regulations that mr. trump can eliminate without congressional approval. is that part of that book? >> it is. we've got 21 pages. right now it's up to 232 recommendations in terms of rules and regulations. many of them would save tens of billions of dallas ...

Creates a working document in terms of the authorization, given that ranking member will be the chair of the foreign relations committee in all likelihood next year. we think it can form the basis for a prompt authorization. no congress should give a president the ability to carry out unilateral war without congressional approval. we're now into month five of such a war. it's time for congress to weigh in. >> and they, of course, the administration was reverting back to the old iraq authorization as their predicate for going into syria now. your argument is that this kind of use of force reall...