there were eight senators working on the compromise, senator mccain, senator alexander were part of this group, senator schumer who was democrat leader was part of this group and there was overwhelming support for these changes on both sides of the aisle. it is time to do it again. let's change senate rules, go back to the process senator schumer supported in 2013-14. today the schedule allows us to do one or two nominations in a typical week, back to the 2014 standard we could clear multiple nominations in a day, the republican senate has been busy this year making progress on behalf of the american people, we passed resolutions, 15 resolutions rolling back district of obamacare regulations, the congressional review act signed into law by the president, we passed a budget that will help give us as americans give americans a raise by cutting their taxes giving us an opportunity to do the kind of tax relief, tax reform, tax reductions, tax cuts the american people are looking for. we need to do more. it is time for democrats to stop abusing the rules just to delay the process. time to go

senate. >>> the white house says they find the allegations against republican roy moore extremely troubling but press secretary sarah sanders says he believes the people of alabama decide whether he wins or losing the senate election. the president again dodging questions about whether moore should step aside. moore is claiming it's an all-out attempt by republican senate majority leader mitch mcconnell to steal the election. and after a pep talk from the president, the house of representatives has passed a sweeping tax reform bill. it's a first step in advancing a top priority from mr. trump and his party but the legislation faces very uncertain prospects in the senate where republicans have linked tax reform to the appeal of the obamacare insurance mandate. this hour. i'll talk about those stories and more with richard blumenthal, a democratic on the judiciary and armed services committee and our correspondents and specialists are also standing by. first, let's go to cnn's ryan no nobles. h

if roy moore wins this senate race do you think he should be expelled from the senate? >> i don't think the man is fit to serve so it's my hope that the people -- first of all, my hope is he would step aside. apparently last night he made a statement he wouldn't do that. my hope is the people of alabama are smart enough to write in someone else's name and select somebody that they would be be proud representing them in the united states senate. >> congressman, what's worse for republicans right now? roy moore in the senate or the democrat winning that seat? >> yeah. i don't know actually. i serve in the house. so i'm not too sure how the members over in the senate feel. >> how do you feel? >> well, i feel roy moore is not fit to serve in the united states senate. >> would you be -- you would be happy to serve with doug jones, the democrat? >> i'm sorry, i didn't hear you? >> you would be happy to serve with doug jones, the democrat? >> i would be happy to serve with another republican and my hope the people of alabama write in another republican. >> we will see what hap

i met with senator johnson, senator collins. we are having very good discussions with all of them. we want to make sure we incorporate their views, and we are comfortable where we are in this process. this is about having discussions and making sure we get something to the president to sign. >> chris: finally i have to ask you about something that has gotten a lot of attention this week. you and your wife went this week to the bureau of engraving and printing to check out the first dollar bills with your signature on it, which i'm sure was exciting. the pictures went viral. esther secretary, some folks, and i'm looking at the picture here which you can't see, say that you two look like two villains from a james bond movie. i'm sure you've heard that. i guess my question is, what would you thinking? >> secretary mnuchin: i heard that, i never thought i would be quoted is looking like villains from james bond. i guess i should compliment that i look like a villain in a great, successful james bond movie. but let me just say, i was

n also the mistrial over senator -- >> on senator franken it appears the senate is looking into that, which they should and we feel it's an appropriate action. i haven't asked him about senator menendez. >> could you talk a little about the decision-making behind apparently appointing mick mulvaney to lead the consumer financial protection board on an interim basis. the fact he's been a longstanding critic of the board in the first place and what signals to take from that as to the future of the -- >> i don't have any announcements on that front but we'll follow up with you in the coming days over any movement in that area. francesca? >> thank you, sarah. china has announced it's sending a special envoy to north korea tomorrow. the president was just in beijing. is that something that the president talked to president xi about while he was there? is that something that the president favors? >> the president certainly favors china taking a greater role in putting maximum pressure on north korea. this is one of the things that he and president xi spoke extensively about over the course

the president and senator after senator after senator at the white house and both parties said we have to do something about that. what this bill does is encourages corporations to keep jobs overseas, encourages corporations to send jobs overseas. once again, mr. chairman, if we want to cut taxes for the middle class, let's cut taxes for the middle class. this 3% tax reduction, 43% cut in corporate taxes under the guise of some of it will trickle down for lower tax rate for workers and some of it -- they say $4,000 -- will mean higher wages. why idot that way? why not cut out the middleman? if we're going to give a tax break to middle class, let's give tax break to the middle class. patriot corporation act, why working family relief act, put in the pockets of people making 25 and 50 and $75,000 works. thank you, mr. chairman. >> okay. senator portland, i guess you're next. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i was here earlier. i had to run out to another couple markups. i appreciate mr. barthold your work with joint tax to try to give us a good analysis of this bill. i am concerned by some of

david: talk about senators float -- senators corker and flake. they have had words with the president. is it over the deficit or is it more personal than that? i would like to take them at their word that it is over the deficit. in recent years during their tenure, they -- neither of them are running again. they can say what they want. even if they want to see a tax ill pass, they are not dependent upon it to get reelected. if they say this is going to blow up the deficit too much, they can say you do not have my vote. you need to fix it. that will probably take longer than the end-of-the-year deadline that leadership in the house and senate have set out. david: many thanks to laura davidson, of bloomberg tax. shery: the influential conservative nonprofit club for growth, originally criticized the house gop tax plan, calling out specific aspects of the planned they claim do not do enough to boost the economy. where is there room for improvement? club for that is growth president david mcintosh who joins us from washington. thank you so much for c

signed by 17 senators. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum has been waived. the question is, is it the sense of the senate that debate on the nomination of derek kan of california to be under secretary of transportation for policy shall be brought to a close. the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: is there anyone wishing to change their vote? is there anyone remaining to vote? on this motion the yeas are 87. the nays are 9. the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report. the clerk: nomination, department of transportation, derek kan of california to be under secretary fo secretary of transportation for policy. a senator: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from south dakota. mr. thune: madam president, i rise to voice my strong support for the nomination of derek kan. the commerce committee held a hearing on his nomination on june 8 in 2017 and reported his nomination favorably out o

senator enzi. >> i hpass until the end of the round. >> senator casey. is senator casey here? >> yes, mr. chairman. thank you very much. mr. chairman, i want to start this morning on the matter that we have had a big dispute about, which is the process that has been undertaken to consider this legislation. we have heard for a long time now, months and months and months, on both sides, people expressing a desire to consider this legislation in a bipartisan fashion. whether that was the intent at the beginning or not, i don't think it's played out that way. and i think the most relevant comparison here is not -- is not some recent consideration of legislation generally. i think the most relevant comparison is what happened the last time the united states senate considered tax reform. 30 years ago. not -- not an insignificant matter. in this case, as i said yesterday, we are talking about moving around something on the order of $9 trillion. so we've heard a lot about bipartisanship, but i think the only way to achieve that and to achieve a process that would yield a bipartisan bi

in the senate, only 23 senators remain in their seats today, those senators that voted on the original aumf. that leaves approximately 70% of the entire congress that has never cast a vote to authorize military force abroad, and yet over the years, deployments have continued to new places, combating new foes. the u.s. is strongest when we speak with one voice. therefore, congress must have some buy-in on these missions. our allies and our adversaries need to know that the war on terrorism has the support of congress. more importantly, our troops need to know that congress is behind them. i know the concept of passing a new updated aumf is a tricky one. this is not a conventional war against a sovereign nation in which victory is easily defined. instead, we're fighting an ideological enemy that has no sovereignty, and which over the years has moved all over the world, resulting in many splinter factions that can change their name at any time with ease. this new kind of war requires a new kind of authorization, one that allows congress' continued buy-in and increases its oversight. right

to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable luther strange, a senator from the state of alabama, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: orrin g. hatch, presidet pro tempore. mr. mcconnell: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: during the past decade many in the middle class struggled to make ends meet. the economy was sluggish. paychecks were often stagnant. and jobs for many were too hard to find, perhaps not on the coast where the well-to-do were able to flourish under the obama economy but in middle america in states like kentucky pain was real. hardworking families across the country deserved better. they continued to deserve an economy that reaches for its true potential, one in which more americans can find a good job to support their families and achieve the american dream. so now this is our chance to set a new course. this is our opportunity to jump start the economy and to boost job growth. passing tax reform is the single most important thing we can do ri

senator cardin. -- number 1 can ask consent that3 senator stevan out -- senator stabenow is a cosponsor. this would set back the corporate reductions if the secretary of treasury cannot certify that the coverage for mental health and substance abuse and health insurance coverage has not been diminished . the concern here to my colleagues is that we have the resources to deal with the opioid crisis that is affecting every community in our country. my concern is that, if you look at the underlining bill, the cbo in a joint tax committee at a $1.5 trillion addition to the national debt. my concern is that we know the casualties from the opioid crisis. we know we need to have the resources in order to deal with it. we know that there has been an abuse of opioids in every community that has led to heroin addiction. unfortunately, the use of fentanyl, which has caused significant overdoses and all of our communities. i have had town meetings and roundtable discussion in western maryland, eastern shore, cecil county, southern maryland, the baltimore-washington suburbs. the story is the same, a

my guests this morning, republican senator pat toomey, democratic senator amy klobuchar, and white house legislative affairs director marc short. >>> and president trump agrees with vladimir putin about russian hacking, then says he's with our agencies. >> i believe that president putin really feels, and he feels strongly that he did not meddle in our election. what he believes is what he believes. >> but what does the president believe? joining me for insight and analysis are charlie cook, editor and publisher of the cook political report. nbc news white house correspondent kristen welker. "washington post: columnist david ignatius. and elise jordan. welcome to sunday. it's "meet the press." >> announcer: from nbc news in washington. the longest running show in television history. this is "meet the press" with chuck todd. >>> good sunday morning. one week ago today, the momentum seemed to be with republicans in virginia. democrats were worried that they were facing another post-trump election day disappointment. by friday, democrats were not only declared slight favorites to take the ho

the tv ads "senator mccaskill and senator casey and senator stabenow and 700 nelson -- senator nelson are voting against a $4000 wage." we know it's coming. we know you will have way more money to promote that then we will have to defend it, but that is why the wyden amendment is so important. i just think it would be nice tonight, before we go home, to just acknowledge this is not for the middle class. it is for the rich.the whole thing about higher wages is a good selling point, but we know companies don't just give away higher wages just because they have more money. corporations are sitting on a lot of money and profits now , and wages are not going up. spare us the bank shots, spare us the sarcasm and the satire. >> i'm going to just say to you peoplecome from the poor , and i have been here working my whole career for people that don't have a chance, and i really resented what he is saying that i'm doing it for the rich. give me a break. i think you guys overplay this all the time, and it gets old. and you ought to quit it. >> mr. chairman -- >> -- i get sick and tired of it. it

senator mccain and senator alexander were part of this group. senator schumer, who is now the democrat leader, he was part of this group. and there was overwhelming support for these changes on both sides of the aisle. mr. president, it's time to do it again. let's change the senate rules and go back to the process that senator schumer supported in 2013 and 2014. today the schedule allows us to do one or two nominations in a typical week. we go back to the 2014 standard, we could clear multiple nominations in a day. the republican senate has been busy this year, and we made progress on behalf of the american people. we have passed resolutions, 15 resolutions rolling back destructive obamacare regulations, using the congressional review act signed into law by the president. we passed a budget that will help give us, as americans -- give americans at home a raise by cutting their taxes, giving us an opportunity to do the kind of tax relief, tax reform, tax reductions, tax cuts that the american people are looking for. we need to do morement it is

senator lee. senator lee: i think, mr. chairman -- senator grassley: go ahead. senator leahy: numbers are numbers. chairman ars you were chairman with president obama you felt we only had time for five hearings in two years. so we have plenty of time to look at the people i just would like something approaching that kind of standard. senator grassley: senator lee. senator lee: mr. duncan, how many appeals have you argued? mr. duncan: senator, i've been trying to figure that out. i just -- the reason it's difficult is so many appeals and solicitor general in texas that i lost count. i want to put it north of 30. more than 15 in federal circuit courts. two in the united states supreme court. two arguments in the united states supreme court and numerous cases on the briefs. that didn't get to argument. so i think a fair number. senator lee: these are separate disciplines. trying cases versus arguing. mr. duncan: absolutely. senator lee: different skill set. different style. it's a different function, isn't it? mr. duncan: yes. i completely agree with that. it was a

i think the senate's going to pass a bill and the senate pass the bill. the folks for paul ryan, we're going to have a conference, i would put my money if i was in las vegas, no, the house passes and senate passes the bill. the senate doesn't have much margin for error. and honestly, if trump can overcome what he's gone out of the way to say about mccain and corker and flake to stick a finger in their eye, he still gets their votes. it's an odd bargaining strategy to stick it to the three people without whom you cannot get this done. liz: yeah, but he's an equal opportunity twitter attacker. done it to mitch mcconnell, boyd, done it to everybody he feels is impeding what he doesn't understand can't get accomplished at this point? >> that's right. he is willing to call everybody out. so it's an equal opportunity offender program for sure, but i think the important thing we've got to get to is what does the senate tax bill mean? richard may be right. maybe they vote straight up. that's definitely a possibility. but the important thing is what does this do f

so senator sanders spoke last. go to this side. >> pass at this point. >> thank you. >> senator murray. >> thank you, mr. chairman and ranking member sanders. before i start, i want to make some quick clarifications. since it sounds like some of my republican colleagues are confused and may have actually been at the wrong hearing. if anyone was here to mark up a bill that cuts taxes for the middle class, this was the wrong room. if anybody was here to mark up a bill that actually creates jobs and invests in our work force and doesn't just pay lip service to it, this is not the right place. if anyone was here because they care about the deficit and the debt and want to vote for a bill that reduces it, wrong room. i'm not sure where they should have been, but i can tell you, it wasn't here. and it certainly wasn't this bill. but if anybody was looking for a mark of a bill that raises taxes on the middle class, hands another massive tax cut to the richest americans and increases health care premiums for millions of pa

senate? >> the president as i've said about seven or eight times now thinks this is a decision for the people of alabama. >> we've heard from you and we've heard from ivanka on this, when are we going to hear from the president? >> the president has put a statement out earlier in the week when we were on the trip and he stands by that statement. >> questions for two straight days, is the president of the united states, the leader of the republican party, i think a lot of people -- >> i'm aware of all of the qualifications of the president, and it's actually my job to answer questions on his behalf, which i'm doing, which i've done, and which he has done repeatedly over the last 12 days while we were on a trip across asia. so to act like he hasn't answered questions is just silly. >> sorry kristen, i'm going to move it around. >> on the other side of the aisle, does he have a response to the allegations against senator al franken and also the mistrial over senator -- >> on senator franken it a

senator mccain: no. that's one of the problems i have had for a long time now is what our treatment of detainees, particularly in the use of waterboarding, that makes us really -- that's one of the more embarrassing chapters in my view of american history is the way we treated -- there's a story that k.s.m. colleague sheik muhammad was being waterboarded and sent a message back to c.i.a. saying we can't get anything out of him. and the answer was water board him some more. waterboarding was deemed a war crime and japanese officers were shot and executed because they water boarded people. it is clearly a war crime. by the way the c.i.a. has gotten away it. they destroyed the film. they destroyed a lot of the information. and it would be a black mark on the history of this country that we did that. frankly, i'll never forgive the c.i.a. for what they did. brian: go back to -- comparison on something. we know a lot about your torture. what has been harder for you? living through the torture or living throug

senator, but it has now called into question the future of his senate career. senator franken today has issued two statements in response to these claims.

senate voted to keep potus wjc, but not enough for you, senator gillibrand? over 20 years you took the clintons endorsement, money and seat? hypocrite. interesting strategy for 2020. >> what republicans learned in had to defend george w. bush, you could actually attack him, as trump proved. ike you'll see the same thing playing out with democrats in 2020. you can disagree with the clintons and even though bill clinton under the bus for his appalling personal conduct. >> but does the president jumping all over al franken bring up his own past where people will reask themselves how about the credibility of those women, more than a dozen women accusing him. >> it's going to haunt republicans in the coming year because you have leader mcconnell and other senators saying, including mulvaney in your interview, they say the women are credible in the roy moore situation. does that mean the women are not credible when it comes to president trump? these are questions republicans are going to have to answer. >> and let's not forget that donald trump faces a lawsuit from

senate at the time. she released a photo that appears to show franken with his hands over her chest. she is speaking out to inspire other victims of sexual assault to come forward and not keep their stories locked up for years. i want to read part of the account. this is what she said. he continued to insist and i was beginning to get uncomfortable. he repeated that actors need to rehearse everything and we must practice the kiss. i said okay so he would stop badgering me. we did the line and he came at me and put his hand on the back of my head and mashed his lips against mine and aggressively stuck his tongue in my mouth. i immediately pushed him away with both of my hands against his chest and told him if he ever did that to me again, i wouldn't be so nice about it next time. i top the get to our own mj lee on capitol hill. al franken released a statement about the accusation. what's he saying? >> that's right, dana. first of all, let me say we are standing outside of al franken's office. we don't kno

president, senator, mr. speaker, a little over two and a half hours ago, north korea launched an intercontinental ballistic missile. it went higher, frankly, than any previous shot they've taken. the researched and development effort on their part to continue building ballistic missiles that can threaten everywhere in the world basically. and in response, the south koreans have fired some pinpoint missiles out into the water to make certain north korea understands that they could be taken under fire by our ally. but the bottom line is it's a continued effort to build threat -- a ballistic missile threat that endangers world peace, regional peace and certainly the united states. >> thank you, general. and we will take care of that situation. thank you all very much. i appreciate it. thank you. thank you. thank you. >> these missile launches today, does it change anything about your basic approach to dealing with -- >> nothing changed. nothing changed. we have a very serious approach. nothing changed. we take

senators on both side of the aisle are saying they do support a senate ethics committee investigation. the question is whether does it go from there and whether or not it reaches the point of expelling franken from the senate. something very rare that would require two thirds to support. yesterday i had a chance to ask several democratic senators if they believed it would get to the point of expulsion. >> very disappointed. i support an ethics investigation. this kind of conduct not tolerated by anyone. >> do you think this could lead to his expulsion? >> i wouldn't to prejudge anything. >> you can't shut the door on expulsi expulsion. >> the senate will take this up through procedure procedures and will work its will. don't you prejudge is and i won't either. >> could it be expelled? >> i think zblsh -- democrats are also quick to distance themselves on the financial front. members who are in tough races already are saying they're going to donate money he gave to them to charity. but the real issue are going to be the ethics committee. whether he can sustain this if the allegations c

the senate does the same thing, but delays that my one year. both would reduce the inter-national tax rate in both would have tax increases for those who itemize their deductions. the big issue that is controversial is the set state and local tax deduction. this is one taken by a lot of upper-middle-class individuals in the house. they retain the ability to deduct property taxes up to $10,000 a year. that would go away. those are the main points that people are going to be looking at in these bills. one of the things that was surprising is if the senate retains the medical expense deduction, something that if you repeal it at the house, that can cause hardship to people with severe medical problems. >> from the senate finance committee, who should we be paying attention to in terms of the leaders on both sides of the isle? >> the leaders of the committee have a history of making bipartisan deals. this is being structured as a partisan tax bill. it will be using the senate budget procedure, which allows republicans to pass without any democratic

is it to defeat senator bevin or try to help to defeat senator bevin? senator mccarthy: my purpose will be about the same as the purpose in some 12 or 13 states now. it is to bring important facts to the american people. i get a very strong feeling that most of our people in public life underestimate the intelligence of the american people. they try to argue and tell people how to vote. i think you need merely give the people the facts and then you can go home and they will vote right. >> and bridgeport, connecticut, if i understand you correct, it is said for you to say you are opening a 12 or 13-state drive now in support of the national ticket? senator mccarthy: i think i am scheduled to speak in some 13 or 14 states where they have a close contest. >> a lot of people came into your home state to try to defeat you in the primaries and it seemed to have worked the other way. don't you think perhaps when you go into these states it may have that sort of effect? senator mccarthy: well, sir, i do not attend states and tell people how to vote. i don't int

then he is in the senate. they have a democrat vote in the senate. ashley: big decisions to be made. stuart: okay, thanks very much, judge. i know you're watching. >>> seattle residents, they're fighting back. there's a hearing today against a tax the rich law which was passed this past summer. the bill would tax individuals, making over 250,000 bucks. couples making more than a half million, the tax rate is 2.25%. one of those people, fighting this tax is matt mcelwayne. you helped fund the fight to tax the rich in seattle. why? >> first of all the tax is illegal. we have a created a opportunity for all coalition. we have folks throughout the state helping fund that we have the former state attorney general robert mckenna arguing in front of the judge why it is illegal. stuart: can you tell me why it is illegal? it was the city council, said here is the tax, why is it legal? >> in our states like most state the state government has to authorize local jurisdictions to tax anything, in this case income. our state has not authorized local income taxes.

senate is a schumer/policy public. who is weak on crime, week on the border, back to the military and our great veterans and for the second amendment and wants to raise taxes to the sky. doug jones would be a disaster. does this disappoint you? >> i like to see the president come out and support what many of us have said, that is that roy moore need to step aside while somebody else, a write in candidate, we can win the sea. he is right if the democrat wins it will be for the closing and schumer agenda which will be against tax reform and other issues. the other thing is if roy moore wins, it will immediately be an active ethics investigation. he will be in a cloud and it will be a distraction for us and the agenda. hopefully the decision is up to the people of alabama but it strikes me that would be in their best interest in the countries best interest instantly the best interest of our agenda if the president uses influence to try and get roy moore to step aside. >> you think the president has made a mistake in split

senator mitch mcconnell meanwhile is calling on the senate ethics committee to look into his actions resulting in his indictment. >> shannon: coming up, donald trump drops by capitol hill helping to push tax reform over the finish line, but what about those roadblocks in the senate? kellyanne conway joins us next whoooo. when it comes to travel, i sweat the details. late checkout... ...down-alternative pillows... ...and of course, price. tripadvisor helps you book a... ...hotel without breaking a sweat. because we now instantly... ...search over 200 booking sites ...to find you the lowest price... ...on the hotel you want. don't sweat your booking. tripadvisor. the latest reviews. the lowest prices. >> shannon: house republicans celebrating their tax overhaul, tonight president trump is tweeting. congratulations to the house of representatives for passing the tax cuts and jobs at a big step toward filling our promise of delivering tax cuts to the american people by the end of the year. the president may have some trouble, they got in the way of key legislation -- kellyanne conway joi

senate. this is a turning point for women in alabama, a chance for them to make their voices heard from a state that has been silencing them for too long. accusations against roy moore have been shocking. -- horrifying but not shocking. although roy moore has denied the accusations of these women, his own platform is hostile to so many alabamians. republicanans establishment has chosen to stand behind him, belittling the brave woman -- women who have come forward against him. unlike the national party, that alabama republican establishment has chosen to stand by him -- that saying alabama voters must enjoy's -- endorse doug jones. next is paul, joining us from pennsylvania, democrats line. good morning. caller: good morning. i have not really tuned in to "washington journal" for a long time because the past few years there was so much hate. democrats hate republicans, republicans cannot stand the democrats. this is such an example of a false equivalency. on one hand, you have an admitted pred

a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from wyoming. a senator: mr. wehrum has been nominated to serve as the e.p.a. administrator for the office of air and radiation. he has more than three years of experience in environmental policy. mr. barrasso: he worked as an environmental engineer and environmental lawyer. his time at the e.p.a. includes years of service as the acting administrator of the office of air and radiation, the same office he's now been nominated. the presiding officer: the senate will be in order. mr. barrasso: i ask for the yeas and nays. the presiding officer: the clerk will crort. the clerk: wep the junldz signed senators in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate do hereby move to bring to a crow debate on the nomination of william l. wehrum to be assistant administrator of the e.p.a. signed by 17 senators. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum has been waived. the question is it the sense of the senate that debate on the nomination of william l. wehrum of delaware

a stung twist in a senate race. a bible quoting conservative accused of pursuing and sexually abusing one woman. they want him to quit the race, but don't count on it. >> judge moore will remain on the ballot as a republican nominee because it's within that 76-day window. >> four women have quoted by name in the devastating account that backed him up, but altright kwar yours said ignore the women. it's another media conspiracy. >> interesting. "the washington post" that dropped that dime on donald trump is the same amazon "washington post" that dropped the dime this afternoon on judge roy moore. now, is that a coincidence? >> plus polite on trade. hitting face-to-face with china's president. president trump returns to his campaign-style tough talk. >> we are not going to let the united states be taken advantage of anymore. i am always going to put america first. >> we begin the hour with a storm around alabama senate conditionedidate roy moore now that it turned from an inconv e inconvenience to a crisis for the est

the senate sent their version of it, sent to the full senate, the finance committee and mcconnell says they're voting on it after thanksgiving. the president has not been around to sort of play the role that a president normally is, does play, with the bully pulpit with respect to this tax bill. >> reporter: he's been in asia. we know he was working the phones from asia, and we know he reached out to senator ron johnson, who said he's a no vote right now when it um can comes reform. a big tern for particularly moderate republicans they have inserted a provision repealing the obamacare individual mandate. that has raised the ire of democrats. some republicans, saying that's going to kick millions off their held care. a plan ultimately that will benefit the wealthy and harm the middle class. so those who support this piece of legislation including the president have their work cut out for them in terms of turning that narrative around. i am told the president will be on the front lines of the fight, continue to work the phones. prior to his trip to asia, ali, we saw him hit the trail, if

folks in the senate as well. look, i think that the gop on capitol hill knows, and certainly what i've heard time and time again, is that this is their elvis presley moment. it's now or never. if we can't pass this, whatever the details that we can certainly argue about later, if republicans can't pass some kind of meaningful tax reform or tax cuts, they're going to have a very hard time going back to their base voters, who they need. they're going to have a very hard time going back to their donors. and that's the thing i hear the most from congressional republicans. their donors, people who have been there forever for them, since their first race, city council or state house or state legislature seat are saying, if you don't pass something, we have nothing to hang our hat on and we're going to walk. that's a real problem for them. >> ryan, in the midterm re-elections, how will republicans defend against attacks from democrats that we know will come that will sound something like this. you substituted permanent

senator king. this shouldn't take us long to move through these votes but again i would just remind colleagues that we have got votes coming up. i don't want to cut anybody off. >> i suggest we move to cant well number three and call it up for a vote. and i ask for the a's in the nays. yeas and nays. >> senator cassidy we have just asked the members if they ran the other amendments that wish to be considered. there were none. i do know that you and i had a conversation about your proposed amendment. i have reminded colleagues that we are running up against three votes at noon here but if you would like to speak to your amendment as you indicated to me i will provide for that. >> i will do it in a minute and a half because i spoke to earlier. can you show these posters? western states get 50% of the revenue from offshore lease set up 10 years ago that gave coastal states 35% up to a max of $3500. begins this year. there has been a decrease in the amount of the federal policies and that decreased for

through the senate. the senate has come up with a way to do that, but it's complicated and involves other things that will be uncomfortable for some people. their intention is to do a permanent corporate tax cut. we will see if that survives. >> house gop leadership all smiles. kevin mccarthy flanked by house speaker paul ryan there. again this was an expected victory for the lower chamber. we are expecting that the speaker is going to take to the microphone, take to the podium there in just a few moments. probably won't just be paul ryan. we will probably hear from a few other members of leadership as well. but again, josh, as you were indicating, the real fight now moves from the house to the senate. why is that going to be a steeper hill to climb? >> first of all it's just the narrow majority in the senate. republicans hold only 52 seats andcon only lose two votes. the majority gives them more space to lose members in the house. you have -- senators are independent minded. they don't follow leadership

. >> this week on capitol hill, both the house and senate intelligence committees, along with the senate judiciary committee, held hearings on the tech companies, election 2016, and russia. here to help us dissect these hearings are two reporters, david mccabe with axios, ashley gold with politico. ashley gold, what did you learn from these three hearings? ms. gold: we learned tech has a long way to go in explaining what happened on their platforms during the 2016 presidential election, as far as to purchase ads, when they bought them, how much money they spend on them, and how many americans saw those advertisements and were affected by them, and may have changed their decision about who they would vote for, based on them. we learned a few new numbers out of facebook. 146 million users of facebook which facebook owns, thought content to the canes out of these -- came out of these it russia-linked ads. lawmakers had some tough questions for the general counsel of these companies, which had to sit through a rough two days of grilling from lawmakers. host: you said we did not learn a lot a

it has anything to do with their senate career and senators really have to decide the ethics committee will have to decide if that's something they want to pursue but this really looks bad it looks terrible and i mean he's apologized but man, it's not okay. there's no way around it. >> charles: i mean, i'm going to be shocked if he does not leave the senate thank you both very much. >> thank you. >> charles: democrats are putting party politics aside and some of them are now actually slamming their colleagues but how many are actually saying he should step down immediately? we have those details, next. alerts -- wouldn't you like one from the market when it might be time to buy or sell? with fidelity's real-time analytics, you'll get clear, actionable alerts about potential investment opportunities in real time. fidelity. open an account today. fidelity. when this guy got a flat tire in the middle of the night, so he got home safe. yeah, my dad says our insurance doesn't have that. what?! you can leave worry behind when liberty stands with you™. liberty mutual insurance. >> charles:

senator mccaskill and senator casey and senator nelson were voting against a $4000 raise. we know it's coming. we know you will have way more money to promote that and we will have to defended. that's why the amendment was so orton. -- important. this tax cut is not for the middle class, it's for the rich. the good selling point, companies don't just giveaway higher wages. ofy are sitting on a lot profits now. i don't see wages going up. sarcasm in the satire. from the poor people. i have been working here my whole stinking career for people who don't have a chance. i resent anyone saying i'm just doing this for the rich. give me a break. i think you overplay that all the time and it gets old. >> i'm not through. >> i get sick and tired of it. it's a nice political plate. it's not true. >> i get tired of the richest people getting richer. >> regular order. >> over and over again, how many times do we do this? toi have honored to allowing spout off here. what you said was not right. i come from the lower middle class. don't do that stuff on me. . get tired of that crap if w

is for senator wyden or maybe senator mccaskill. senator thune points out the individual mandate is a tax. but i'm suggest -- i'm getting from you, when you want to open up health care, you like to bring up medicaid, 340 b, medicare, part d. i mean, that's the jurisdiction this committee has over health care. are we really saying, because we're going after -- because we were discussing something which has been declared a tax, which is a tax, that we're now going to go and bring in medicaid and 340 b? that just seems like a stretch. and as loud as the volume can be, and as forceful as the delivery, i've got to admit, this is a tax, and it's not 340 b, and it's not medicaid. i don't quite get the connection between the whole scope of health care that this committee has and that which is specifically a tax. >> mr. chairman, if i can respond to my colleague, this is related to a host of other health care issues. this is partial repeal of the affordable care act. and that's why the congressional budget office scored it with such ominous

you can call your senator. if you're in the states of maine, tennessee, arizona, wisconsin,d kansas, or montana. those are the places where republicans have been on the fence for various reasons. after the press conference yesterday and the meeting with donald trump, a few of them said "i might be more willing to vote for the bill, but until then actually done that local vote, people should be calling in, including to the democratic senators to make the impression very clear on the hill that the american people are watching. because they know this is a popular. amy: we're headed to oklahoma to talk about another issue come to speak with the cherokee lawyer and attorney about pocahontas, what is her life story. but he did want to briefly ask you in this last 30 seconds, this latest news matt lauer, nbc has fired him. this follows charlie rose congressman conyers, we hear he may be wholly news conference. the congressional black caucus members are calling for his regulate nation around issues of sexual harassment

just off the senate floor, senator john corn, two in the senate, told reporters doesn't sound like the trigger is going to work according to the senate parliamentarian. so that means that the deficit issue could be a big problem and impact how some smarts vote on the bill like corker, flake, johnson. >>> we'll be right back. ♪ everyone deserves attention, whether you've saved a lot or just a little. at pnc investments, we believe you're more than just a number. so we provide personal financial advice for every retirement investor. psoriatic arthritis tries to get in my way? ♪ watch me. ♪ i've tried lots of things for my joint pain. now? watch me. ♪ think i'd give up showing these guys how it's done? please. real people with active psoriatic arthritis are changing the way they fight it... they're moving forward with cosentyx®. it's a different kind of targeted biologic. it's proven to help people find less joint pain and clearer skin. don't use if you are allergic to cosentyx. before starting cosentyx you should be checked for tuberculosis. an increased risk of infections and l

senator, let me ask that. what if the companies that get this big break don't extend plants and don't haire? would you be disappointed? you say we did this and you guys are killing us. >> that is a hypothetical question -- >> neil: it's happened before. you know that, right? >> every time we've had major tax reform and cut the rates on job creators, we've had an expansion. you know when ronald reagan in his first year of office, when we cut taxes, we had a gdp growth of over 4%. similar good results when president kennedy persuaded a bipartisan congress to cut taxes. i think the incentives will be there. i think the result will be not only a nice tax cut for almost everyone, vast, vast majority -- >> and hope they hire people. >> but better wages and higher take-home pay. >> neil: thanks, sir. we'll have much more. mark cuban, a big critic of this. why? that's it? yeah. ♪ everybody two seconds! ♪ "dear sebastian, after careful consideration of your application, it is with great pleasure that we offer our c

senator donnelly from indiana, senator mccaskill from missouri, senator tester from montana, just to name a few who very well could end up supporting this. they've kept their options open. what's interesting about the senate bill, particularly, is there's quite a few provisions set to likely be included that have obtained democrat support in the past. it really will come down to what the full bill looks like but this will be a lot more difficult for some members of the democratic party to completely rule out as opposed to health care which they could almost immediately say we're not going to support this because at the end of the day, republicans are looking to gut the affordable care act. >> are republicans confident they have all 52 of their own membership onboard? >> it depends on who you talk to. i think they will project an air of unity because they don't want to see the same divisions pop up like in health care. but again, tax is ex-troomly complicated, it's a state-by-state issue on a will the of provisions. i think when we see the whole package come out, you could see defecti

then it will go to the senate. if it is roy moore, it is pretty clear already some of the republicans, maybe most of them, will put it into the ethics committee and potentially for expulsion. they have to seat him if he wins the election. they can't deny the seating. they can send it into ethics with expulsion. melissa: people in alabama are getting angry, about the fact, look at local press down there, it is not necessarily so much that they back him, as much as they do not want to be told by the rest of the country, or by especially by people in washington specifically, who they are supposed to be represented by. they have struck a totally different issue, almost separate from, if that is possible, from these accusations. >> yes. i think it has been true for southern states since the civil war, and to a certain degree, it is true for every state. who likes to be dictated to by politicians who don't represent you, who are from another state or another region? now if president, being as popular as he is in alabama,

should the senate discipline or human expel senator franken? >> this is certainly start in ethics investigation as has been suggested. i think said by senator mcconnell, this is the right starting point. all sexual harassment is inexcusable and everyone should be punished at the same level. >> on the other hand, if you will note that the ethics committee has never expelled any member for actions taken before they were similar. some people are saying okay, you put before the senate ethics committee and that is when days go to die. >> yeah, i completely disagree with that. this a brand-new era. the last expelled was like in the civil war. the reality of it was that we should take responsibility. i am a big believer according to the good book that in leadership are held to a higher standard. we need to hold our members to a higher standard. that is a fact and i look forward to the outcome. >> i like to ask about the standards you feel should apply to judge roy moore. bite you say if these are true he should step aside. but we will not know if they

the week after thanksgiving, the senator wants to move their bill to the senate floor. after that they will try to reconcile by christmas as the president has made clear he wants done. >> thanks very much. >>> if you look at the republican tax bill is did you evers just enough from the house version to cause a tax policy showdown. first, some proposals are the same as the house plan, both nearly double the standard deducti deduction, expand the child tax credit and appeal the alternative minimum tax but the senate version makes key changes. it keeps seven tax brackets instead of cutting four and preserves the mortgage interest deduction. and keeping the estate tax. delaying corporate tax cuts to 2019 and fully repealing the state and local tax also known as the salt deduction. that popular tax break is still a major sticking point with this legislation. gop lawmakers from high tax states strongly oppose eliminating the salt deduction to the house bill has made a concession, keep the deduction just for property taxes but up to $10,000 but the senate version gets rid of t

this is for senator wyden or maybe senator mccaskill. the senator points out the individual mandate is a tax. you youting it for would like to open it to health care, you would like to bring up , thatid, medicare part d is the jurisdiction this committee has ever health care. are we really saying because we are discussing something which has been declared a tax, which is a tax, that we are now going to go and bring in medicaid and 340-b? that seems like a stretch. as loud as the volume can be and as forceful as the delivery, i have to admit, if this is a tax, it is not 340-b and it is not medicaid. >> if i can respond to my colleagues, this is related to a host of other health care issues. this is partial repeal of the affordable care act. that is why the congressional budget office scored it with such ominous consequences. millionssing coverage, of people having their premiums go up. my colleagues involved in health care will have are fewer healthy people going to the risk pool which means premiums are going to go up. this is turning a