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

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

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, 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

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

investigate senator senator menendez's actions which led to his indictment." that's where you say trouble is basically yes. ordinarily the ethics committee in either house will not do anything while a criminal prosecution is going on. i don't think they are going to wait. they pretty much indicated they're going to start looking at it. they're not going to wait for a second trial even a decision about whether or not there will be a second trial. they will begin the investigation which will be a form of prosecution probably right after christmas. >> bret: as it stands in the tonight, menendez innocent. >> he's absolutely innocent. i think that's the reason for his jubilation. the government has to decide, do they want to spend the money and divert resources or do they have other things to do. >> bret: you said that this judge ran an unorthodox courtroom. >> he did. he stopped it 3:30 in the afternoon. we usually try cases until 5:00 or 5:30. and he didn't sit on fridays. that resulted in the exclusion of this juror who had a vacation which resulted in the juror

senator cruz: thank you. some of those similar this is where back in front of the house intelligence committee created we will show you a two-hour portion of that hearing. myself now fore

so did senator joe biden. so did senator orrin hatch. each of those chairmen allowed hearings for nominees who had negative or unreturned blue slips. in 1989, chairman biden sent a letter to the white house articulating his blue slip policy. this is what chairman biden wrote. quote, the return of a negative blue slip will be a significant factor to be weighed by the committee in the evaluation of the judicial nominee, but it will not preclude consideration of that nominee unless the administration has not consulted with both home state senators prior to submitting nomination to the senate. end of biden quote. obviously, chairmen from both parties saw the danger of allowing one or two senators to visa though a nominee for a political or ideological reasons. my predecessor, chairman leahy, reinstated chairman eastland's strict blue slip policy. some believe he did so in order to exert firmer control over the new bush administration nominees. but even he said he wouldn't stand for senators abusing the blue slip to delay or block nominees. c

guest: yes, so that leaves the senate open to investigating roy moore if he comes to the senate. this man i talked to, former chief counsel, mentioned that the ethics committee has left this question open and the past. decisioned to 2008, a regarding a former senator, and the ethics committee said they were not going to continue looking into allegations that he solicited prostitutes. not,did not say they could even though the allegations took place before he was a senator. they do have the option to investigate. host: you mention roy moore. who is talking about an ethics investigation if he were to be elected by alabamans? guest: mitch mcconnell indicated at an event this week that the ethics committee process would move forward. there were questions as to whether or not they would just vote immediately to expel him if he can to the senate. counselormer chief mentioned, that could open them up to a legal challenge. normalhey go through the process, that could be to expulsion eventually, and it would find of stave off any legal challenge. host: what else a republicans in washingto

nott to be in the united states senate. and we've looked at all the options, try to prevent that from happening. >> democrats confront a problem in their rank as former funny man turned senator al franken is accused of inappropriate advances before he was elected. president stayed mum on moore. >> mr. president do you believe roy moore's accusers? >> took to twit tore criticize democrat franken despite mr. trump's own history of allegations from women citing improper conduct. no double standard here says white house press secretary sarah sanders. >> senator franken admitted wrongdoing, the president hasn't. >> dickerson: spectacle is not slowing progress on the mammoth tax reform bill which passed the house. >> thank you. going really well. >> dickerson: but faces less certain future in the senate where tempers are already short. >> tax cut sell really is not for the middle lags it's for the rich. >> i've been here working my whole stinkin' career for people who don't have a chance. i really resent anybody saying that i'm j

senate. and so, sean hannity established today that he believes that if roy moore dated 14-year-old when he was an assistant district attorney that he is unfit to be a senate candidate and got roy moore to agree with that principle and the best roy moore could say is that i don't recall when it came to the question of dating teenage girls that sean hannity said would make him unfit for the united states senate. i don't recall. "the washington post" reported a set of accusations that were very clear and very detailed and roy moore has denied the most important and the most criminal of those accusations. the one with the most severe penalty and then in most of his interview today he agreed to the other accusations that he tried to date and date some of those teenage girls but then finally left sean hannity with the contradiction of his own testimony when he said to sean hannity, that he did not recall dating those teenage girls. after saying that he did date those teenage girls. that was good e

senate? >> the president, as i've said seven or eight times now that this is a decision for the people of alabama to make. >> we've heard from you and we've heard from ivanka on this. when are we going to hear -- >> the president has put a statement out earlier in the week when we were on the trip and he stands by that statement. >> he's ignored the question for two straight days. he's the president of the united states and the leader of the republican -- >> i'm aware of the qualifications of the president. it's my job to come out here and answer questions on his behalf, which i'm doing, which i've done. which he has done repeatedly over the last 12 days while we were on a trip across asia. so to act like he has not answered is silly. >> on the other side of the aisle, does the president have a response to the allegations against senator al franken and the mistrial over senator bob menendez? >> on senator franken, it appears that the senate is looking into that, which they should. we feel lik

senate. chris: is that reasonable? i understand i don't want you or expect you to get in specific allegations, is that reasonable when you are allegations that date back in some cases almost 40 years, let's see some proof? >> well, again, people like senator bill cassidy looked at the facts and we know what conclusion he drew. my view, chris, is that roy moore was really unfit for the senate even before these recent revelations, for example, there's ample evidence, this was also reported in the washington post, very detailed reporting that he essentially cheated a charity that he was involved with for his personal private gain. so, again, lots of facts out there about these issues and the people of alabama will make up their minds but i hope they will look at the facts because you've got a candidate in doug jones who has been sticking to the issues that people really care about, issues about health care, issues about tax policy that's going to impact the people of alabama, educating the children in alabama, those are g

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

a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from iowa. mr. grassley: before i speak, i ask unanimous consent that abbey holhollinstein and laura, law clerks at the judiciary be given floor privileges for the remainder of the day. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. grassley: earlier this week, i spoke about the history of the blue slip courtesy. i hope my colleagues will read that history as well. and i explained in that speech earlier this week in my nearly four decades in the senate, i regularly return my blue slip even when i would preferred the president had nominated someone else. today i'm announcing that the judiciary committee will hold a hearing for two circuit court nominees, each of whom has one home state senator who has not returned a blue slip containing a positive endorsement. the hearing for justice davis strauss, nominee for the eighth circuit and kyle danka nominee to the fifth circuit will take place on november 29. both of these nominees appear to be very well qualified and they deserve the judiciary committee's

senate. kate? >> and that election inching ever -- or speeding ever so closer and closer now in december. thank you so much, nick, i appreciate it. let's go quickly over to the other huge story brewing in washington right now. a capitol curveball. we'll call it that. live picks of the capitol right now. senate republicans hoping to kill two birds with one stone or one bill, anyway. their revised tax bill taking on not only taxes, but also health care. here's the curveball. they want to now repeal the individual mandate in obamacare to help pay for the tax cuts. what does that mean for you? what does that mean for the politics in this? remember how well health care went over this summer? cnn's suzanne malveaux remembers. she's on capitol hill right now with more details. suzanne, what's behind this latest move right now? >> reporter: kate, what we're seeing is more fireworks. this senate finance committee between the chair, orrin hatch, and the ranking member, ron wyden and democrats now sayin

senator chuck schumer, the senate minority leader, yesterday on the floor of the senate talking about the plan, particularly aiming his comments when it comes to corporate taxes. here's him from yesterday. senator schumer: it's no wonder the bill is so unpopular with the american people. in every survey that i have seen, and every state survey that i have seen, the numbers who dislike the bill exceed most cases by a lot those who like the bill. just like healthcare. now, corporate profits are at an all-time high. companies are flush with cash. the richest 1% of americans receive 20% of the overall national income. the richest 1% get 20% of the income. god bless them. i don't like that percentage. that percentage hasn't been matched in nearly a century since the roaring 1920's. but do they need a tax break? come on. corporations and the wealthy are doing great right now. god bless them. them don't need a tax cut. to lavish them with huge tax breaks and ask the middle class to bear so much of the cost, that fwets it backwards. that's not a bill anyone in this chamber can be proud of, wh

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

is this senate seat that important? >> no senate seat more important than the notion of child pedophilia. but having said that he has not been proven guilty we have to afford him the chance to defend himself. >> is there any way the president then just keeps -- you are saying the president is not going to get involved? the luther strange -- >> i would say the president did get involved in the primary. he supported somebody other than roy moore. i think the president has been on an incredibly important foreign trip and when he returns we will have a chance to discuss this. >>> let me move on. speaking of the foreign trip and on the issue of russia, on one hand the president seemed to indicate in the back and forth with reporters on air force one that he kind of believed vladimir putin's denial in front of tv cameras he said no no no. he's with the agencies. he's not questioning the agencies. what does the president believe? does he believe in the intelligence with assessment that russia interfered in the 2016 election? >

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 with an inside scoop on the white house ast, the choice is simple. coricidin hbp is the #1 brand that gives powerful cold symptom relief without raising your blood pressure. coricidin hbp. ♪ ♪ohhhhhh, ou! guess what i just got? uh! ♪i used to be spellbound hello again. ♪i used to be spellbound hi. ♪i used to be spellbound that's a big phone. ♪in your arms. [screams] ah, my phone. ♪you built the flame ♪that warms my heart, ♪but lying and cheating ♪has torn us apart ♪and i'm moving on. >> 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

president, i'm joined in this effort by senator feinstein, senator blumenthal, senator udall, senator casey, and senator stabenow. i do think this is a matter that i hope my colleagues will pay attention to. i hope we can fix this bill and work in a bipartisan manner, h.r. 1. doesn't look like we're there, yet. we want a bill that helps middle-income families, we want a bill that does not increase the deficit. the current bill does exactly that. so i hope my colleagues will work with us so we can return this bill to the senate finance committee and return a bill that's worthy of the people of this country. with that, mr. president, i would yield the floor. mr. wyden: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator for oregon. mr. wyden: before he leaves the floors i just want to thank senator cardin for his leadership on so many finance issues and especially for highlighting today as part of this major debate on tax reform the importance of infrastructure. the fact is you cannot have big league quality of life with little league infrastructure. and my colleague has made the point th

the senate doesn't have that at all. this is partly because big, high-tax states, california, new york, wril, new jersey, massachusetts, they don't have a republican serving in the senate. but in the house, there are almost three dozen republicans representing suburban communities in those states who went to leaders and said you cannot make me vote for this or expect me to vote for it an also see me get re-elected. so those are the two, i think, bigger ones. the other problem in the senate of course is just the politics. it's a narrow margin. you've got three to six republican senators whose votes are still unknown at this point for various reasons. robert: what does it mean if that happens? if that obamacare mandate is repealed, what does it mean if you're an american who counts on those subsidies or funding? jackie: it is the reason the joint committee on taxation said that people who make from $10,000 to $30,000 a year will in effect not get a tax cut and people $doctor 75,000 and under eventually won't either. they'r

i sat at the white house with senator wyden, with senator cornyn, with senator toomey. a number of probably 11 or 12 republican senators on the finance committee, six on the democratic side of the finance committee, and i went up to the president. i had a copy of two bills in my hand. i brought it up to the whole group, the patriot corporation act on which i will speak in a moment that does exactly what president trump wants to do. he will reward corporations that pay good wages, that pay decent benefits and then keep their production in this country, and the president said he liked it. he had had an interview with either "forbes" or "fortune" magazine not too much earlier talking about it. then i brought up to the president the working families tax relief act which puts money directly in the pockets of people making $25,000 and $50,000 and $75,000 a year. the president said he liked that. but you know what happened? he said it then, he said it in a phone call that a group of us were on a little later. but do you know what happened, mr. president? you know exactly what

senator collins and senator rand paul of kentucky also have their own issues with it. among the issues some republicans have, the fact that it eliminates the state and local tax deduction, some analyses have found that in higher taxes states like california and new york, some middle income earners will actually pay more tax. the treasury secretary steven mnuchin acknowledge that some people will pay higher taxes but he insists it's only those who make more than a million dollars a year, also saying a reduction in the corporate tax rate is going to be good for everyone, listen here. >> the people's texts were going to go up by the rich people and high tax states, but again, there's a lot of benefit to the new york economy of lowering the corporate rate to 20%, that's a huge move for the financial services industry. >> democrats in the senate are keeping up the drumbeat that the tax reform plan will raise taxes on middle income earners, however steve scully said this morning he believes that enough republicans will come on board to pass the bill, listen here. >> this wil

the senate finance committee continued with a fourth day of reviewing the senate republican tax reform bill. this portion of the hearing is one hour 20 minutes. >> today we're going to consideration to the tax cuts act. having walked back through the modification with extensive questioning of amendments last night, admittedly things were a little chaotic at the outset. i know tensions run high. we are going to improve the process of communication today and hopefully make things move more smoothly. i would like to say a few words about the tone of our discussion this morning were this week. i think it has been a problem. i do not begrudge anyone for holding a passionate viewpoint on any issue. i do not doubt my various colleagues sincerity. to operate committee we have to be respectful and allow the debate to unfold in an orderly fashion. members are free to disagree about any issue. but no one should interrupt or shut down the other side or him. i saw some of that yesterday. it, i myself, i can take can guarantee that in my 40 plus years in the senate, i have been called worse names th

chairman. >> thank you, senator roberts. senat senator. >> welcome, mr. azar, i don't think there's much that you and i are going to accomplish today on the question of drug pricing, but i hope very much that in office you will take the side of the american people and not just the pharmaceutical industry or worse yet, the investors who have raided the industry with no pharmaceutical background with the sole issue to jack up prices on pharmaceuticals and extract money with monopoly authority. we know how to deal with that ordinarily and i want you to help us deal with that. i want to talk about something for bipartisan political process. two stories, you know what a medicare hco's are. >> i do. >> and one is an early one, coastal medical over four years saved medicare $28 million relative to its benchmark while maintaining a 99% quality score. that makes it one of the very best in the country. its average per member per year expenditure is going down, while the satisfaction and health of its members are going up. similarly, intergra community care network,

that's a necessary to the senate. key members working behind the scenes to get the yes votes when this comes to the floor of the senate. the holdout has been ron johnson. he wants an increase in the% deduction for past their businesses, the income they can deduct. here is that orin hatch had to say about where all this is heading. >> will get together and solve these problems and i think we will deal to get together. that is why you have two houses and they never fail to be able to get together, even in very contentious issues because we are willing to work together and solve these problems. >> went senate passed the bill comments expected to be tight, the leadership on the hill is confident they do have at least 50 votes and will be yes and of course the vice president could cast the tiebreaker. the wheeling and dealing continues right now they are heading towards the vote possibly at the end of this week. back to you. lauren: senate confirmation for chairman sharon powell scheduled to begin this morning in prepared

the senate is proposing through senate finance and orrin hatch. seven brackets, 10%, 12%, 22.5%. 25%, 32.5%. 35%, and highest at 38.5%. got to cut it short. back to you. david: we are to hear steve mnuchin, the treasury secretary. they are about to meet with senate leaders. let's listen in. [shouting questions] david: just want to explain what is going on. now the press is being escorted out. what is happening steve mnuchin, gary cone, who is the national economic counsel cleave -- gary cohn, and senate majority leader mitch mcconnell and other big leaders of the senate are meeting now to discuss whether the senate plan, had all the cuts, all the simplification, was boiled down into the house plan which it was a lot less simple and a lot less supply side oriented, now goes to the senate where we're hearing it is being watered down to all kinds of ridiculous levels. that is where melissa picks it up for us. melissa: the swamp just completely taken hold of this plan, and turned it into something is it wasn't. what kind of postcard can you put seven

senator al franken apologizing. while republican senate candidate row moore vowing to push forward with his campaign amidst mounting sexual allegations. a wild day for washington >> we have a long road ahead of us. a big milestone in that long road. we have a long road ahead of us and we have a timeline to get it done by the end of the year. >> we've taken a big step today but many more steps ahead. >> but his hand on the back of my head and mashed his face. it happened so fast. he mashed his lips against my face. >> during the show i was kind of the co-host with a beautiful woman named lee ann tweeden. >> there should be an ethics investigation and see where it ends up. >> there has been comments about me taking a stand. i have taken a stand in the past, and in the future and i'll quit standing when they lay me in the box and put me in the ground. >> it's safe to say if he were to be sworn in he would immediately be in a process before the senate ethics committee. >> these should be taken seriously and the people o

senate. we are not going to put anything in this bill about social security. >> senator grassley, thank you i don't think we are saying you will cut social security tonight , but we said what was said earlier and granted comments to speak or write and chairman and her own respected dignified chairman hatch said maybe that-- didn't say we wouldn't cut social security and our contention and if we do these tax cuts we are certain you will come back a year or two or three or four and asked to pay for them with a terrible budget deficit and go after social security. that is our fear, not process did tonight, but you set it up tonight and what happens a year from now. >> .-dot as long as trump is president and he said and i think wrongly so we shouldn't do anything with entitlement so as long as he's in office he will veto any bill dealing with-- >> he also said he wanted to go after prescription drugs. >> we are going to vote on this although i don't think we should have about. >> verse about the

>> i'm not going to speculate that i have met with senator bob corker, 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. >> finally, i have to ask you about something that has gotten a lot of attention this week. you're in your wife went to the bureau of engraving and printing to check out the first dollar bills with your signature on it which i'm sure is exciting. the pictures went viral. i'm looking at this picture and you cannot see. some folks say you two look like two villains from a james bond movie.i'm sure you've heard that. i guess the question is, what were you thinking? >> i heard that. i never thought i would be looking like villains from james bond. i do not know if i should take that as a compliment but i look like a villain in a great successful james bond movie. when we say i was very excited of having my signature on the money. obviously a gre

along with the senator wyden. as a former member of the house now ranking member of the house side. i rise in support of the higgins amendment that'll hold republicans accountable for their work. also joining the grace and a leader chuck schumer and we see what is happening not as tax reform or tax cuts but right now president trump isn't tied with the broader show ceos cutting deals for corporate america. so republicans are writing a tax bill to give tax breaks to corporate america to send jobs overseas. that is just not right to. while the republicans just acknowledged to, but house republicans are again working not on reform or tax cuts for millions of americans to sell that as a bill of goods for the middle-class. they face taxes on millions of americans across the country tax breaks for corporate america, they try to tell the american if there is a 1.$5 trillion tax cut it should be good for them. that is what they think they should extend the amendment put forth in the house which challenges them to except a

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

senate resolutions, which were submitted earlier today -- s. res. 337, 338, 339, and 340. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection, the senate will proceed to the measures en bloc. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent the resolutions be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, all en bloc. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: now, mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today, it adjourn to then convene pro forma sessions only with no business being conducted on the following dates and times and that following each pro forma session, the senate adjourn until the next pro forma session. friday, november 17, at 11:00 a.m. tuesday, november 21, at 11:00 a.m., friday, november 24, at 11:00 amendment. i further ask that when the senate adjourns on friday, november 24, it next convene at 4:00 p.m. monday, november 27. following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the journal of proceeding

senator cardin serves on the senate finance committee, where he has been the cochair of the business income tax working group. he has also been on the foreign relations committee, where he serves as the top democrat. lots of things to talk about this week. we have been hearing from social media executives on russian meddling in the election and the republicans have announced the tax plan. we have plenty of questions for you, senator. thank you for being here. sen. cardin:: it is a pleasure to be with you. thank you. susan: let me introduce the two reporters who will be asking questions. niels lesniewski returns to us on "newsmakers." he is with cq roll call covering specifically the senate. robbie gramer makes his first visit to our program. he is with the foreign where he covers diplomacy and national security. niels, you are up first. niels: thank you. senator cardin, i want to start with really the news of the day, which is the house republican' unveiling of their tax code overhaul. i have seen your statement about it and i have seen statements from other democrats on the finance

you saw senator john mccain in there. the big news reported before the top of the hour he released a statement to say he is on board with the tax reform plan and he will vote yes for it. the president yesterday in st. charles, missouri putting on a big sale and a lot of pressure on members of congress to get this thing through. listen here. >> president trump: this is the right time. we have a moment in time, the republicans have the senate, the republicans have the house, the republicans have the white house. it's very unusual. very unusual. >> white house sources tell fox news things are looking good for a yes vote in the senate but they remind they have snatched defeat from the jaws of victory before on obamacare. they aren't counting their chickens before they hatch. the president again in a war of words with u.k. prime minister theresa may over the president's retweet yesterday morning of three videos posted on twitter by the group britain first. theresa may saying that britain first is a hateful organization and tha

senator al franken about to speak. your expectations. >> jessica: my expectation is that he's not going to resign. i don't think that's going to happen. it's going to take a little bit more than what was seen already. but i do totally take kennedy's point on this and something that i think democrats are really struggling with in order to hold that upperhand and why it's on nancy pelosi's comments with chuck tabb were so damaging even though she did reverse it. we need to continue to talk about it for sure every matter where they are is protected. and i think there has been bipartisan agreement there. he saw roy comstock on the other side talking about the issue as well. i don't expect their resignation. i expect that humble pie and it will be a court of public opinion for a long while i thin think. >> kennedy: to jessica's point and as you were addressing, the more you talk about these things, the more allegations, the more lawmakers who come forward, the less time we are spending in the public discourse talking about

senate. former president obama and former vice president biden gave tribute speeches. this is just over an hour and a half. >> boston has given this nation some of the greatest leaders in the country, from john adams, to john f. kennedy, and that is something that we are very proud of. secretary kerry is in that same tradition. as a diplomat, he has called many places home. i do not know these been at any address longer than here. thank you for being a boston voter, by the way. [applause] in case you are not committed, walsh is on the ballot. but in all seriousness, the secretary is a true bostonian and a good neighbor. as secretary of state, he took every opportunity to showcase our city with foreign dignitaries. we know better than most impact of your leadership, not only in washington dc, but on washington street. not only in middle east, but in east boston. thank you for that. as a senator, you took on issues that were not easy or popular. protecting the environment, investing in educatio

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. a short apology and then a much longer one. his fellow democrats have been just withering and unanimous in their condemnation of him today, which itself has been remarkable to watch over the course of the day. we'll have more on that coming up tonight, including why there is widespread speculation on capitol hill tonight, that this may be the start of a whole bunch of allegations coming out. not necessarily more about senator franken, but more potentially about other members of congress, too. i will also get some expert help tonight in assessing how the al franken story and his apology today might affect the handling of the allegations against republican alabama senate candidate, roy moore. >>> also, in what i have to describe as a related matter, today a seventh woman came forward to say that she had been groped, sexually, by former president george h.w. bush. now, with the six previous accusers of the forme

senator stabenow? >> we are doing all of this within the context of a budget resolution with instructions to this committee. and to the finance committee. and so on. and so it all relates to resources, budget resources. i would argue that when the oil companies have enjoyed $470 billion in incentives and tax breaks over the years, that that relates to what happens in terms of our budget. our budget deficit. our policies on energy. and what is happening here right now. we know who gets the direct benefit, who will be the ones operationally getting the benefit from doing this. and so i would argue that it does all fit. and, in fact, as i mentioned before during the hearing, when i was in alaska, i had the opportunity to see new wind generation. and was very pleased that some of those wind turbines were being made in michigan. and i know that there are opportunities for other incentives around clean energy that would change the pressure points. and for the life of me, knowing alaska is on the front lines

senate can deny him a seat. and so, when cory gardner and when other senators have suggested that they won't seat him, that's not the case. that is a perfect nightmare for mitch mcconnell. if roy moore wins this race, they are going to have to seat them. it is lose/lose. the best-case scenario right now for republicans is for doug jones to win this race. >> for doug jones, boy, i agree with you completely. anyway, jeff, do you want to weigh in on that? as a reporter, maybe you can't. but you can certainly analyze. because if trump gets this guy he really doesn't want, he will get him because he has to, because he's part of the whole alt-right and whole bannon operation, but if he gets this guy he never wanted because he knew he would be an embarrassment, not just because of this, but because of all the stuff we knew before, i go along with the former congressman. i think he's better off with tack taking the loss. >> potentially. the other thing that's true about this race, with at this point, the race is a refer

senate or on this broadcast. our thanks, evening even robinson, shannon pettypiece, michael crowley, terrific clarification. >>> ahead, what's behind a change in the rules regarding big game hunters who kill animals in africa for sport? >>> also tonight, she's 29 years old. she's been there from the start of the campaign. she has seen it all. tonight, how hope hicks could play a critical role in the mueller investigation. we'll discuss that and more, >>> under the heading you can't make this stuff up, we have new reporting tonight that may give us some fresh insights into how special counsel mueller may be working the russia investigation. julia ainsley who was here on the broadcast with us last night reports this. a gold trader who is close to the turkish president erdogan is cooperating with prosecutors on a money laundering case. they may be seeking information on ties between the turkish government and mike flynn, investigating whether erdogan offered flynn upwards of $15 million to use his upcoming position

senate republican leader mcconnell now thinks moore should step aside from his senate campaign in alabama. >>> intimidated by putin? two former u.s. intelligence chiefs say president trump poses a peril to the country by not taking the threat from vladimir putin seriously. they warn that president trump's refusal to confront putin on russian meddling in the u.s. presidential election shows he can be intimidated by the russian leader. >>> drain the swamp? president trump nominated a pharmaceutical representative to lead the department of health and human services. the president has also complained about drug companies' refusal to lower drug prices. can a former drug company boss really lower drug prices? >>> and short and fat. president trump fires off a tweet accusing north korean leader kim jong-un being short and fat while lamenting, and i'm quoting him now, i try so hard to be his friend. >>> i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> this is cnn breaking news. >>> breaking news. another woman has now come forward to say she was sexual assaulted by roy moore in his locked ca

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she serves on the senate foreign relations and the senate armed services committee. senator, thanks so much for being here. what's your reaction, president trump saying that the u.s. standing in the world is stronger than ever before? >> well, i think it's important for the president to travel, to reassure our allies who have been very concerned about some of the positions of this administration. i think we need to continue to engage with our allies and with the world situation, both on trade. i'm concerned that by pulling out of tpp, while we all want fair and competitive trade, the fact is what we've done is left the playing field to the chinese to engage with those partners. so i think we need to do both. we need to strike better deals but we need to do it in a way that ensures that we are at the table on these deals. >> were there elements of the president's trip to asia that you think were successes for the united states? >> well, again, i think whenever the president is there representing america, especially with our allies, that's very important. i was disappo

latest senate tax bill. julie hyman is with us. we are halfway through the trading day. we did see a little bit lower. julie: i think the black screen behind you was reflective of the mood. that is what they are trying to convey after the headlines regarding the corporate tax rate cut. already, there was some risk-of sentimentsf -- risk off sentiments today and that sent stocks to the lows of the session. as welle of the majors as the russell 2000 now at the lows following the headlines. there has been a lot going on overnight. there were some gerbils and the japanese market, european stocks fell, -- there were some jiggles europeanpanese market, stocks fell. the u.s. dollar also a late lower after we get the headlines. they came back up and then dipping again, down about .25%. that have been something to watch. , we haveof trustees the bloomberg showing other proxies of the tax cut right here. the russell 2000, which we just showed, which has been sideways, lower over the last month or so, then we have the

tonight, al franken, a democratic senator and former "saturday night live" comedian is facing a senate ethics investigation after claims by a radio host and former model that franken groped and forcibly kissed her during a trip to entertain troops overseas with the uso back in 2006. before franken was a senator. >> i just remember, i almost punched him because every time i see him now, my hands clench into fists. >> reporter: the accuser is a radio host in los angeles. in a lengthy blog post, she describes how franken asked her to rehearse a skit he planned that included a kiss. she says she repeatedly turned him down, but after his badgering, she relented. he came at me. put his hand on the back of my head. mashed his lips against mine and aggressively stuck his tongue in my mouth. franken was nowhere to be seen on thursday. he skipped votes on the floor, and then initially released a brief statement where he apologized, but qualified the apology by writing quote, i certainly don't remember the rehearsal for the skit in the same way. tweeden shared this photo of franken groping her br

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 2016 is not only you no longer 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 do

a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from delaware. mr. carper: thank you, mr. president. nine years have passed, colleagues, since i first joined the senate finance committee. nine years. and for each of those nine years, i've looked forward to working on tax reform. as a member of the house of representatives a million years ago, i had the privilege of working on tax reform legislation led by president reagan, led by tip o'neill, dan rostenkowski, bob packwood, others that actually worked and got us where we wanted to go with lower raises and a simplified code. but tax reform takes time. it takes a lot of energy. it takes a lot of effort, a lot of give and take. when we did that in 1986, congress took two years of public hearings, two years of meetings, two years of bipartisan negotiation. the idea that a permanent and enduring tax reform plan today can come to fruition in mere weeks is what they call in my state the triumph of a man's hope over experience. the tax legislation that is purely partisan written in the dark and rushed to the

there's two senators that everybody is keeping an eye on, senator ron johnson of wisconsin and senator bob corker of tennessee. they're on the senate budget committee and i know you just are desperate for senate budget committee markups, just watching them, with tense hands as they go through but this one really, really matters and you nailed why. republicans have a 12 to 11 advantage on that committee. senator ron johnson, senator bob corker say they're currently no on the plan unless there are changes before that 2:30 committee meeting. if they lose one of them, this bill will not be approved by the committee. now, looking at their issues, i think this is where it's important right now because they represent where other senators are, too, that are still on the fence. for ron johnson about pass through income, business entities that pass through their income and taxed at individual rates. ron johnson wants the cut in the senate bill, kind of through a credit, to go deeper and to be expanded. he wants it to be more parody wise when it comes to the corporate side of things. here's the r