we were close to making a deal but they wouldn't make a deal without cutting further in the affordable care act which cut health care for children, cut vaccination programs for children, other pranograms for children. we didn't think that was payiet to pay paul. we agreed on the authorizing and let's agree on the funding and by the way, as you pointed out, they repealed the one provision, cost $17.5 billion and they didn't pay to for that. >> on the tax bill, now you hate it but about to be signed into law. a perverse giveaway to wealthy americans. i hear you that the biggest cuts are for corporations and for the wealthiest americans. however, you know, that make money certain ways, for example, the -- you know, the loophole