i'm watching the big board. we're looking at dow 23,000 today. it seems like yesterday we were talking about the dow 22. it has been on a tear now. up 5,000 points since the election. >> sandra: that's a new record high. not 23,000 but the 50th record high since president trump took office. >> bill: it's unbelievable. hope you're having a great morning. top republican senators getting together later to talk about policy. a day after the president's lunch with mitch mcconnell. president trump saying they are closer than ever now on a tax bill. >> president trump: we are doing minor adjustments. we want to make sure the middle class is the biggest beneficiary of the tax cuts and tax reform. >> it's about both reduction and reform. it's been 30 years since this kind of effort was undertaken successfully and we are going to succeed this time. >> bill: mike emmanuel. what's the status of the budget