thought that tax reform was going to be much more difficult than health care reform for republicans to pass. turns out not to be the case. what do you think is the major difference between how republicans started the year, sort of at logger heads with president trump and his staff often saying that they were -- those republicans aren't backing the president's agenda, to today the final moment in washington together before the holidays, having a chance to be victorious. >> welsh part of it is, this is a real contraption that the republicans have put together. to get the tax cut done and get around all of the rules of the senate parliamentarian. this thing has more kinks in it than an old garden hose. and what they're going to have to do is keep coming back to this legislation over and over. you were talking to john roberts the president can't really sign it this year. he probably needs to wait until next year or it creates this consequence that is automatic