piece to the 2018 midterm puzzle, right? so why would you go if you're a republican who is looking at the 2018 map go, wow, we have to get tax cuts done. why would you go out and be with the next president? >> i was at the top presidential official yesterday who said, we are the party of weeks. this is party defining. we will cease to exist as a party. that is probably overstated but that is what some people believe. >> there's also the question of the president's position here. any minute now, we expect to see paul ryan take some questions. the house speaker from reporters. this is him delivering his opening statement in the weekly news conference. we'll jump back in as soon as he begins answering some of the questions. but i want to talk a little bit about what you left off at, which is this tax push, this tax cut push. senator shelly moore too old politico, it's safe to say the president has been unclear. john cornyn said he's with the president when it comes to health care, which is another