are beyond their control, and arguing against the scaling back of tax breaks that add billions of dollars to their profit margins. the current average for a gallon of regular gas now at $3.98 a gallon. in some spots, it s over $4 a gallon. republican senator other rich hatch suggesting today that the hearing is nothing but a dog and pony show. here s what democratic senator schumer had to say about that. you d have an easier time convincing people that a unicorn just flew into this room they need subsidies. let s get jerry s two cents. the fox business network s jerry willis is here. jerry, good to see you. these executives called up to capitol hill. we ve seen this so many times over the years with various executives from various cities. the oil companies there today. what did they say? they said, hey, a lot of
khalid shaikh mohammeds of the world would not be eligible, even under this proposed idea i don t think they would consider asking khalid shaikh mohammed s family to visit him. judge napolitano, also always to get your insight. we give you the power to prosper. gentlemen, if you don t get it forget it. never had a chance to do that. you did it very well. thank you very much. good to see you, judge. oil executives on the hill, defending tax subsidies that add billions of dollars to their profits while the price of a gallon of gas is $4, $5 in some places. we ll break that down with an update coming up. plus, the massive bubble of destruction, that s the crest of the mississippi river moving toward the lower mississippi delta. how are they preparing for the surge? we ll talk about that straight ahead. there s a whole world missing when you search on orbitz.
bunning did in the senate this week. the folks celebrating jim bunning are seeing him as an anti-government, anti-spending activist. but to embrace jim bunning is to embrace a strange record, if you really are a libertarian. if you really are a deficit hawk. if you really care about spending and responsibility. i mean, sure, jim bunning quicked soically blocked this one bill that involved spending money, but look at jim bunning s record. as we pointed out last night, senator bunning s been voting to add billions to the deficit for years, including many, many, many, many, many votes for bills like the one that he was roadblocking this week weren t paid for. votes like the 2001 bush tax cuts. the 2003 bush tax cuts. the medicare prescription drug benefit. the 2003 extension of unemployment benefits. the 2008 war supplemental bill, just to cherry-pick a few. here s something to keep in mind, as republican senators continue to argue against reconciliation to pass health reform, as the repu
bunning are seeing him as an anti-government, anti-spending activist. but to embrace jim bunning is to embrace a strange record, if you really are a libertarian. if you really are a deficit hawk. if you really care about spending and responsibility. i mean, sure, jim bunning quickly blocked this one bill that involved spending money, but look at his record. as we pointed out last night, senator bunning s been voting to add billions to the deficit for years, including many, many, many, many, many votes for bills like the one that he was roadblocking this week weren t paid for. votes like the 2001 bush tax cuts. the 2003 bush tax cuts. the medicare prescription drug benefit. the 2003 extension of unemployment benefits. the 2008 war supplemental bill, just to cherry-pick a few. here s something to keep in mind, as republican senators continue to argue against reconciliation to pass health reform, as the republican party as a whole continues to try to
intelligence community infrastructure. trump s team did however signal an about face on one of his biggest campaign promises. who is going to pay for the wall. house republican officials say trump is looking to ask u.s. taxpayers not mexico to pay for his proposed border wall. republicans pay try to add billions of dollars to a massive spending bill if mexico refuses to pay for it. and trump tweeting out this morning what heine says and what will happen is that mexico will actually reimburse the u.s. for the cost of that wall and republicans end up going that route it could end up leading to some sort of a show down with senate democrats that could end up forcing some sort of a government shutdown. trump for his part today in addition to receiving that briefing on the russian cyberattacks he will also be meeting with magazine editors including vogue s anna wintor.