The elephants are stumbling on repeal and replace and after all insurance is very personal. It should be better suited for the cold hard facts of tax reform. Well, not so fast. There are so many plans floating around the capital you think it was a firm. The question seems shouldnt republicans use this moment to go big . Some cautious optimists are happy to settle with a minor victory and go for tax cuts which any ordinary party on any given year can pass. The thing that stinks about that tax plan is a small minded unambitious and attached with the loser mindset that a small window boost morale. The country doesnt need a hallmark car and the backpack, we need revolutionary thinking. We need these law jockeys to go big or go home. Tax reform is scary and risky and necessary so what if we havent seen the likes of it since the gipper waist deep in the republican term . Republicans can end once and for all the silly whimsy talking points of wealth inequality by abolishing the income tax in
I am deeply concerned that the Trump Administration is notle deliberately undermining the Affordable Care act leading the Insurance Plan note choice to exit the market place now either stand Affordable Care act the is to experience stress therehe is now zero doubt about that. To in to keep what is working and Work Together to change it but but that the Insurance Markets for stabilizing. Owest above average of 2 percent the lowest paid youll increase in history. Trump today but because of the effort of the truck administration to undermine the Affordable Care act to face widespread uncertainty to have a notorious but to protect themselves in with the states largest newspaper that premiums in New Hampshire could increase by as much as 44 . President traub says the Affordable Care act says they are exporting exploding but be clearer if obamacare is exploding because that lit the fuse working aggressively to undermine the lot. Wha law. And the l. A. Times d. C. Health insurance with Obamac
Comprehensive review of whats been known as hybrid warfare. The russians are experts at this. Its not always military means that they used to congress their goals, but they use bribery and they try to undermine confidence in elections and other institutions and democracies. They put economic pressure, political pressure on countries, especially in eastern europe. They use all the instruments available to government and were not very good at that. One last point on this. Theres no clear signal we can send to the russians than to have a substantial increase in our defense bill. In our defense budget. Remember what really happened in the 1980s was the Reagan Defense buildup made such an impression that the russians knew they could never keep up. The Armed Services Committee Plans to mark out the defense policy bill on wednesday. You can see the entire interview with representative Mac Thornberry today at 10 00 a. M. Eastern and 6 00 a. M. On cspan and on cspan radio as well. Newsmakers, i
Plus moving in the free market. And the Prime Minister of india meeting with President Trump today as major ceos make their way to the capital we kick off the final trading week the first half of the year after a week where the dow and s p did hit the highs. The fifth straight week of losses for the First Time Since august of 2015 well talk more about it later on but it puts into perspective how spoiled we have been for the First Six Months of 17. Stocks up about 10 year to date total return you had bonds up as well so you didnt have to give up anything on the bond side. Theres been so little down side volatility along the way so all of those things together has been this unusually quite rally and look at what happens there theres a risk that this numbing effect is taking place i dont know if you really see that, though if you look at the data, quite rallies in the first half dont fall apart all at once and in fact you have better than average second half upside and a little bit less d
Democratic party should respond to the republican agenda. We will examine recent Immigration Enforcement actions by the Trump Administration and congress. First on newsmakers, cspan interviewed kevin brady. He discussed how the house will treat a Senate Health care bill if it passes, and the latest approach to health care from President Trump. Here is a bit of the newbie that airs tomorrow at 10 00 a. M. And 6 00 p. M. I think it depends on the final product. We note the initial draft. They have more work to do. At the end of the day we will weigh the final product as it comes back to the house. We will see from their. There. Can i ask you about a tweet the president sent on a friday morning . He says if this is not get done, congress should repeal obamacare and go back and replace it at a later point. I know that is an idea that was batted around earlier in the process and rejected. At this point, is that incredible idea, to do a repeal and go back and do a replace . Trump not only wa