have not done a single significant thing in this congress. and they need to have some kind of a record. they control everything. they need the money from their donors. they ve been flat-out saying that. let s face it, another part of this which a couple of people have talked about, marco rubio very frankly just the other day. this is the old republican approach of starving the beast and getting at a goal that they ve sought for a long time, which is to reduce and privatize medicare and social security. remember, we have a pago element that is going to hit this bill, that with the deficits as they grow, they ll take a huge chunk out of medicare automatically along with a whole series of other important programs. yeah, this is the first step, and marco rubio s been clear about this, pat toomey was ka caught by bernie sanders tacitly admitting, the next step is to go after social security and medicare. my next guest says he plans to force a house vote on impeachment next week.
staff hasn t seen it. it s not available because it isn t written yet. so the one thing i wanted to add is that it is a miracle that democrats and the resistance across the country have been able to make this so close. a lot of people i think had a rough week emotionally when it came to the ups and downs in the country for the republic. there was a lot of anxiety out there. and one bright spot here, i don t know if we re going to win or not, is that we re making this very, very close. it is not over. and i certainly encourage everybody to keep burning up the phone lines. all right, senator brian schatz of hawaii, thanks for making time tonight. tricia comb covers economics for the new york times. warren warnstein, coauthor of one nation after trump. patricia, you coauthored a piece did a remarkable job in communicating the scope. how big is this bill, how ambitious is it? it s very difficult sometimes to talk about the tax bill.
wrote an entire book denouncing trump s politics, bob corker who publicly called the president a danger to the country, putting us on the path to world war iii, even they are widely expected to fall in line and vote for this bill. every senator who does so is of course complicit in the republican devil s bargain. for the president, this bill is a tradeoff of a different sort. he ran as a defender of main street, a brand-new breed of republican looking out for working people and the forgotten man. that s not who this bill is designed to help, just the opposite. it is a massive transfer of wealth from workers and the middle class to the wealthiest people in this country. according to nonpartisan analysis, listen to this, by 2027 people making $40,000 or $50,000 would pay a combined $5.3 billion more in taxes. the group earning $1 million or more would get a $5.8 billion cut. it s actually straightforward. a dollar to dollar transfer essentially. the middle class pays more, the rich pay l
which used to be a deal breaker for republican fiscal hawks. this bill has one specific goal, according to a prominent tax expert. it s not aimed at growth, it s not aimed at the middle class, it is at every turn carefully engineered to deliver a kiss to the donor class. anyone who s been listening, that s exactly what republicans already told us. you i imagine are the point person in the white house for big ceos, because you come from their world, they know you. what are you hearing from them right now? the most excited group out there are big ceos, about our tax plan. what happens politically if republicans aren t able to pass a tax reform package. the party fractures. most incumbents in 2018 will get a severe primary challenge. a lot of them will probably lose. the base will fracture. the financial contributions will stop. senator brian schotts, one of the democrats leading the fight
this is the old republican approach of starving the beast and getting at a goal that they ve sought for a long time, which is to reduce and privatize medicare and social security. remember, we have a pago element that is going to hit this bill, that with the deficits as they grow, they ll take a huge chunk out of medicare automatically along with a whole series of other important programs. yeah, this is the first step, and marco rubio s been clear about this, pat toomey was ka caught by bernie sanders tacitly admitting, the next step is to go after social security and medica medicare. my next guest says he plans to force a house vote on impeachment next week. why he says it s time. getting a bad haircut. overcrowded trains. turnstiles that don t turn.