The major sticking points remain the same, Congressional Democrats want to raise taxes on the highest income earners while keeping the current lower tax rates in place for the middle class. Republicans want to extend tax breaks at all levels. Good morning and welcome to washington journal. We are going to be talking about the fiscal cliff, the statements the House Speaker made about being a stalemate and what the president said during his trip to a toy factory in pennsylvania. Here are the numbers. You can also reach out to us by email and twitter and facebook, all of the social media as. On twitter the addresses cspanwj, facebook. Com cspan. More from the article by jake sherman with the headline fiscal cliff. He writes lets go to the phones. The first call comes from debbie in flint, mich. On the line for democrats. Caller i think they need to pass a law that these guys did not get paid. If i go to work and did not do my job, they will not pay me. They have not done their jobs in the
A look at the days news and headlines. Manafort into paying his American Express bill and may have fraudulently submitted personal expenses to be paid by the trump inaugural committee. The defense team says they exposed him as unreliable. After all the laws youve told you expect this jury to believe you . Gates said im here to tell the truth and take responsibility for my actions. Mr. Manafort had the same path. I am trying to change. He says if there are charges of financial funny businessman fort always knew where the money was. The judge jumped in to say manafort wasnt that great knowing where his money was if gates was able to steal as much as he was admitted to stealing. Gates was told that the Manafort Defense Team will have at least another hours worth of questioning for him this morning starting at 9 30 local
time. We dont know who the mueller teams next witness would be that they might call. We know they plan to wrap up their case, rest their case sometime this week. Sandra. S
The prosecutors say the Information Collins provided saved 8 men over 768,000 in a lawsuit. In a Statement Collins lawyer says its notable that even the government does not allege that he traded a share of the stock. We are confident he will be exonerated. Also a statement here by paul ryan. While his guilt and innocence is a question for the court to settle the allegations demand a prompt and thorough investigation by house Ethics Committee. Insider trading is violation of the public trust. Until the matter is settled, representative colins will not serve on the house eenergy and commerce committee. They are saying its true he lost millions in stock but the only reason he didnt make trades himself because it was
held up in the australian stock market. Technically, he just could not. He was also under investigation by the Ethics Committee at the time for the similar accusations. Mr. Collins is considered the 13th Wealthiest member of Congress Worth 44 million according to the roll call
Wasnt because of his decision to declare an emergency, the antigun moves will fire up a cabal. Welcome to fox news at night. We report on the eve of the Senate Impeachment trial of donald trump. Two major events found together, president ial candidate serving as senate jurors. The trial begins in earnest with formal introduction of Mitch Mcconnells proposal for the rules on how this will play out. Democrats out the outraged, one calling the plan a national disgrace. Republicans say they are following the rules for the clinton impeachment which past 1000 back then, how does this play out in 2020 . The impeachment ground rules are out, Mitch Mcconnell proposes the semiconductor trial four days of opening arguments, two days each side, 16 hours of senators questions, four hours of debate and arguments would begin the day after tomorrow. Chuck schumer calls will collapse rules a national disgrace. It is now certain that leader mcconnell is going along with Donald Trumps coverup hook, line
The top of the hour. Just to let you know, because rights under law worked very people can see you in the box, they are, that the president is hard on that bill. The antilynching act. Getting ready to meet with and it was historic when passed g. O. P. Lawmakers in the state by the house at the end dining room. Thats where all the reporters were scurrying to from the press conference. So, you and i are going to jump of february. To that the minute it happens. This past after decades upon first of all, we have had a lot decades of efforts that were of news being made in just the unsuccessful previously, to get last couple of hours, in this congress to declare that last briefing. Lynching is a federal crime. As a topline thought from you . Sadly, the bill has stalled in what devin nunes was telling us for years was true. The senate. Historic bipartisan passage in what trey gowdy was reporting that was happening in the intel the house. But we need the senate now to committee was true. Fina