Well bring you updates on the breaking story. As the hour unfoldeds. The activist high Energy President today taking on three major issues. The threat of a government shut down. Tax reform, and a trade dispute with canada. The Trump Administration today saying, enough is enough. Slapping canada with a 20 tariff for allegedly dumping so soft wood lumber in u. S. Market, wilbur ross says that shows we must renegotiate nafta. If nas nafta was functioning properly, we would not have these developments backtoback. Lou commerce secretary 8 be a guest here later this hour, that are mayor topic today major topic, today attacks reform, mnuchin. And cohen, met this afternoon with Senate Majority leader mick mcconnell, House Speaker ryan, and senator orrin hatch, congressman kevin brady. There also an effort to avoid a government shut down, the Administration Working hard. Particularly the president. Who has reportedly expressed now they willingness to delay funding for the border wall in legisla
Well bring you updates on the breaking story. As the hour unfoldeds. The activist high Energy President today taking on three major issues. The threat of a government shut down. Tax reform, and a trade dispute with canada. The Trump Administration today saying, enough is enough. Slapping canada with a 20 tariff for allegedly dumping so soft wood lumber in u. S. Market, wilbur ross says that shows we must renegotiate nafta. If nas nafta was functioning properly, we would not have these developments backtoback. Lou commerce secretary 8 be a guest here later this hour, that are mayor topic today major topic, today attacks reform, mnuchin. And cohen, met this afternoon with Senate Majority leader mick mcconnell, House Speaker ryan, and senator orrin hatch, congressman kevin brady. There also an effort to avoid a government shut down, the Administration Working hard. Particularly the president. Who has reportedly expressed now they willingness to delay funding for the border wall in legisla
The president elect said hes asked for his opinion on candidates for the trump administration. Ive asked him what he thinks are the biggest problems of the country. What are some of the greatest assets Going Forward and we have a very good dialogue. I must tell you. I never met him before this and i never spoke to him before this. I really, i do like him. I love getting his ideas and i may differ in many cases i differ very greatly. Quickly though. In one of those cases where you went to him with the specific person you had in mind for an appointment. Did you go with his recommendation . I would say that yes, i take his recommendations very seriously. And there are some people that i will be appointing, and in one case have appointed where he thought very highly of that person, yes. So there you have it. The president elect did not say who that person is. During campaign, donald trump called the president a disaster, weak and maybe the worst president in american history. President oba
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Caller i wanted to make a couple of statements about the states rights. And that is sending things back to the states. Wo points. One the civil war philosophy of denying people their rights, primarily african americans. In Michigan State government has taken over the Emergency Managers School Systems have become resegregated under the uise of School Choice. According to marketplace programming, nationwide only 25 of the welfare money goes to the individuals needing it. And in michigan only 12 is returned to the people. Host we only have a few seconds left. I want to give jonathan a chance to respond. Guest theres a lot of good points i dont have a particular response to. Im a supporter of welfare reform. Its 20 years old and example of a reform that went well. The number of people on welfare slaverping. The number of people on jobs grew. It is not true that most money in welfare does not go to welfare recipients. It does. Host Jonathan Roush contributing editor to the atlantic and seni