This is cnn Breaking News. Youre live in cnn newsroom, im jim acosta in washington. Good evening. It is 5 00 p. M. Up on capitol hill. Just seven hours to go to avert a midnight shutdown of the federal government that would hurt millions of americans. A short time ago, lawmakers in the house took a step back from the brink. The yays are 335, the nays are 91. Twothirds being in the affirmative. The rules are suspended. The bill is passed and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. The house surprisingly passed a bipartisan shortterm spending bill. The Stop Gap Measure would provide 45 days of Government Funding and includes federal Disaster Relief assistance as the white house had requested, but it does not include aid to ukraine, which has been a top priority for president biden. All but one House Democrat supported the measure, along with more than 120 republicans. It now heads over to the senate, and cnns man ewe are you is live Up On Capitol Hill. Manu, you
Sean spicer, would the president be okay with a package with a time line in which the tax cuts would be enacted and people would feel it in 2018 and not 2017. A bit of ambiguity. Heres spicer. Theres two issues. Fiscal year 17 and calendar year 17. For tax purposes, its calendar year 2017 that theyre probably most concerned with. The president as we work with congress will have those details to be able to flush out. Something that they have to work can congress on. President trump dropped news on this whole conversation just moments ago telling reuters in an interview, speaking about the border adjustment tax, which is a big question in this. The president said, and im quoting from reuters here, it could lead to a lot more jobs in the United States. As that article dropped, spicer talked up the merits of it
saying it benefits workers, americans and the economy. Nothing from the white house yesterday, but certainly it appears theyre starting to talk it up just a bit. Neil . Neil very in
Times i asked him again. He said he absolutely did not meddle in our election. He did not do what theyre saying he did. John roberts is reporting on this on a moving bus at this moment. John, its a fine distinction, but the president didnt say he believed putin. He said that he believes that putin means it, right . Yeah. There is a different here and the language is what is important. Were pulling this bus, by the way, up to the royal palace in downtown hanoi, where the president and the president of vietnam will hold bilateral meetings. The president did make a lot of news on Air Force One when he said that he talked to President Putin about whether or not Russia Meddled in the election. He got a denial from putin. Headquarters of raqqa fell. And the president and President Putin agreed they would find a way forward and political solution to syria under the framework of the u. N. Security council on syria. The two leaders saying that efforts to deconflict between the two militaries ha
Why rob portman is hopeful. Mick mulvaney is warning. And steny hoyer is fighting mad. Theyre all here and only here. We begin with blake burman with the latest. Blake . Its clear here in the halls of the capitol as House Republicans mark up their bill and the senate will release their bill later this week. Theres a host of issues to work through. Earlier today, the club for growth, an influential Republican Group put out a note saying they have issues with four Different Things on the individual side of this House Republican plan. Here they are. Top tax bracket for millionaires with the possibility that those that make in the low Million Dollar range can see the top end taxed north of 45 . They take issue with a portion of passthrough profits would be taxed 25 . Growth. You had big deficits. It wasnt tax cuts that did it. Cuts create growth and growth creates revenues neil but you left out Ronald Reagan. I know. Deficits didnt grow with him. The first two years were high because we ph
These aircraft come in close proximity to one another. All right, ryan brown reporting from the pentagon. Thanks very much. Remember, important programming note. Stay with cnn later tonight for a very timely debate on tax reform. Thats coming up, 9 00 p. M. Eastern. Thats it for me. Thanks for watching. Erin Burnett Outfront starts right now. Outfront next, breaking news. North korea firing what could be its most powerful missile yet, one that could reach washington, d. C. Plus, the president s reality show. Today, trump staging a white house meeting like an episode of The Apprentice playing roulette with a Government Shutdown. And trump going after senator Elizabeth Warren, raising questions about what he said about his own heritage. Why did he say hes of swedish descent when he actually isnt . Lets go outfront. Good afternoon. Im erin burnett. Outfront tonight, breaking news. North korea with a record breaking Missile Launch that potentially puts washington,
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