U. S. Tax system. The numbers are on the screen. You can also catch up with us on social media on twitter, facebook or email us. A very good Tuesday Morning to you. It is april 14, one day before tax day. We are asking our viewers this morning is the u. S. Tax system fair . Here is something from few Research Center. The Pew Research Center notes 59 saying something is wrong and that congress should change it. 39 are saying only minor changes. Many are bothered by corporations and wealthy americans not paying their fair share, more so than what they pay in their own taxes. 54 say they feel some come got some corporations do not pay their fair share 54 say they feel some corporations do not pay their fair share. Meanwhile, 27 of americans say it bothers them a lot in the amount they pay in their own taxes. As to the view of the agency that collects your taxes, just 45 of americans have a favorable rating of the are, compared to 48 that view is unfavorably. 62 republicans, especially tea
My job here on the judiciary , you know, ato these hearings, is to raise my mr. Cohen, he seems like a really smart guy and a really great guy. He earns i can say about him, he earned, sort of, what he gets. To ask the tough questions. You see, they have 107 lobbyists on capitol hill. They are swarming capitol hill, their lobbyists. But i have wondered thousand people write me their objections. The first thing i would do is stop this deal. But it is not up to me. It is up to the sec and the doj. Senator franken weighs in on the proposed comcasttime warner cable merger. Monday on the communicators. On tuesday, attorney general eric holder testified before the house Judiciary Committee. He discussed the Justice Department to use of forecutorial processions marijuana and the nsa surveillance program. This is three hours and 45 minutes. Good morning. The Judiciary Committee will come to order and without objection, the chair is authorized to declare recess of the committee at any time. We
A lot going on. Lets go. Front and center in the immigration debate is the fate of dreamers, hundreds of thousands of immigrants who came here illegally. The white house is floating an idea to maintain Legal Immigration at current levels for more than a decade. A group of senators announced a plan that mirrors the president s network. Support from both parties will be necessary. Mike is live on capitol hill. Here we go again. Good afternoon to you. Trump sounds hopeful as the Senate Tackles immigration today. Senators are going to roll out an immigration plan which looks like what President Trump requested. It would have a security wall and the visa lottery. The president wrote, republicans want to fix daca. All three branches of government decided not to do anything about daca. In the weekly address trump said get it done. Time to act and protect americans. Every senator should choose the side of the American People. Can a leading house conservative said, Congress Must deliver what th
Comey is now under investigation for leaking. Bill the Trump Administration refusing to bow to the mounting pressure over the separation of illegal immigrant families. President trump the United States will not be a migrant camp and it will not be a refugee holding facility. If the democrats would sit down instead of obstructing, we could have something done very quickly. Were enforcing the laws as they exist on the books. As long as illegal Entry Remains a criminal offense, dhs will not look the other way. Were doing the right thing and taking care of these children. They arent being abused. Give us an example . Comprehensive immigration. It does not include ripping children out of the arms of the parents. Give them a bath and take them away in a car. Catherine herridge is live outside the hearing room. Andrew mccarthy with analysis. We begin in san diego with william la jeunesse. What are republicans saying away from the white house . Most agree with the president on the facts. The i
The United States commitment to nato is very strong, we mains very strong. But primarily because everyone, the spirit they have, the amount of money they are willing to spend, the additional money that they will be putting up. Germany has agreed to do a lot better than they were doing and were very happy with that. We had a very Good Relationship with angela merkel. Im meeting with president putin on monday and i think we go into that meeting not looking for so much. I hope that we are going to be able to get along with russia. I think well probably be able to. He is representing russia, im representing the United States. So in a sense were competitors. Not a question of friend or enemy. He is not my enemy. And hopefully someday maybe he will be a friend. Bill that was in brussels. Kevin corke is now in london. Good afternoon. There appears to be a disagreement over exactly what the president was able to get our allies to agree to. Where is the discrepancy and where are we now . Listen