Laura davidson. Capitol Hill Reporter for bloomberg tax, a division of bloomberg that derives news, indepth analysis, primary sources and practice tools for dealing with International Tax issues. Welcome. We need all of that. Practical news, tips, tell us what is going on with tax reform. They over in the senate will begin the market. The Senate Finance committee will be going through blind byline of their bill and senators can offer amendments. We expect to see changes on the senate side, particularly the taxation. The scorekeepers came out with their analysis. It shows middle and upper middle income people as much as 30 could see a tax increase. We expect a lot of pushback from democrats. Numbers are not showing that. Over in the house, they are prepping for a vote. Tonight they will begin counting the members of the house, they need to get their caucus on board. They can lose 20, 22 members. There are some republicans from new york, new jersey, california who are looking at state an
Politics, the daily life, the challenges relating to the gaza strip. This event is the latest in meis george and Rhonda Salem Family Foundation series. Mr. George salem will be with us soon, i suppose. We are not relatives, although were both salems, but were distant cousins, perhaps. This event today is being live streamed from our web site, and i think also cspan3 is covering it as well. Itll also be available later as a video or a podcast from our web site as well. Because its being recorded and just for, you know, general decorum, please put your phones on silent. That are available at the front desk where you signed in. Were looking today at the critical political and humanitarian situation in gaza. A lot going on in and around the gaza issue. Tensions between the Palestinian Authority and in the movement itself shifts in the gulf involving saudi, uae, possibly impacting the situation in gaza. Gaza has been under a blockade for almost a decade now. Things have recently gotten wors
Discussed the israelipalestinian conflict how of gaza strip interest in the Peace Process it is one hour 35 minutes. [inaudible conversations] afternoon in the Vice President for policy research and i am a the moderator for todays discussion with the politics of daily life this is the latest of the Family Foundation in serious lecture series we are not relatives although we are perhaps distant cousins at this even to you can find it on our web sites and even cspan is covering it as well and it will be available later on the web site the because it is recorded please put your phones on silent but we do encourage tweeting we hope you will connect regularly with us on twitter and facebook we have a lot of articles in graphics and tools for understanding the region and the also just published a new book which looks at ways to get from where we are today to and alternative future. Looked at it on our website it is available on amazon as an oldfashioned book or the ebook here in the contempo
Citadel of the Vice President for analysis europeans to jedi and the moderator for todays discussion on the politics and the challenges relating to the gaza strip. In this is part of the Family Foundation and a lecture series we are not relatives although perhaps we are distant cousins. This event today is the live stream on the web site as well as cspan it will also be available later and because it is being recorded please put earphones on silent we do encourage tweeting. We hope he will connect regularly with us on our web site and on facebook with videos and other tools to understand of policy we also just published a new book will fully titled from you can take a look at it on our website it is available on amazon as the oldfashioned book for e book this is our temporary space why we rebuild our original premises across the corner. Is rapidly growing institution if you are able to contribute we do have pledged cars that our available at the front desk. Today we are looking at the
The United States will retaliate against russia for meddling in the u. S. President ial election and that is what president obama says and he says he has spoken directly to russian president Vladimir Putin about the hacking. And the white house suggested that president elect donald trump knew about the russian interference. Brook silvabraga is here in new york. Reporter president elect trump and president obama were complimentary after their meeting last month but the future of the administration is showing signs of strain over the subject of russia. President elect donald trump took a victory lap in pennsylvania last night, a state no republican had carried since 1988. We won in a landslide. This was a landslide victory. Reporter at the event, mr. Trump also took aim at White House Press secretary josh earnest, who said, thursday, trump not only knew about russian meddling in the election, but encouraged it. This foolish guy, josh earnest. I dont know if he is talking to president oba