Thing, which is that President Trump is on the verge of his first major legislative victory in office. Some studies suggesting that over 80 of taxpayers will see a tax reduction because of this plan. As you know, the stock market has already been on fire Economic Growth has been on the rise. The president , Republican Leaders, hoping that this tax cut, once signed into law, will jump start the economy even more. And republicans are poised to take credit in next years Midterm Elections because not a single democrat in the house or senate has indicated they are going to vote for it but, in fairness, republican also own this if it fails to actually come out and have the desired effect. Democrats noting that public polls have suggested this tax package is deeply unpopular. In part because some people in states like new york, new jersey, california, will see their taxes go up. And also big picture, a 1. 5 trilliondollar tax cut may increase the National Debt big time. But, make no mistake,
would allow her to possess. and even as her son, tommy, clung to life in an icu, there came a most unexpected visitor, senator dave marsden. he came to see tommy in the icu, which i believe helped him realize, wow, she is right. we don t have time. how are you? reporter: the senator decided to add an emergency clause to the legislation he was backing, a clause that would make the bill take effect immediately. if passed, the families wait would be over. coming up . a rare look inside the lab where charlotte s web is made. when you look at this plant, what do you see? i see beauty. nowboard. matt: whoo! whoo! jen: but that all changed when we bought a house. matt: voilà! jen: matt started turning into his dad. matt: mm. that s some good mulch.
there, we met army veteran, matt kale. weighed heavily on my mind for a very long time. reporter: kale has ptsd. after two tours of duty in afghanistan left him with a shattered skull and a litany of other conditions. i didn t believe that i had the right to live anymore. so, ten months after i got back, right before christmas, i attempted suicide for the first time. reporter: in his darkest hour, he tried smoking marijuana. he says it made him feel better and he became convinced it helped his condition. matt and his wife say they have no choice but to move from north carolina. i knew i had to move somewhere legal so i became a refugee from my home. a marijuana refugee? i live here in colorado now because here, you actually have it. this is my exit paperwork from the military. reporter: according to matt, the v a s treatment plan was to
so, she didn t have a seizure for seven days. didn t have 300 seizures that week. nothing else had ever done that time out. she is having 300 seizures a week. you think she s going to die, right? and you introduce this for the very first time, and it just stops? yep. her seizures stop and she didn t have a side effect. reporter: that was then. where are you going? up the trail? reporter: this is now. what are you doing? [ screaming ] reporter: that squeal of joy is from the now-8-year-old charlotte, or charlie, as her family calls her, speeding through the pine trees of colorado on the zip line her father, matt, built. a good zip liner. reporter: reading page and charlotte s story online gave lisa smith back in virginia new hope, but also cause for concern. the use of marijuana, even as a medicine, made her family uncomfortable. yet the benefits seemed to outweigh the stigma.
utilize marijuana. dr. boling treats bob, who asked us not to reveal his last name. bob was a trial attorney for 25 years, until my 50th birthday, i was told that i had m.s. reporter: m.s. affects every patient differently, but dr. boling told bob there is research overseas that suggests marijuana can help with two of the most severe symptoms, muscle spasms and pain. bob buys marijuana at a legal dispensary and ingests it with a vaporizer. i use a strain called harlequin, which allegedly is 5 cbes to two thcs and i can take, like, two or three hits and it would really take the edge off the pain without getting me high. reporter: we traveled down i-25 from denver into the mountains of divide, colorado. there, we met army veteran, matt kale.