The border tax is dead. This was one of the Critical Issues in tax reform. This was about trying to keep tax reform revenue neutral. One of the ways was a border adjusted tax. About thisn talking 20 tax rate on Companies Domestic sales and imports. Staunch opposition to this. Paul ryan is telling republicans that border tax is dead. The question is, if thats the case, how are they going to finance tax cuts . Are they going to be just shortterm, not permanent . Otherwise, youre not going to be able to keep it. Scarlet thats the big question mark. This was predicated on replacing obamacare. Thats not forthcoming at the moment. We have bloomberg reporting that steve bannon has proposed increasing taxes on the highest earners. Perhaps thats another way of doing it. That is something paul ryan loved. Wasa a trillion dollars it supposed to raise. Try finding that somewhere else. Scarlet its a tricky one. Look under the covers. Julia we will bring you further headlines on that as we get them.
The border tax is dead. This was one of the Critical Issues in tax reform. This was about trying to keep tax reform revenue neutral. One of the ways was a border adjusted tax. About thisn talking 20 tax rate on Companies Domestic sales and imports. Staunch opposition to this. Paul ryan is telling republicans that border tax is dead. The question is, if thats the case, how are they going to finance tax cuts . Are they going to be just shortterm, not permanent . Otherwise, youre not going to be able to keep it. Scarlet thats the big question mark. This was predicated on replacing obamacare. Thats not forthcoming at the moment. We have bloomberg reporting that steve bannon has proposed increasing taxes on the highest earners. Perhaps thats another way of doing it. That is something paul ryan loved. Wasa a trillion dollars it supposed to raise. Try finding that somewhere else. Scarlet its a tricky one. Look under the covers. Julia we will bring you further headlines on that as we get them.
And if so, do you believe that that can happen this year before the midterm elections . If congress doesnt take action this year, what impact could that have on the 2016 president ial election . Our phone lines are open. Democrats can call at 2025853880. Republicans, 2025853881. Independents, 2025853882. We have a special line this morning set up for Illegal Immigrants if you want to call in to the washington journal today. That number, 2025853883, as we discuss this issue this morning. You can also catch up with us on all your favorite social media pages. On twitter, facebook, or email journal cspan. Org. I want to start with a story from the Associated Press yesterday on the president s speech and what happened in washington on Immigration Reform. The headline, immigrant activists turn up heat on democrats. The story from abc news and the ssociated press. They demand at that president obama order a halt to most deportations of People Living in the u. S. Illegally. Obama, meanwhile, t
The kelly file starts now. Breaking tonight the results of a key Senate Primary coming in at this hour, the polls closing there just moments ago. Welcome to the kelly file. Im Shannon Bream in for kelly. This race will give us a better idea of voter mindset heading in to the midterm elections. Voters went with the candidate that stands the best chance in november. Tonight nebraska choosing the insider, the outsider and the moderate. Were watching the returns. Chris, what can you tell us so far . Reporter so far its shaping up to be a good night for republican chances in the fall. The congresswoman from West Virginia sails to the nomination for the senate seat currently held by Democrat John rockefeller. A key pick up opportunity for republicans. She was once considered vulnerable in a primary challenge. Didnt happen. Shes on her way. She will face the democratic secretary of state. Thats good news for republican chances to flip the senate. Then we look out to nebraska the race that you
They work for. The kelly file starts now. Breaking tonight the results of a key Senate Primary coming in at this hour, the polls closing there just moments ago. Welcome to the kelly file. Im Shannon Bream in for kelly. This race will give us a better idea of voter mindset heading in to the midterm elections. Voters went with the candidate that stands the best chance in november. Tonight nebraska choosing the insider, the outsider and the moderate. Were watching the returns. Chris, what can you tell us so far . Reporter so far its shaping up to be a good night for republican chances in the fall. The congresswoman from West Virginia sails to the nomination for the senate seat currently held by Democrat John rockefeller. A key pick up opportunity for republicans. She was once considered vulnerable in a primary challenge. Didnt happen. Shes on her way. She will face the democratic secretary of state. Thats good news for republican chances to flip the senate. Then we look out to nebraska th