occasionally cooperate on counterterrorism issues. in 2011 the fsb warned the fbi that an immigrant from russia living in boston had associated with islam militants. two years later, they detonated the homemade bombs at boston marathon. that said believed that cia tried to sway the election in favor of mr. trump. as you pointed out, the conversation between the two presidents marks the second time this week the two men have spoken. republicans are set to make their final push to try and deliver a legislative victory to president trump for the holidays, they look to approve the biggest revamp of the tax code in 30 years. house committee is scheduled to meet today for rules around the debate around the gop tax bill when it heads to the house floor for a vote. house speaker has signaled it could happen as early as
campaign promises on taxes are officially not happening with this final bill. there are many deliveries in the bill the president made promises on. it does simplify the tax code. eliminates oil and gas production credits. also eliminates many deductions that families and businesses were taking, such as specifically lobbying expenses. helping to drain the swamp. promises he made he delivered on. certain industries here that made it impossible to deliver on every single one of those. delivered on promise for middle income family. many elements we simplified. we didn t get as much as we want. part of the compromise. senator john mccain is back home in arizona. senator s office says he will undergo therapy at the mayo clinic in arizona. looks forward to returning to the nation s capital in january. doctor treating mccain says he s responding positively to ongoing
welcome back. everybody. i m yasmin alongside louis burgdorf. it s the bottom of the hour. let s start with the morning s top story. republicans are set to make final push to try and deliver a legislative victory to president trump for the holidays. look to approve the biggest revamp of this country s tax code in 30 years. house rules committee is scheduled to meet today. to lay out the rules for debate around the gop tax bill when it heads to house floor for a vote. house speaker paul ryan has signaled that could happen as early as tomorrow. move comes after the senate republicans unveiled joint tax bill friday afternoon. plan dramatically cuts corporate tax rate. overhauls individual tax code. lowers the rates and changes the income threshold. tom rate would be 37% versus
principles and meaningful tax cuts and overhauls are number one, middle-class tax cuts, number two reducing that corporate rate from 35 to 20%. two below the average of 23%. number three, we have $2.8 trillion parked illegally overseas prey to bring those jobs and that wealth back home. number four making it simpler, that benefits everyone. the current code already benefits the wealthy and the well-connected. they hire attorneys and accountants, some of them hire lobbyists to help them change the code. it s put it on a postcard or through an app so that people can simplify or get back the 6 billion man hours we spend, i think today was the worst day for the democrats in 2017. you have not one but two united states senators facing ethics and investigations, you have the chief of staff to a democratic congresswoman who is leading the charge against
principles and meaningful tax cuts and overhauls are number one, middle-class tax cuts, number two reducing that corporate rate from 35 to 20%. two below the average of 23%. number three, we have $2.8 trillion parked illegally overseas prey to bring those jobs and that wealth back home. number four making it simpler, that benefits everyone. the current code already benefits the wealthy and the well-connected. they hire attorneys and accountants, some of them hire lobbyists to help them change the code. it s put it on a postcard or through an app so that people can simplify or get back the 6 billion man hours we spend, i think today was the worst day for the democrats in 2017. you have not one but two united states senators facing ethics and investigations, you have the chief of staff to a democratic congresswoman who is leading the charge against