This week on newsmakers, congressman Chris Van Hollen, a democrat in maryland and one of did you thank you for being here. We have kevin robe lar who is with politico and Sean Sullivan with the washington post. It looks like there are some other interesting races. The democrats will democrats win the majority back in the senate this november . So this was a great week for the senate. For alabama and for the country with the swearing in of doug jones who ran a Campaign Based on Kitchen Table issues. And a lot of this affectsed republicans. And i believe that the steps that the republicans and congress have taken are going to make things a lot harder for those republicans, including the passage of this attack which is a total giveaway to corporations while millions of middle class taxpayers, youre going to see their taxpayers go up. Senator, when you are making priority i, your priority going to be defending these 10 democratic senator who is are up for reelection in these trump states .
The president and the speaker of the house paul ryan in the Senate Republican leader Mitch Mcconnell. What can out of this meeting as best you can tell and what is the agenda moving ahead for Congressional Republicans . Guest there is a lot of what there about will be in weather wont be. Thing you want to tackle out of the gate in 2018. We know paul ryan has been focused on welfare reform, specifically going after flaws in the medicare program. Something President Trump said he did on what to do ever. He would not touch that program. Mitch mcconnell has been more focused on preserving the public majority in 2018 against a potential some of these are competing priorities and the republicans thought they needed to have a summit at camp david to sit down and decide which way they are going to focus on in 2018. Host this backandforth between paul ryan and Mitch Mcconnell on the issue of entitlements, that seemed to be part two of what paul ryan wanted to do after the tax bill. Who do you t
Question. Sean you guys in the Democratic Caucus have narrowed the republican advantage in the senate this week. It looks like there are some other interesting senate races. Some retirements. We are less than a year for the midterms. Will democrats win the majority back in the senate this november . Sen. Van hollen so this was a great week for the senate. For alabama and for the country with the swearing in of doug jones, who ran a Campaign Based on Kitchen Table issues. I am not your negro am not going to make any predictions about global happen i will not make any predictions about what will happen. All i can say is the signs out there that she have an energized Democratic Base and a lot of independent voters who are crossing over to support democrats as they did with doug jones. And a lot of disaffected republicans. And i believe that the steps that the republicans and in congress have taken are going to make things a lot harder for those republicans, including the passage of this t
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