i think it will get worked out one way or the other but it s going to take good faith on both sides to be able to do it. like anything else, we ve got to get a result in order to get the bill passed. bret: you have a couple senators out for health reasons. senator mccain, senator cochran. are they, do you believe, going to be back to vote? i don t know. they have come back on crucial votes with a mere so they me back. i don t know if they have to but let s hope they can get feeling better. bret: what we ve seen out of the conference plan, the details, is that where you think this is, the 37% top rate, 21% corporate rate? is it going to stick? how much does it flex in the final days? i think they are going to fight it sticks pretty well. wanted 2020, rather than 21. it s going to be a sea change compared to what we ve had and it s going to be a major reduction in taxes. we want to hold on to that and i
how much money they spend in a classroom, the simplification of the tax code would mean they wouldn t be able to write that off. let s see where it ends up. thank you very much. christine laid out where the numbers stand and what it could mean for you. let s talk about the politics of it all right now. joining me chief political correspondent dana bash is here and political director david chalian here as well. great to see you. you too. give me your gut right now. how close is this looking to be? extremely close. look, it already was close the first time that the senate passed their original bill right, and part of that reason is because, obviously, to state the obvious, the senate has a pretty thin majority, 52 seats. they lost bob corker who is still very much on the fence with this compromise, not looking like he s moved very much, if at all, and then you have two senators who are not well, senator thad cochran of mississippi and john mccain of
there seems to be some discussion under way as to which chamber would go first on tax reform. can you clarify what you believe will happen? i don t know the answer to that question. there is discussion about this. it s all about timing and managing absences in the senate. so, we re basically being flexible for the majority leader. i ve talked to mitch a couple times about this. we re being flexible to honor their concerns about managing their schedule and some possible absences. how concerned are you about senator mccain and the health and of cochran? i ll refer you to senator mcconnell. i don t know if you have your postcard with you? yeah. you got one? is this i have a memo on appropriations in my pocket. is this the postcard that taxpayers will use to file their taxes assuming the tax bill passes come april 15th? and then also, considering april 15th is last year. for the next year. right. and then, considering the
the house, the senate still a lot of open questions. keep your eye on collins, flake, corker. people we paid attention to throughout the senate debate earlier and keep an eye on thad cochran and john mccain who have had health issues. senator cochran s spokesman says he plans to be back for any potential vote. senator mccain still in walter reed medical center recovering from his cancer treatment. a lot of opens questions here but one question that is completely answered, they are moving quickly, expect to have this done by early next week and potentially on the president s desk by as soon as wednesday. yeah. one question that is seems to be exactly answered are they going to put this to the floor is absolutely yes at this point. there s no question. great to see you. a lot going on there. really appreciate it. as we ve talked about, president trump has promised, quote, a giant tax cut for christmas, but for whom? phil started laying it out for us but let s dive deeper into the n
obamacare, with 300% and 400% and even more than that increases in their stock. they made a fortune off obamacare. the people that need obamacare are decimated. premiums are up 40%, 50%, 60%, in some cases, over 100%. in the case of alaska, premiums are up over 200%. so anything they re working on is a very short term. meaning one year to two years max. because i think we have the votes. we re certainly within one votes. when you re within one vote, we re able to get a vote. senator cochran is an example. he is not feeling great. i can tell you that. and he got on a plane in order to vote on the budget. i have great respect for that man. i think it s incredible. but votes are very fragile. we found that out. we ve seen that.