79. percent. support among west republicans in virginia 76%. three and four west virginia republican support the voting rights bill, the for the people acts. more than three and four republicans. the senator from west virginia, joe manchin, says he s against it. by 21 point margin, west virginia says they ll be more likely to support joe manchin if he supports the voting rights bill. but he says he s against it. every component of the bill, everything from making voter registration easier to stop partisan gerrymandering to the limiting amount of anonymous donations from special interest corporations, all of it is very popular. all of it has way over majority support among west virginia voters but joe manchin says he won t vote for it because republican senators won t vote for no matter what or why. no matter what their reasons for that are. he also says he won t change
many people now realize, the majority of people understand, that the nra doesn t represent they don t represent active gun enthusiasts. they represent the gun companies. they represent the special interest corporations whose sole driving purpose generating more profits by the sale of guns and oppose every single common sense step. so many of which have the support of 60, 70 in the case of background checks 90% of the american people. they oppose all of them because all they stand for are the gun companies. people are on to the game. they re on to the distractions and the lies that come from the nra. that s why the american people now understand that. we simply now need to push back hard against them so that my colleagues in the congress can understand, as well. or understand that they re going to lose elections because they stand with the gun companies instead of standing with every
provide massive tax cuts to millionaires, billionaires, special interest corporations and to rich wealthy donors of the republican party. that is not meaningful tax reform. that is rewarding people who expect republicans to do their bidding and that is very unfortunate. is it a primary plan for you and fellow democrats to try to turn these tax cuts to your advantage in the next year s midterm elections, not just in the house but the senate as well? i don t think it s a question of political strategy, it s a question of what is right in public policy for the american people. democrats have taken a very clear position that we should be focused on providing better jobs, better wages, a better future for the american people, raising their pay, lowering their costs and providing them with tools to succeed in the 21st century economy. we are going to make it clear that what this tax scam
support from democrats and republicans. but apparently it s problematic in the era of donald trump. if donald trump really is interested in working with democrats, we ll start on the dreamer question, as well as it relates to community health centers and the children s health insurance program, and then we ll be able to determine if he s serious or not about bringing the country together. he just said on a bipartisan effort he felt that he was confident that infrastructure will be that thing that brings both parties together. do you agree? i m not sure where the money is to do a meaningful infrastructure program after you have just extended the debt by $1.5 trillion, saddling our children and grandchildren with massive amounts simply to reward millionaires and billionaires and special interest corporations. and so while i m confident that people are willing to approach this and listen to what any infrastructure proposal will be,
what s your take on the tax plan? back at home, in a district i represent in brooklyn and queens, folks are alarmed at the prospect that the republicans would jam a massive tax scam down the throats of the american people in a rush job that will result in approximately 36 million middle class americans receiving a tax increase that s going to undermine medicare. it s going to raise and explode the deficit. our children and grandchildren are being asked to shoulder approximately $1.5 trillion in additional debt simply to provide an unnecessary, unconscionable tax cut to millionaires, billionaires? special interest corporations and big donors to the republican party? it s a raw deal. the american people know they deserve a better deal. we re going to continue to focus as democrats on providing better jobs, better wages and a better future and do everything question to defeat this tax scam. congressman, thank you from new york. thank you, chris. meantime, the reverberations