republican to vote no. it heads to the house. mitch mcconnell speaking after the vote of the importance of last night s success. we completed the first step toward replacing our broken tax code by passing a comprehensive, fiscally responsible budget to help put the federal government on a path to balance. budget also gives us the tools we need to strengthen our economy after years of stag nation under the previous administration. sandra: the president saying the budget passed last night. 51-49. we got 0 democrat votes with only rand paul. he will vote for tax cuts. voting against. this now allow for the passage of large scale tax cuts and reform. the biggest in the history of our country says the president. next we ll have the chairman of the house ways and means committee kevin brady with us to talk about the work he has ahead of him now with the
economy after years of stag nation under the previous administration. after eight years growing from deficits under a democratic president the republican deficit hawks seem to have flown the coop. melissa: president trump saying great news on the 2018 budget. first step delivering massive tax cuts for the american people. glen hall, u.s. news editor of the wall street journal. thank you for joining us. let me ask you. first of all this is the point at which the math becomes important. there are two ways to get there in terms of how they reconcile the numbers in reconciliation. the house is looking at tying $203 billion in spending cuts to this. the senate budget looks to open alaskan land oil production. do those things make it work? there is a lot of calculations being done here. some are willing to let the
much mainstream. and i urge you all to confirm him. he has been doing very well. a lot of people are liking him very much on the other side. and i think that because of politics perhaps they are not going to vote for him. i think that s a shame because that s not being honest. i have had a couple of people tell me from the other side because believe it or not i have a lot of friends on other side, too. and they think he is outstanding then they go on to tell me that perhaps they won t be able to do that. that s one of the reasons that our country is in stag nation in so many different forms and so many different ways. i think it s very dishonest, and i think it s very unfortunate. but we ll see what happens. i think he is doing very well. and i know that some people are going to come on board. and hopefully we can do this in a very quick and civil manner. the cabinet slowly is happening. jeff sessions just got you are very happy about that, because jeff s outstanding. and we just s
can he? i have not spoken about this issue but i know he wants to hit the ground running on issues important to the economy, the border, terrorism, veterans rights issues. he does not want to get stag nation of something, there is a side show, and so if. if there is tampering that concerns all of us and we know everybody does attacking and probing. right. not tieing it to whether he can allow this to go on from from it needs to be sent. and i just don t think the level will be as high as the democrats now want. hillary clinton needs to step in
be the nominee. i think people are beginning to unwe need to be talking about what people talk about at the kitchen table. they are talking about how do we get our wages up after a 40-year tag nation for the bottom per of tomorrow of the economy. one thing i kind of was taken aback when i heard ben carson say he s getting a great level of execute any. i assure hip as he continues to day near the top of the polls it will only get much worse as i can attest to having been there 8 year ago. frankly some of the toughest stuff i faced even in my own