until 2019. senators are still reviewing it. the house s top democrat is accusing the gop of rushing. why don t we do it where there s the least opportunity for people to review it? it s very fast. very fast. speed of light, the dark of night. back rooms. there s plenty more argument up here on capitol hill with two tax reform plans being unveiled and shown to the public, shep. shepard: mike emanuel on the hill. thanks. for more on the gop plan and how it can affect you, let s bring in gerri willis. what do you see? a lot going on. the senate version. i wanted to get some numbers first in here and how this impacts middle class folks. there s more information on that you should know. the republicans have been saying all along that family of four earning $59,000 would get a tax deduction of $1,182. we heard that a number of times. guess what? when you work that out over the
relief to hard working middle income families, to our small businesses, and this bill appears to accomplish some of those goals. top democrats say they ll push to make sure tax reform helps the little guy. here is what we say. put your corporate tax hand-out where your mouth is. and we re going to make sure that the american people, the middle class, are the ones that get the tax relief. soon we ll have members of both parties arguing over two different tax reform plans. bill: away we go. mike emanuel, thanks from the hill. sandra: joining us for a closer look at the tax cut plan art laffer served with president reagan. you were in some way are involved in the crafting of the senate plan that we re about to see for the first time in a few minutes? i was consulted on that but
florida and puerto rico. the presidents all calling for unity as well as donations. let s all work again and make america still a greater volunteer nation. there is still work to be done in texas and in florida, and our friends in puerto rico and the american virgin islands have only begun to dig their way out of what could be still a calamitous disaster but can be a new beginning. all of us on this stage here tonight could not be prouder of the response of americans. arthel: the concert was emceed by country star lee greenwood and featured lady gaga, sam moore, alabama and many more. eric: what a very special night. back now to president trump s campaign goals. the senate passing a $4 trillion budget plan on friday. that clears the way and the path for the president s tax reform
reasons, but the emphasis on marketing, raising the cost of those prescription drugs, the absence of breakthroughs on new prescription drugs, is due to the emphasis on marketing and advertising, and i think also, the monopolistic control that maybe the drug companies have over those prices. they re a complex set of factors, but bringing down the cost of health care has to be the priority and particularly pharmaceutical drugs. do you think some of your democratic colleagues in the senate will work and eventually support the president s tax cut, tax reform plans? not as currently advanced, which is just a framework, a very vague one at that, for example, benefitting the top 1% at the expense of working class families is a nonstarter. eliminating the deduction for state and local property taxes, particularly impactful on my state of connecticut and the northeast, and many other
it s the democrats and the obama administration, but would that really be the case? well, as long as obamacare is not fully repealed, i think the president will try to put the message out there, as he has already that any problems that people see with rising premiums or less access to care is a result of obamacare. the problem is that when the republicans control the white house and both houses of congress, a fix in their view is within their power completely. they don t actually need democrats, and so it s a little hollow to say this is a problem of president obama or democrats, because they don t control anything at this point. quickly, julian, is the president eventually hoping to forge a relationship with members of congress? we see he s going golfing today with senator lindsey graham. might he be able to count on them for his tax reform plans? no. i really don t think he s forging a relationship with members of congress. the record is now too clear. he s broken relations wit