Sarah westwood, ashley pratt, and mark beckler. Thank you all for joining. Sarah, you can sense a certain sigh of relief from republicans on capitol hill. But there is also the anxiety that the senate can still flub this. Absolutely. Its the same problem republicans faced in congress. Healthcare faced too many objections when it got to the senate. What happens if the entire tax reform push falls apart in the senate . There are already as many as six republicans expressing doubts or trepidation about voting on the bill the way it is. A sitting prr piece of President Trumps ageneral today once again will fail when it gets to the upper chambers. Charles there are certainly different sort of pushback in the senate. Some think Small Businesses arent getting a big enough break. And others who dont seem to be on board with the trump agenda. It was the chief Justice John Roberts who said that the individual mandate was a tax. So it makes sense why its being put in tax reform. Even rand paul wi
And a soft case. President trump today we missouri for all o wemourn ft their lives. We comfort the grieving and the wound. And we hurt for the entire communities of parkland, florida that is in shock and pain and searching for answers. To Law Enforcement, First Responders and teachers who respond so bravely in the face of danger, we thank you for your courage. Charles the president is planning to visit the place of the shooting and will work to coordinate with Law Enforcement. Ned, another tragedy. We talked about this last night and all day today. But where do you see this going from here. Can this be some sort of Inflection Point where the nation comes together and finds some solutions . I would hope so. I have got four young kids ages 612. Every morning when i put them on a bus i expect them to be safe. When you see some of the debates taking place, i fundamentally disagree that banning guns will somehow solve this position. I think we have turned our schools into soft targets with
With gun laws. A big question whether republicans will be on board with restricted gun laws. To cpac chairman matt schlapp on the big issue that is facing the gop at this very moment. Matt, a big issue at cpac today. Give us your thoughts on what we saw last night. With President Trump and students and parents and teachers that was unprecedented. We never seen anything like this, 19 years after columbine. The world watching outside of the white house. All of these people, all of these victims expressed themselves. It was a rivetting thing to watch to be a part of, those of us on the outside looking in. Must be terrible to be in one of these families you lose a loved one. The president did right thing, he deserves a lot of credit for the tone and the approach. I think the Vice President spoke to us at cpac mere moments ago, he had the same approach as well, which is, as americans we got to Work Together to figure out if there are laws that need to be changed. Also we have to address thi
Recent memory, this is a Real Movement for republicans on guns. President trump calling for a ban on those socalled bump stocks, tougher background checks and today at the white house, President Trump meets with students and teachers that have been affected by this issue. A lot can happen in three hours, so bulk up and get ready. Varney company is about to begin. Charles we begin this morning with Billy Grahams passing. The legendary evangelical leader passed away peacefully at his home. According to his family, he was 99 years old. Liz peak, Ashley Macdonald is here. Liz had 215 Million People listening to him in 185 countries and territories. He was close with Queen Elizabeth and dr. Martin luther king. Started right after world war ii. So decades of being an example of personal relationship with jesus christ and god. Thats basically the foundation of his ministry. Ashley probably one of the most revered of all time, no doubt. A life well led, as they say. Charles absolutely. And som
Trump is also firing back and hes blaming former president obama tweeted that as well saying obama was president up to and beyond the 2016 election so why didnt he do something about russian meddling . Also, all of these pose serious questions of course. Do these indictments in fact vindicate President Trump as he suggests . And how should america effective ly retaliate against russia . Want to bring in my panel daneen borelli, crtv. Com host, Ford O Connell civic forum pack chairman, ned ryan and Washington Examiner commentary emily you write about washington d. C. Everyone is up in arms about this but for a variety of reasons, certainly we know the Mueller Probe has turned up no collusion, has turned up no americans and indicted no one so is this a premature victory lap for President Trump . He may see it that way and i would say the enthusiasm with which he tweeted over the past few days would suggest thats the case. Of course theres still things to be worked out when it comes to pa