The rug out from under them that isnt really too shocking coming from speakinger ryan. Simple majority votes in the house before taxes go to the senate. To make them permanent in the senate you need 60 votes or more. This would not be done if he had his druthers if he had budget being sill ages. Is he sending a signal in order for Lasting Impact and value, and if he truly wants them to be permanent, then going the budget reconciliation route, will only require simple majority in the United States will not be enough. You will have to go to get a 60vote win, a 6vote margin allows permanent tax reform. Aa to president bushs tax cuts. They sunsetted after about 10 years. Now the question is, is he sending a signal both to the administration and to his colleagues in the senate, we can not afford to do that. Tax cuts are one thing, we have to welcome them, but we have to go for something much bigger that would involve going past budget reconciliation to something getting 60 votes in the senate. He is not saying that. The fact he is talking about something more than piecemeal, seems to signal that the Battle Royale is on for the speaker. How he addresses it is anyones guest. Well hear from the Vice President and hear from speaker ryan. How much was bounced off the white house. I have no idea. Were seeing a crucial contest going on in the state of georgia, one many argue will set the tone for 2018. Both parties are looking at record amount spent on congressional race north of 50 million. The democratic candidate in in largely republican district, safely so, since the late 1970s, has gotten more than 23 million for his evidents. Just tnk of that, jon osso republicans claim isnt even living in the district, stands to get that broad based support,s if alley, coming from financially, coming from well outside the 6th congressional distribute. The republican in race for her life, it would be the first time if she loses since a democrat took the seat in 1976. The time jimmy carter was elected to president of the United States, former georgia governor. To the Atlanta Journalconstitution reporter. There is ways to interpret early voting not least of which 140,000 plus already voted. 36,000 were told, you know didnt vote in the april primary. What are we to glean from those two events . Well the turnout here is unbelievably high. The race is unbelievably close. The last poll came out yesterday, showed the two candidates just. 1 of 1 apart. So both candidates say it all comes down to turnout. No surprise there. Both are trying to play to their bases, very different bases but trying to play to their bases here in the final stretch because it is razor thin. Neil one of the things i hear about ossoff, he has been branded by republicans, he is nancy pelosi liberal. He is actually been campaigning as more of a moderate, would be in favor of curtailing government spending. He eschewed a lot of big powerful liberals coming into the district on his behalf, what do we read on that. He has two different audiences. At beginning of campaign he talked about making trump furious. He talked about stands up to the president. But he cant win this district without at least appealing to chunk of moderates, independents who usually vote for t republican party. To them he is talking about how both parties are complicit in wasteful spending. He is he is willing to work across the aisle. He has a twotone strategy. Karen handel focuses on republicans because they outnumber democrats in the district. Neil what are we to glean from the recent shootings, whether that galvanized republican voters, im just curious . Yeah. It certainly made the race a lot tenser. Right after that shooting karen handel and several of her neighbors got suspicious packages white powder later deemed by the fbi nonhazardous. That ratcheted up you security around his campaign. Jon ossoff said he gotten threats and hire a security detail. Tensed up the race. Whether it has impact, some republicans think it could help galvanize a few more of their supporters to the polls. In this race being so close, every edge counts. The w sb poll came out yesterday more than half of the election day voters, those voting today, who havent already voted said it was not going to be a factor in their decision at all. Neil fair to say both sides are galvanized enough to getoutthevote, right . Yeah. This is one of those races where every poll showed even early in the race, very few undecided voters. Weve been pummeled with 50 million worth of spending. 40 million plus worth of ads. Everyone has picked sides already. Neil you seem a little numb speaking to me, greg. You have a late night for yourself. We appreciate you taking the time. Thank you, again. Thanks for having me. Neil meantime President Trump is tweeting his support for karen handel of course the republican candidate while slamming democrat jon ossoff. Georgia Democratic Party john watson, at ts means to him. A lot made of the fact this is seen sort of a verdict on donald trump. And that this is what is going on here. Do you see it that way . First of all, good afternoon, neil. Honor to be on your show. While i certainly would want to do nothing to hurt your ratings i do have to first say if you are a person living in georgias 6th Congressional District, you have not voted please turn off the tv now and do so for karen handel. Neil by the way, there is a way, to keep the tv on while theyre voting. Forgive me neil youre busy on bigger things than just ratings. I appreciate the magnitude of what youre talking about. Do you get a sense of republican turnout is very, very heavy . Democrats say their turnout is very heavy. Suffice it will break turnout records im told. Do you agree with that . I do, neil. Look, weve got rain forecast in georgia. I can tell you right now it is raining republicans in the 6th Congressional District. Reports from the polls have facts were seeing exactly the kind of turnout we expect and need. Karens going to win tonight. She is going to win because she is a superior candidate who most closely reflects values of a red district in a red state. Karens for balanced budgets. Karens for tax reform. Karens for patientcentered health care, continued war on terrorism. Other guy neil, very candidly we dont know what he is for. Neil karen is in the still in the race of her life. This is problematic district t was for donald trump that is. That he beat Hillary Clinton less than two points i guess. This is the same district mittomney carrby morthan 20 points. I think President Trump also in the georgia primary lost this distribute to marco rubio. Im wondering whether President Trump ends up being the drag on miss handel. What is your sense . I dont think so at all, neil. Here is the reality. The president has been great. His team has been great. We know that the president has our back in d. C. Weve got the president s back here in georgia in the 6th district. This is team effort. Well finish the drill. Neil im sorry, sir. Do you know why the president didnt come out to the distribute . I know he tweeted and expressed support . Cabinet officials has gone out there. Paul ryan has been out there. Vice president pence, kevin mccarthy, sonny perdue former governor, agriculture secretary. They were campaigning on her behalf not the president himself. Did she not want him to or he not want to do it himself, what . Well, president was here, neil. Actually i was proud to be in the room with the president and karen when he came in as a part of his effort to support and applaud the nra. So look, at the base element, neil, this remains neil that was an nra event, right . Well, then afterwards, it was a karen handel event. That is where i was and proudly attended. At end of the day, neil, this is local election. Weve got trump republicans. We have moderate republicans. We have conservative republicans from the entire spectrum coming out today for karen. She will secure victory. For those tax cuts you talked about, speaker ryan wants to make permanent, if youre for that, vote for karen handel. Ife for the countr continuing momentum, lk at the dow today. A vote for karen is type of person that supports the agenda keeps the dow, keeps business going, keeps job creation going. Neil well watch very, very closely, sir. John watson, gop party chairman, who almost threw away our entire audience but found middle ground on those who have not voted to keep your tvs on, so you can count as viewers. You have a duty to us and a duty to uncle sam. Paul ryan expected to deliver a major speech on the tax plan he says should be made permanent. Were told he is particularly concerned about this agenda that could be slipping away. He will refer to this being a once in a Generation Opportunity to forever change the tax outlook and create jobs and make businesses more confident in hiring, versus planning something that lasts 10 years or so. Georgia republican congressman Drew Ferguson. Congressman, this is issue for your state, an issue coming up in this race. Do you feel the same way as the speaker, whatever you guys come up with, be permanent, not a 10year thing, that budget reconciliation would require. Good afternoon, neil. Yes i do. I think America Needs permanent tax reform. We dont simply need lowering of rates. We need a comprehensive plan to make this the greatest nation in the world to do business. Puts us in Competitive Position possible to put our people back to work. Neil what do you make of the race going on near you . Of course 6th district is not emblematic of the rest of the nation. Democrats lost other prior races montana an kansas. They could lose in South Carolina today as ll. This georg race taken sort of disproportionate share of atntion. Democrats are salivating at it, saying a verdict on donald trump and republican agenda that seems stalled. What do you say . You know, i think this race is a little bit surreal. When you have over 20 million of california money flowing into georgia 6 to try to determine a race i dont think its a real accurate reflection how most of americans feel. This is become something thats really out of the norm. I believe that karen handel is the absolute best person to represent georgia 6. She knows that district. These are her friends. These are her family members. These are the people she has done business with. Quite candidly these are people led in local government. She is by far the best candidate to represent georgia 6. Neil when the issues come out in polls, you remind me often times not worth the paper theyre printed on, we learned that from the last election, sir, one thing coming up going on in the 6th distribute, frustration among some, not all, well see how it weighs out today, that the republican agenda, it is getting delayed. That there are problems with the health care fix. There are problems with tax cuts. Why speaker ryan is addressing folks today. That you guys are getting worried as are voters you will not be able to deliver the goods this year. One of the things that the markets have been building on is this notion that you would. What do you think . Neil, i would say im very confident well get big agenda items completed. Senate is working on health care. I feel confident they will get a product back to the house, well conference on it. I firmly believe we get tax reform this year. I think it will be once in a generation type of reform that america really needs. The problem is that these are huge agenda items. These are things that are important to america. On tax reform, undoing 30 plus years of bad tax policy doesnt happen overnight. While we have been working on it as republicans for a number of years, actually getting it across the finish line is tough. That is what we were sent here to do and im confident we can get it done. Neil all right, sir. Thank you, very, very much. Georgia republican congressman Drew Ferguson joining us from washington, d. C. We want to let you know about the race and what implications are, should republicans lose, far from a gimme, tight as a tick, fear seams to be, maybe expand on in the markets later tonight with late trading, futures trading, tomorrow, their agenda doesnt look good, or could look dicey. A lot of members heretofore have been he reluctant to take on the president , to argue with the president or even remotely criticized president would be more inclined to do so if it means their heinies are going to be served up in next years midterm election. That is one of the views here. All of sudden that is a fear. Whether it materializes is anyones guess. Well have more on the race at 4 00 p. M. On your world, when we pick apart what is at stake, who is at stake. So much hinges on one contest in one Congressional District where a lot is really about perception. One race does not a trend or change two dozen seats in the house of representatives, which you would have to get for control. Between that and what is going on in South Carolina and prevailing view that republicans are getting nervous, it cascades and builds on itself. Whether it is justified, sometimes the markets really dont distinguish. What the markets are distinguishing right now is that oil is not a good investment. Oil has been slipsliding away here. It is now in bear market territory, what that means with todays slide, it has fallen 20 from its highs and then some. Now the flip side of that it means that you are going to be looking at cheaper gas, maybe a lot cheaper gas this driving season. Stick around, youre watching fox. Welcome to holiday inn whether for big meetings or little getaways, there are always smiles ahead at holiday inn. Total disgrace what happened to at toe. That should never ever be allowed to happen. Frankly if he were brought home sooner, i think the result would have been a lot sooner. He should have been brought home that same day. Neil Otto Warmbiers death igniting calls for new sanctions and even worse for north korea. China and u. S. Officials meeting tomorrow on this and other subjects. Former u. N. Spokesperson ric grenell with us right now. Ric, one of the things that has come up not only how this young man died whether it is a more of a catalyst for action than any Missile Launch weve seen out of the North Koreans. What do you think of that . I think it is absolutely true. Weve had 10 missile tests in 2017 alone from the North Koreans. Think about that, 10 since 2017 but nothing has unite ad public conversation and diplomatic action, at least talk of diplomatic action like ottos death. Our heart are very heavy. This never should have happened. There is bipartisan agreement on capitol hill that the north koans arresponsible for ottos death. I think we will see action quickly. I know that the state department and the nsc and others are talking about what type of sanctions there should be. Neil now, they still have three americans theyre holding, north korean government, as well as a canadian. Bill richardson, former ambassador is indicating now is the ideal time to release them. North koreans are not indicating they will. Do you think theyre going to try to use this, North Koreans will try to use this as negotiating tactic on missile controversy . This is slippery slope of having u. S. Personnel and having americans overseas held against their will. You have not seen u. S. Policies according to any one individual as sad as that is. But the reason why is, if you somehow negotiate for hostages as official position of the u. S. Government, then we get situations like we had in the Obama Administration where exchanging cash or five taliban members for one american. Thats, thats a policy that we should state and practice, say that we do not negotiate for hostages. I do think though that family members, warmbier family, should be allowed to do whatever they have to do to get their loved ones back. I have worked on cases inside iran and during the Obama Administration the the state department under obama tried to pressure us to be quiet and let them negotiate. I think that is a terrible idea. You should have the state department and diplomats quietly working but allow the family to do any media they want, any pressure they think, have two different tracks. Let People Holding hostages understand that the family is working completely independently and will do anything and everything they can to get their loved one back. The state department has to have a different tact. Neil now john mccain is on the wires, rices, saying the North Koreans murdered this young man. Americans would be foolish to even entertain visiting there. Further more, theyre on their own if they do. What do you think of that . I think that is very true. They shouldnt be on their own. We should do everything we can to help but i do think it is too dangerous for americans to go there. Neil, we need to focus on what we do next. As i said we have had 10 missile tests. The North Koreans are the abouting close. They have the three parts. They have been testing a missile. They have been testing how to launch it and testing how to explode something inside of that missile. We know they put a rocket into space. That certainly is problematic. So i think we have to take them have he seriously about signals that theyre sending. Time to do something with china is serious. The two sanctions are biggies for diplomats like me, are oil and banking sanctions. Usually diplomats are hesitant to do that but i think we need diplomacy with muscle right now. I would suggest the state Department Look at implementing banking sanctions on china unless they take action. We know that they can play a bigger role here and they are not doing it. The other thing neil theyre toothless without it, right . If we dont get the chinese to dial back whatever assistance theyre offering whatever we do is a moot point. Correct. We have foreign aid going to african countries, u. S. Foreign aid, u. S. Tax dollars going to african countries who are doing trade with north korea. Tha