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hill defending some of the budget choices made by the trump administration essentially saying they re focused on key priorities at this point. we have the treasury secretary talking this hour and he says that they are focused on a key legislative priority to get the economy fully growing. tax reform will play a major role in our campaign for growth. it has been more than 30 years since we have had comprehensive tax reform in this country. this administration is committed to changing that. we have over 100 people working at treasury on this issue. we re seeing democrats take swipes at these cabinet secretaries for the russia probe while the senate intelligence committee will get a chance to ask questions of attorney general jeff sessions this afternoon, it is clear a number of the other committees would also like their opportunities as well. shannon: a lot of talk about russia and the probe today and about whether that is stalling
and a new culture built around customer service. it all adds up to our most reliable network ever. one that keeps you connected to what matters most. shannon: it is a big day for hearings and breaking news. a busy morning. deputy attorney general rod rosenstein appearing before a senate subcommittee live. we re listening in. secretary of state rex tillerson appearing before the foreign relations committee as we get word of the release of otto warmbier from north korea and covering it all mike emmanuel live on the hill. cabinet secretaries there defending budget choices by the trump administration. we would imagine it would fear into other territory and headlines. no question about it. we re hearing a range of cabinet secretaries on capitol
in our nation has an opportunity. you know, it s interesting, congressman, that it s interesting that sister simone raised st. francis. you and i both are ministers. and the president said today that a budget is about values. let s watch. our budget is about choices. it s about our values. as a country, we ve got to make a decision if we re going to protect tax breaks for the wealthiest americans or if we re going to make smart investments necessary to create jobs and grow our economy and expand opportunity for every american. i mean, what do the republicans budget choices say about their values, congressman cleaver? well, you know, i contend, and i think you agree with this, being a minister, is that you look at a budget and you can tell who a person is, what they believe in, what they want to
democratic state legislature to pay toward state pension obligations limiting the size of arbitration awards. come to think of it these are the things that dawn zimmer, the mayor of hoboken worked with him on. i was, i think, the first democrat to stand behind him on the 2% tax cut. i think it s done a lot for hoboken and for the state. health care refom, arbitration reform. definitely helped hoboken in our negotiations with the unions. it s made a difference. but the overall picture of the christie budgeting process has not been a pretty one. in late 2012 the bipartisan state budget task force labelled the way new jersey handles its books as structurally unbalanced. saying that it does so in a way that pushes difficult budget choices off to future years and is ultimately unsustainable. the port authority is a bigger part of that problem than anyone realizes, one of the many reasons governor christie can t afford to lose david samson as its chairman.