VIETNAM NEXT WEEK.
AND TONIGHT, WE'RE JOINED BY
OREGON SENATOR RON WYDEN.
AND SENATOR, THANK YOU FOR BEING
HERE FIRST OF ALL.
SENATOR WYDEN: THANKS FOR HAVING
ME.
JEFF: LET'S START WITH THIS TRIP
TO ASIA.
A LOT OF BAGGAGE WITH THE RUSH
INVESTIGATION.
DOES THAT LESSON HIS POTENCY ON
THIS TRIP?
DOES IT LESSEN HIS POWER?
SENATOR WYDEN: FOR OREGON, THE
STAKES ARE VERY HIGH.
ONE IN FIVE JOBS DEPEND ON
INTERNATIONAL TRADE.
TRADED JOBS PAY BETTER THAN
NONTRADE JOBS.
THE STAKES ARE VERY HIGH.
IN ADDITION TO THE ECONOMICS, WE
HAVE TO FOCUS ON NATIONAL
SECURITY.
I CONTINUE TO BELIEVE THERE ARE
MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STRONG
SANCTIONS AGAINST NORTH KOREANS.
FOR ALL PRACTICAL PURPOSES YOU
CAN MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THEM
TO BUY ANYTHING UNLESS THEY PAY
CASH.
JEFF: THERE IS A CHANCE THEY SAY
HE MAY MEET WITH VLADIMIR PUTIN.
GOOD OR BAD FOR HIM TO DO THAT
ON THIS TRIP?
SENATOR WYDEN: I THINK DOING
SOMETHING LIKE THAT ON THE FLY
REPRESENTS A REAL PROBLEM.
JENNIFER: I WANT TO ASK YOU
ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA.
THIS WEEK LAWMAKERS HAVE BEEN
GRILLING SOCIAL MEDIA
-- GOOGLE,
FACEBOOK, TWITTER ABOUT THE
RUSSIAN INFLUENCED ADS WE HAVE
SEEN.
IS THERE A WAY TO STOP THAT?
-- GOOGLE,
SENATOR WYDEN: THERE IS AN
EFFECTIVE WAY TO FIGHT BACK.
IT DOESN'T GET A LOT OF
ATTENTION WITH THE SHOUTING.
I WROTE A LONG THAT SAYS THAT --
A LAW THAT SAYS THAT TECH
COMPANIES WOULD NOTSENATOR WYDEN: THERE BE
PERSONALLY LIABLE FOR SOMETHING
WRITTEN ON THEIR SITE, BUT THEY
WOULD BE GIVEN 100%
LIABILITY
PROTECTION IN TERMS OF GETTING
TOUGH WITH BAD ACTORS.
ALL OF THE SOCK PUPPETS, ALL T
HESE PEOPLE YOU COULD GO AFTER
WITH THIS LAW THAT I WROTE AND G
ET THE BAD ACTORS OFF.
JENNIFER: JUST LAST NIGHT WE SAW
THAT A TWITTER EMPLOYEE TOOK
DOWN THE PRESIDENT OWN TWITTER
ACCOUNT.
THAT IS MAKING NEWS.
THE BIGGER PROBLEM HERE IS THAT
ANYBODY COULD TOUCH SOMETHING
LIKE THAT -- THE PRESIDENT'S
TWITTER ACCOUNT.
WHAT DOES THAT SAY ABOUT
SECURITY?
SENATOR WYDEN: AS HAS BEEN
REPORTED, THE PRESS HAS
INDICATED CONCERNS ABOUT WHETHER
THE DEVICES OF SOME OF THOSE
HIGH-RANKING OFFICIALS IN THE
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAVE BEEN
PENETRATED.
I WROTE A LETTER -- I WILL NOT
GET INTO CLASSIFIED MATTERS --
OUTLINING IT, SO THAT ANY
ADMINISTRATION CAN PROTECT THE
COUNTRY.
JENNIFER: A CONVERSATION ABOUT
RESPONSIBILITY.
JEFF: WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE
REPUBLICAN TAX PLAN.
A LOT OF OREGONIANS ARE SEEING
THIS FOR THE FIRST TIME.
YOU HAD A TOWN HALL MEETING IN
TIGARD.
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS
REPUBLICAN PLAN?
SENATOR WYDEN: THIS WAS A BIG
ISSUE AT TIGARD HIGH SCHOOL.
I WROTE A BIPARTISAN TAX REFORM
BILL.
I KNOW HOW TO PROTECT THE MIDDLE
CLASS.
THIS LEGISLATION DOESN'T DO IT.
IT IS A REAL DOUBLE STANDARD.
THERE WERE A LOT OF STUDENTS
THERE, AND THEIR PARENTS.
THEY HAD READ CORRECTLY THAT
THIS BILL TAKES AWAY THE
DEDUCTIONS FOR INTEREST IN
REGARDS TO STUDENT LOAN
PAYMENTS.
IT HURTS THE STUDENTS, BUT THEN
SAYS MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS
THAT ARE SHIPPING JOBS OVERSEAS
-- THEY WOULD GET THAT INTEREST
DEDUCTION.
HE DID NOT GO WELL AT TIGARD
HIGH SCHOOL.
JEFF: WE HAVE SOME EMPLOYEES IN
THE BUILDING HERE THAT HAVE
OUTSTANDING LOANS WELL INTO
ADULTHOOD.
THIS REALLY IS A TOPIC OF
CONVERSATION.
ALSO THE STATE INCOME TAX TO
FUNCTION ON YOUR FEDERAL TAXES
-- TAX DEDUCTION ON YOUR FEDERAL
TAXES.
THAT IS A HUGE ISSUE IN OREGON
AS WELL.
SENATOR WYDEN: THERE ARE SOME
SURPRISES FOR OREGONIANS, AND IT
WON'T GO OVER WELL.
THE PRESIDENT IN THE CAMPAIGN
SAID HE WOULD NOT TAKE AWAY THE
DEDUCTION OLDER PEOPLE HAVE WHEN
THEY HAVE HIGH OUT-OF-POCKET
MEDICAL EXPENSES.
IF YOU ARE 62 YEARS OLD AND YOU
ARE PRE-MEDICARE AND YOU HAVE
CANCER,THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
IS TAKING AWAY THAT DEDUCTION.
THAT WILL REALLY HURT OREGONIANS
WITH PRE-MEDICARE.
JENNIFER: WILL WE HAVE TAX
REFORM BY THE END OF THE YEAR?
SENATOR WYDEN:
THE QUESTION IS,
WILL WE HAVE A BIPARTISAN BILL
THAT FOCUSES ON THE MIDDLE
CLASS?
WE HAVE TO GIVE THEM AN
THE QUESTION ISOPPORTUNITY TO GET AHEAD.
THIS BILL DOESN'T DO THAT.