POLLS SUGGEST THEY ARE RIGHT
NOW.
NEIL: WE SHALL SEE.
GUYS, I WANT TO THANK YOU.
I WANT TO BRING IN A KEY PLAYER
IN ALL OF THIS, SOUTH DAKOTA
REPUBLICAN SENATOR MIKE ROUNDS.
SENATOR, GOOD TO HAVE YOU.
NEIL: COULD ANYTHING WEIRD
HAPPEN IN THE HOUSE IN THIS
REVOTE, SENATOR?
YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY
YOU NEVER WANT TO TEST FATE
TWICE BUT OBVIOUSLY BECAUSE OF
THESE PARLIAMENTARY INFRACTIONS,
WHATEVER, THEY HAVE TO DO THIS
AGAIN.
WHAT WOULD HAPPEN OR POTENTIALLY
COULD GO WRONG OR ANYTHING?
>> I REALLY DON'T THINK ANYTHING
WILL HAPPEN.
I THINK THEY GET THE VOTE N I
THINK IT WILL BE COMPLETE.
IN 2018.
WE FEEL VERY FOOD ABOUT THIS TAX
BILL.
LOOK, THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS
A PERFECT TAX BILL.
IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE I THINK
WE MADE SOME REALLY GOOD
PROGRESS AND I THINK THE HOUSE
FEELS THE SAME WAY AS WELL AND
THE MOOEDIFICATIONS THAT WERE
MADE IS MINISCULE.
ONE ITEM WE WERE TRYING TO DO TO
PROVIDE MORE TUITION ASSISTANCE,
OR AT LEAST SOME TAXIS STANCE,
SOME RECOGNITION OF PEOPLE OF
PEOPLE THAT PUT THEIR KIDS
THROUGH PAROCHIAL SCHOOL.
THAT CAME UNDER FIRE A LITTLE
BIT BY THE PARLIAMENTARIAN.
OTHER THAN THAT THAT EVERYTHING
IS READY TO GO.
NEIL: ARE YOU TROUBLED A LOT OF
DEMOCRATS SAYING, INCLUDING ONE
NOW YOU HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING,
THAT IS REPUBLICANS TO EASE THE
DEBT, YOU'RE PILING ON THE DEBT?
I FIND THAT A LITTLE ODD GIVEN
THE FACT THE DEBT GREW
EXPONENTIALLY OVER LAST EIGHT
YEARS.
SO NOW IT'S A BIG CONCERN BUT BE
THAT AS IT MAY, YOU DID HAVE A
CHANCE, THAT REPUBLICANS HAD A
CHANCE TO EVEN SLOW DOWN
SPENDING, ADDRESS ENTITLEMENTS,
DO SOMETHING AND THAT JUST
WASN'T IN THE CARDS HERE?
>> LET ME GIVE YOU TWO PARTS.
FIRST OF ALL THE APPROPRIATIONS
APPROPRIATIONS BILLS.
IF WE PASS ALL OF THEM IF WE
ACTUALLY VOTE ON ALL OF THEM,
WHICH WE'VE ONLY DONE FOUR TIMES
IN 43 YEARS, WE ONLY ACTUALLY
VOTE ON 28% OF THE ENTIRE
BUDGET.
THE REST OF IT, THAT IS ALL
MEDICARE, MEDICAID AND
SOCIAL SECURITY, AND INTEREST ON
THE DEBT IS ALL ON AUTOPILOT.
WE DON'T EVEN VOTE ON IT UP
HERE.
SO THAT IS ONE OF THE REASONS
WHY THE DEBT CONTINUES TO MOVE
FORWARD.
THE SECOND PART IS WE CAN'T FIX
THIS MESS WE'RE IN, UNTIL WE
BRING IN ADDITIONAL REVENUE.
WE CAN SLOW DOWN SPENDING BUT
WE'LL NEVER GET CAUGHT UP WITH
THE ONLY WAY TO DO THAT IS GROW
THE ECONOMY.
THAT IS WHAT THIS TAX BILL IS
ALL ABOUT.
IT NOT ONLY PROVIDES SOME
CONFIDENCE BUILDING FOR MIDDLE
CLASS AND LOW INCOME FOLKS BUT
GIVING THEM A DIRECT TAX RELIEF
PLAN BUT THE BIG PART OF THIS IS
GETTING BUSINESSES BACK TO BEING
COMPETITIVE ON INTERNATIONAL
BASIS AGAIN, GETTING THOSE JOBS
BACK INTO THE UNITED STATES ONCE
AGAIN, GETTING INFRASTRUCTURE,
INVESTMENT BACK INTO THE UNITED
STATES ONCE AGAIN, RATHER THAN
ROB PORTMAN, WE DON'T HAVE TO
PLAY THE INTERVIEW AGAIN BUT HE
ESSENTIALLY WAS TELLING ME, IF I
HAD MY DRUTHERS NEIL, WOULD I
HAVE THE PRESIDENT SIGN THIS
FAST.
DON'T LET TIME SLIP BY.
I KNOW ABOUT THE PAY GO THING
AND WHY MIGHT MAKE BETTER SENSE
TO SIGN IN 2018.
I LIKEN IT TO CLOSING ON A
HOUSE, ANYTHING COULD GO WRONG
IF THE CLOSING IS DELAYED OR A
DOCUMENT DOESN'T TURN UP OR
WHATEVER.
ARE YOU IN THE CAMP, SAYS SIGN
IT NOW, MR. PRESIDENT, DON'T
RISK ANYTHING OR TAKE YOUR TIME,
MR. PRESIDENT, WE'VE GOT THIS.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO SEE HIM SIGN
IT NOW BUT NOT FOR THE SAME
REASON.
I WANT PEOPLE TO HAVE SECURITY.
I WANT THEM TO UNDERSTAND THEY
ON W-4s WHEN THEY IDENTIFIED
WHAT THEIR ACTUAL TAX RATES ARE
WON'T HAVE TO PAY AS MUCH TAXES
ON THEIR WITH HOLDING.
FOR ME MATTER OF PROVIDING CLEAR
EVIDENCE AND GAINING CONFIDENCE
OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE SO WE
CONTINUE WITH REST OF WHAT WE
NEED TO DO.
PRESIDENT TRUMP IS RIGHT ON,
WHEN HE SAYS WE HAVE A LOT OF
STUFF UP HERE WE GOT TO FIX.
REGULATORY ISSUES HERE.
TAX ISSUES HERE.
HE IS RIGHT.
AND, WHAT HE IS DOING RIGHT NOW
IS PUSHING ENVELOPE.
AND I THINK THERE IS A WHOLE LOT
OF REPUBLICANS THAT WANT TO
RESPOND IN POSITIVE MANNER.
GET THE TAX THING BEHIND US.
MOVE ON.
DO.
LET'S NOT BE AFRAID OF TACKLING
IMMIGRATION.
WE NEED A GOOD, SOLID
IMMIGRATION POLICY IN THIS
COUNTRY.
ALONG WITH THAT, TAKE CARE OF
HEALTH CARE ONCE AGAIN.
CARE AND I THINK ITS APPROPRIATE
NEIL: ALL RIGHT.