first up, democratic senator chris van hollen. he's a member of the budget and appropriations committees and he joins us now from capitol hill. >> well, this budget tells me that donald trump is already getting very out of touch with the american people. it's the kind of budget you might expect from somebody who jets off to mar-a-lago every other week, and by the way, that costs taxpayers $3 million each time, which is the amount usually in the budget for the meals on wheels program to help feed over two million elderly. he wipes that out of the budget. and if you look at the overall budget, it really is an attack on working people and on educational opportunity in the country. it is a recipe for dirtier air and contaminated water. it's really a bad deal for the american public. >> woodruff: the president tweeted, senator, you probably know, that this is a budget that puts america first. it's a budget that makes safety the prime consideration. >> well, actually, it makes america last in terms of investing in our people, investing

that case is being made by maryland senator chris van hollen. he's also demanding to know from the attorney general, demanding to know from jeff sessions and the justice department "were any investigations of deutsche bank a factor when president trump decided to fire former u.s. attorney preet bharara after initially telling him he could continue in his position during this administration? all of those cases against deutsche bank, all of those cases against the major lender to donald trump including the russian money laundering one, they are being run out of the u.s. attorney's office for the southern district of new york. now that they fired preet bharara as the head of the office, the lack of a u.s. attorney means technically attorney general jeff sessions is in charge of all those investigations now. can he do that fairly? this letter from senator van hollen represents the first shot across the bow from democrats telling the attorney general, basically, don't interfere. literally get yourself out of the way of these independent criminal inve

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chris van hollen/(d) maryland> "if you look at the cost to the taxpayer to fly to mar-a-lago each weekendit's about $3 million, estimated. this budget wipes out the $3 million for the meals on wheels program that helps feed 2.4 million seniors in our country."" i can't see how this budget can survive the light of day. speaker paul ryan stressed that right now it's just a proposal . when the president submits a budget, that is the beginning of the budget process. (pam) no tax returns... no spot on the ballot. that could be the reality president trump faces in 20-20 under new legislation in new jersey. lawmakers there, just passed a bill, requiring presidential and vice- presidential candidates to release five- years of federal tax returns in order to appear on the ballot. the democratic - led assembly passed the measure today. it now goes to republican governor chris christie's desk. donald trump broke with nearly four decades of tradition... when he did not release his tax returns. democrats have raised questions a

>> i want to play -- we mentioned this a minute ago with chris van hollen, the white house briefer todayed to make it an argument of this republican plan versus the status quo under obamacare. this is sort of the indictment of obamacare. listen to ts. >> when you have a third of the counties in this country that ha one choice, and going down, and a number of insurers leaving markets, then it's -- the system is collapsing. the question to everybody not with us on this, what is your alternative? right now the current system of obamacare is failing every american. >> i wonder, what do you say to that? what is the criticism of this republican replacement plan. what about the charge that's thrown right back at obamacare? hey, it's not working the way advertised. >> you know press secretary spicer has been for the last 53 days trying to explain all of his, you know, problems that he's having with his president as far as tweeting and really misleading the press. i think what you saw today from the press secretary spicer was that he was really trying to deflect from the cbo report, and all the b

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chris van hollen/(d) maryland> "if you look at the cost to the taxpayer to fly to mar-a-lago each weekend. it's about $3 million, estimated. this budget wipes out the $3 million for the meals on wheels program that helps feed 2.4 million seniors in our country."" i can't see how this budget can survive the light of day. speaker paul ryan stressed that right now it's just a proposal . when the president submits a budget, that is the beginning of the budget process. (catherine)a full budget is due to come out in early may. it will reportedly include plans to reform entitlement programs, from medicare to social security. grant? (grant) the chief justice of the california supreme court - is asking federal agents to stop making immigration arrests in courthouses. justice tani cantil sakauye.. says she's concerned that recent reports of immigration agents going to the courts to track down immigrants for arrest... will affect the public's trust in the court system. just yesterday in pasadena - a criminal defense attorney

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