host: talking with republican oklahomaan tom cole of live back to the capitol to hear from house democrats. o >> vice chair of the democratic caucus, miss linda sanchez. we had a -- little over hour-long meeting this morning with the the democratic caucus. we had a robust discussion about the tax bill that is before us this week. the senate -- before the senate this week. reminding our colleagues the devastation this tax bill will have on the taxpayer. the taxes are a personal issue. what we know from the senate tax bill that is being moved very quickly through the senate now is a bill that will actually -- according to the j.t.c., joint tax commission, will raise taxes on 70% of the middle class if this bill becomes law. that's 82 million households that will see a tax increase over the next decade. this bill -- it's doubly worse to the middle class. than the house bill was which is already a disaster. they are rushing this bad bill through purely for a political win. as mr. collins from buffalo has said repeatedly, or at least it has been retweeted repeatedly, his initial tweet that this

host: talking with republican oklahomaan tom cole of live back to the capitol to hear from house democrats. o >> vice chair of the democratic caucus, miss linda sanchez. we had a -- little over hour-long meeting this morning with the the democratic caucus. we had a robust discussion about the tax bill that is before us this week. the senate -- before the senate this week. reminding our colleagues the devastation this tax

host: talking with republican oklahomaan tom cole of , here with us for the next half hour if you wantcall in and ask questions and give your comments. emocrats, (202) 748-8000, republicans, (202) 748-8001, independents, (202) 748-8002. congressman cole, i do not know if you remember me. i serviced your office as a recycler. host: oh -- i do. oh, yes it is good to see you, or talk to you in the daylight instead of the evening. caller: my father has passed a sir, and issed away, have been here with my mother. i wanted to pass on a message to you. -- i haveally like something i need for you to see. guest: i can do that. caller: thank you so much, and i hope you guys work this out. host: not often you get here for people who worked in the congress? guest: no, i was often there in the evening, but you are lucky when you have superb professional staff. everything from the protection of the capitol police but -- it takes a lot of people to make a place work. they keep it clean and safe for visitors, there are thousands of them. they do a great job for us. host: when it comes to making the pl