you are a true fighter, orrin. have to say, i've got ton know him very well, i've got ton know a lot of people very well you meet fighters and you meet people you thought were fighters but they're not so good at fighting. he's a fighter. we hope you'll continue to serve we hope you'll continue to serve your state and your country in the senate for a very long time to come. [applause] i want to especially thank you for the tremendous work in ushering massive tax cuts and reform through the senate. just happened. we have a final step to go and i predict we're going to be very successful. talking about massive, massive tax cuts. [applause] tax cuts and reform. but i always mention tax cuts first because that's what people like to hear. we're now one huge step closer to delivering to the american people the historic tax relief as a giant present for christmas, remember, i said we're bringing christmas back? christmas is back. bigger and better than ever before. we're bringing christmas back. and we say it now with prid

i think i can say, kevin, and orrin we are getting very close. i know a lot of the folks we would like to have here we said if you have your choice stay back and get it done, right? they are all working and negotiating some final points but we are very, very close. this bill is vital to the american people for many reasons. first of all, it's going to have a tax cut, the likes of which we haven't seen for not only business but for the working families of our country. it's really a tax cut based on jobs and based and also very good for companies, which also means jobs. the typical family of four earning $75,000 will see an income tax cut of $2,000. so that's $2,000 in their pocket additional to spend on whatever they want to spend or, they could save the money, also. you do have a lot of families in the old days they saved money. but, they will be saving it in many cases. second, the bill is going to cut taxes for american businesses, both big ones and small ones. so that they can grow higher and compete all around the world. right now they are pa

you are a true fighter, orrin. have to say, i've got ton know him very well, i've got ton know a lot of people very well you meet fighters and you meet people you thought were fighters but they're not so good at fighting. he's a fighter. we hope you'll continue to serve your state and your country in the senate for a very long time to come. [applause] i want to especially thank you for the tremendous work in ushering massive tax cuts and reform through the senate. just happened. we have a final step to go and i predict we're going to be very successful. talking about massive, massive tax cuts. [applause] tax cuts and reform. but i always mention tax cuts first because that's what people like to hear. we're now one huge step closer to delivering to the american people the historic tax relief as a giant present for christmas, remember, i said we're bringing christmas back? christmas is back. bigger and better than ever before. we're bringing christmas back. and we say it now with pride. let me just say to those here

against orrin hatch.the salt lake tribune is not going easy on him, orrin hatch. they're using lines that he used against them. back in 1996, in the race to push out moss, he said you should not fall in love with d.c. i'm sorry, 1976. he said you should not fall in love with d.c. if he runs again, it would be the longest amount of time that any senator has, any utah senator has stayed in washington. >> apparently, there are a lot of republicans who have been looking to run there quite some time and orrin hatch has said, just wait, just wait. this will be my last material. he had another great line. what do you call an 18-year senator? >> you call him home. >> that's what i was trying to say a second ago. >> that's exactly what the salt lake newspaper is trying to do. i think donald trump doesn't want mitt romney around. he is a competitor. he is a thoughtful person who was nearly elected president. and frankly makes a lot of republicans pine for someone normal. >> he's a republican who went after donald t

moments ago he was asked about senator orrin hatch and whether he is encouraging him to run for an eighth term in 2018. listen. >> mr. president, are you encouraging senator hatch to run for re-election? >> yes. >> dana: he was also asked about mitt romney and said that he is, quote, a good man. the president is scheduled to speak in about 30 minutes where he's expected to announce major reductions in the size of two national monuments. dan springer is covering this story for us. dan, i grew up out here in colorado and spent a lot of time in utah. how big of a deal is this out there? >> reporter: welsh then you know this is not only a big deal in utah, but across all of the western states, as the federal government is, by far, the biggest land owner. most of these federal monuments there. we are expecting president trump to say he's shrunk a monument by 83%. president obama created the monument against the wishes of the utah state legislature and the congressional delegation. trump is also expected to cut in half the grand stair case monument which was created by president clinton. these

that's because we'll say orrin hatch doesn't decide to run again. he hasn't made the decision, but that's what he decides to do, let's say. if that happens, president trump would lose one of his closest allies in the senate. but there's speculation mitt romney, mitt romney could run for hatch's seat in 2018. if romney runs, if he does, and if he wins, if he does, that could put one of the country's most prominent anti-trumpers in a position to complicate the president's agenda. remember, during the 2016 campaign, romney called donald trump a phony and a fraud. joining me now is somebody who remembers that, remembers the 2012 run as well, deputy press secretary and republican strategist ryan williams. so let me start with the question you're getting from a thousand reporters every day, is mitt romney going to run? what is the latest? >> i don't know myself, but i do think the governor has a desire to serve the public. he's done that over the course of his career as governor when. when he ran for president, he tried to serve the country in that respec

so john cornyn, the great chairman orrin hatch. great job, orrin. wow, orrin is is a special person. tim scott, incredible. he's going to say a few words. [ applause ] he's younger than i am. [ laughter ] i have it mostly memorized, but tim scott has been great. john thune. where's john? john. john. [ applause ] great job, john. rob portman, a real student of the tax world. rob, thank you very much. i want to thank -- i said hello to john cornyn. pat toomey. we rode together in pennsylvania, but, pat, where's pat? pat? great job. he knows his business. susan collins we want to thank. susan's around someplace. susan. thank you, susan. all friends. i mean, i look at these people. it's like we're -- warriors together. chrissy nome in the house and die an blaane black. our great speaker, paul ryan, and he is a great speaker. [ applause ] great job. kevin mccarthy. [ applause ] kevin -- what a job, kevin. we had fun. didn't we have a good time? steve scalise, he's braver than all of us. he's braver. where is he? [ applause ] ah, boy, i don't know. he had

so john cornyn, the great chairman orrin hatch. great job, orrin. orrin is a special person. scott who has been so incredible. he's going to say a few words. [applause] he's younger than i am. i have it mostly memorized. but tim scott has been great. john thune. where is june? john. great job, john. rob portman, a real student of the tax world. rob, thank you very much. [applause] i want to thank -- i said hello to john cornyn. pat toomey, where is pat? we road together in pennsylvania. great job. he knows his business. [applause] susan collins, we want to thank. susan is around someplace. thank you, susan. all friends -- i look at these people. it's like we're warriors together. christine ohm and diane black. our great speaker, paul ryan. he is a great speaker. [applause] great job. kevin mccarthy. kevin. what a job. we had fun. didn't we have a good time? steve scalise. he's braver than all of us. he's braver. [applause] oh, boy. i don't know. he had a rougher year than most of us. but it's a hell of a way to lose weight, steve. not a good way. we love you, steve. great job

orrin, say a few words, please. senator hatch: mr.dent, i have to say that you are living up to everything i thought you would. you are one heck of a leader and we are all benefiting from it. this bill couldn't have passed without you or without the alaskan delegation and leadership in the house and senate, paul ryan and mitch mcconnell, and the other leaders as well. all i can say is, we are making headway. this is just the beginning. you stop and think about it, this president hasn't even been in office for a year and look at all the things he has been able to get done. by sheer will, in many ways. i hope we get behind him every way we can and get this country turned around in ways that will benefit the whole world. but above all, benefit our own people and bring us to a realization of how really great america really is, and how the rest of the world depends on us. i love this country. i came from very humble roots. and i have to say that this is one of the great privileges of my life to stand here on the white house lawn with the p

i wrote met romney should take on orrin hatch.'t step away, he should run as an independent. you wait until an open seat. orrin hatch ran against an incumbent to serve three terms. there is no argument. tax reform is done, he served for four decades. the polling in the state is terrible for his reelection. people want him to pack it in. the idea that president trump and steve bannon are supporting other run by orrin hatch after promising to purge everyone of every republican establishment incumbent and bring in outsiders is the height of hypocrisy. senator hatch is now the swamp if he doesn't leave his seat. >> mike: there are reasons why the president of the united states is not particularly fond of mitt romney. let's take a listen. >> donald trump tells us he's very, very smart. i'm afraid when it comes to foreign policy, he is very, very not smart. donald trump says he admires vladimir putin. there is a dark irony in his boasts of his sexual exploits during the vietnam war. a business genius he is not. dishonesty is donald trum

you are a true fighter, orrin, i have to say. i've gotten to know him very well.o know a lot of people very well. you meet fighters and you meet people who were thought they were fighters, but they're not so good at fighting. he's a fighter. we hope you will continue to serve your state and the country and the senate for a very long time to come. [ applause ] >> i want to especially thank you for the tremendous work in ushering massive tax cuts and reform through the senate and we have a final step to go and i predict we'll be very successful and i'm talking about massive, massive tax cuts. tax cuts and reform, but i also mention tax cuts first because that's what people like to hear. we are now one huge step closer to delivering to the american people the historic tax relief as a giant present for christmas, remember, we said we're bringing christmas back? christmas is back. bigger and better than ever before. we're bringing christmas back and we say it now with pride. let me just say to those here today and all across the country, merry christmas to everybody. [

and then look right there, orrin hatch starts talking about how great roy moore is.hen this week you see orrin hatch, you know, over the top praising donald trump for the tax bill. so there is a lot going on there. and i think, you know, if i want to get conspiratorial here, the white house got orrin hatch to block president obama from that seat to keep him having a path to washington, to challenging donald trump. >> we saw steve bannon take some shots at mitt romney. didn't work out so well in alabama on that. symone sanders, you're going to love this question, because senior white house officials are telling cnn that president trump is eager to be front and center in next year's races. >> yay! >> do democrats relish that possibility? >> yes. please. bring it on. i worked a governor's race in 2014, jim, where you couldn't utter the words president obama or obamacare. it was toxic for midterm races. so this is going to be the same thing for donald trump. i want -- democrats want donald trump to bring it on on the campaign trail. because republicans are going to have

[applause] host: senator orrin hatch, the greatest presidency ever? your reaction? bill: george wilkins said last sunday he was the worst of 45 presidents. i thought it was embarrassing and a disgusting yesterday, it started with a cabinet meeting in the morning when they went around the table again. there is nothing donald trump brags more on than praise. you cannot praise him too much. he was sucking it up. mike pence, the worst of all, even worse than orrin hatch. what big shoulders he has. c-span just put out a montage of mike pence saying donald, the man with the big shoulders. then you get to this phony news conference on the south lawn and paul ryan, donald trump has blistered paul ryan, he has blistered mitch mcconnell, and although of them get up there and they showered praise on donald trump. paul ryan saying, this would not have happened without the exquisite presidential leadership of donald trump it at the same with orrin hatch. i think they have realized that the way to donald trump's heart is through his ego, not through his stomach or whatever, and t

mitt romney and/or r orrin hatc. would romney try to push him out.ould hatch try to fight him off. >> i think whether mitt romney runs in that, he's still going to speak out very vociferously against the president. utah is unique in that it's a red state and they went for trump in 2016. a third party candidate was picked. it's not trump country. >> that's right. it has to be the most anti-republican state. >> the last of the northeast moderate republicans -- >> you guys were talking about it in 2012. >> why would i? >> because my man obama was in the race. but he's the last of the rockefeller republicans. for the democrats, yeah, we work with mitt romney. the question is with the poll thing that voters don't want on it, there was a challenge on to primary. >> the polling out there for hatch, that's his poison so far. roundtable staying with us. we'll take a look at a trump sweep that hasn't necessarily aged well. you're watching "hardball." >>> president trump has made a point of saying the new republican tax bill he signed essentially does away with

he encouraged hatch to run for reelection. >> you are a true fighter, orrin.to say, i've gotten to know him very well. i've gotten to know a lot of people very well you. meet fighters, and you meet people who you thought were fighter, but they're not so good at fighting. he sea fighter. we hope you will continue to serve your state and your country in the senate for a very long time to come. [ applause ] >> senator hatch. he did not want or deserve or need the blessing of that man. anyway, the president's comments came amid new reporting from politico that says trump is going all out to get hatch to run. a push aimed in no small part at keeping the president's long time nemesis mitt romney out of the senate. well, that makes sense for trump. at least that's thoughtful. he wants to keep somebody away from him he is afraid of. we'll be right back. is this where you typically shop? is this where anyone typically shops? it's time to switch to the capital one venture card. with venture, you earn unlimited double miles on every purchase, everywhere, every day... not

look, orrin hatch is not a young man. his future is -- is secure. it's really a question everybody's looking at, is he going to continue on and run again. >> you also forgot to mention it was orrin hatch who is one of the fathers of the children's health insurance program in this country, c.h.i.p. hugh, dana, this is likely the last time we'll chat on television before next year so i wanted to take an opportunity, and i'll start with you, hugh, your biggest story of 2017, most important story of 2017, and the most, perhaps, underreported story of the year as well, hugh. >> i think they're connected, craig. the most important story is the defeat of isis in syria and iraq. this is an almost total defeat at this point. mosul has been liberated. it was a rampage. it was a destructive, it was a genocidal period of years for a number of communities, the christian communities in that period, and their liberation is long overdue and much welcome. the most underreported story is connected which is, with isis gone, we're seeing the alignment of the sunni arab

the chairman of the finance committee orrin hatch, his many years of service in the senate have brought the expertise and steady hand we needed to get this bill written out of committee and on to the floor. not only is orrin an expert at legislating but he also is a trusted friend, and i thank him for his many years of work to get us to this point. and to the chairman of the budget committee, mike enzi. there are few people around here who understand this complicated process better than chairman enzi and we're grateful to him as well. and the chair of the energy committee, lisa murkowski. this is an important moment for alaska and for american energy security. to the committee staffs, finance led by j. kozlo, energy and natural resources led by bryan hughes, and budget led by betsy mcdonnell. and of course the senate dean of the tax downs, mark braider. thank you, mark. there are a number of other members critical to the process. senators thune, portman, toomey, and scott took on the work in finance committee as we worked to unite our conference on a bill that everyone could support. i'

you are a true fighter, orrin. you meet fighters and you meet people you thought were fighters but they are not so good at fighting. he's a fighter. we hope you all continue to serve your state and country in the senate for a long time to come. i want to especially thank you for the tremendous work in ushering massive tax can you wants and reform through the senate. it just happened and we have final step to go. and i predict we'll be very successful. talking about massive tax cuts. it is tax cuts and reform. i always mention tax cuts first because that's what people like to hear. we are now one huge step closer to delivering to the american people the historic tax relief as a giant present for christmas. remember, we are bringing christmas back. krips ma christmas is back bigger and better than before. we're bringing christmas back. and we say it now with pride. let me just say to those here today and all across the country, merry christmas to everybody. [ cheers and applause ] and also happy holidays and a great

now people might not know that much about orrin hatch. he is a senior senator, not just from utah but the entire senate. i want to ask what you think it means about the broader fight within the republican party about companies being -- conservatives trying to pick off incumbents. there is pretty established paper. not just -- not just a fringe group. >> yeah. no. and look, i mean, i think that it's interesting what's happening. you have orrin hatch who in utah has been around for decades. pretty conservative. i mean, you know, it -- he's establishment but not a moderate or liberal like rockefeller republican. i think, look, even in utah there are liberal editors and editorials and so i wouldn't read too much into it. if you look at the polling out there -- >> they endorsed him out there. >> yeah. most utahans want him to leave. they probably want to replace him with mitt romney, another sort of moderate republican. it's unique -- >> as the utah girl, i'm from utah. i have covered orrin hatch since 2001. i've known him for a while and his

. >> orrin hatch, great job!in is a special person. [ applause ] >> tim scott has been incredible. he is going to say a few words. [ applause ] >> where's tim? where's tim? [ applause ] >> i have it mostly memorized but -- [ laughter ] >> but tim scott has been great. john -- >> over here. >> john. great job, john. rob portman, a real student of the tax world. rob, thank you very much. [ applause ] >> i want to thank dish said hello to john cornyn. pat toomey, he has been -- we rode together in pennsylvania. but pat, where's pat? pat? [ applause ] >> great job. he knows his business. susan collins, we want to thank. susan is around someplace. susan. thank you, susan. all friends -- i mean, i look at these people. it's like we're warriors together. christie nome and diane black our great speaker paul ryan, and he is a great speaker. >> hey! [ applause and cheers ] >> great job. kevin mccarthy. [ applause and cheers ] >> kevin. >> what a job, kevin. we had fun, did we have a good time? >> yes. >> steve scalise. he

then you see orrin hatch going up there. what happened to orrin hatch?guy is up there saying this donald trump presidency could be the best presidency in the world? >> yes. clearly, everybody knows that donald trump has a kim jong-un level of flattery that he needs and they're happy to deliver it. and they're basically willing to leave their dignity and their independence at the door. and to me, that's like maybe the least of the offenses they've committed. they're averting their gaze from his attempts to obstruct justice. bad-mouthing mueller. his refusal to come to grim that's russia has attacked us. are they refuse to come to grips with his unwillingness to condemn white nationalists. his embrace of an accused child molester for the senate. all of this, i could not possibly swallow this and they're swallowing it. i think that's deeply unfortunate for they will and the republican party and for the country. we really need a center right party what we have is a cult of trump. >> a cult of trump. and a long way from a reluctant vote to principled oppositi

[applause] the speaker: i thank mitch mcconnell and these two chairmen, orrin hatch and kevin brady. thanks for your leadership on this. [applause] the speaker: it is really simple. the message to the hard-working message to the american taxpayer is your relief is on its way. the message to the families who have been struggling paycheck to paycheck, your paychecks are going up. this is the kind of relief that americans deserve. this is the kind of tax reform and tax cuts that gets our economy growing to reach its potential. this gets us better wages, bigger paychecks, a simpler tax system. this gets the american economy competitive in the global economy. this is one of the most important things we could do for all of the people we represent. this is the -- generational. and we are so excited that we are going to launch next year this fantastic tax reform so that the american people can see how we can truly reach our economic growth and our economic potential and if it weren't for all the leadership of the men and women up here this would not have been made impossible. i thank the ame

i want to ask orrin hatch, a special friend of mine.eone who spoke really well of me when it wasn't exactly the easiest thing to do. he was just always in there, always fighting for all of us and did a fantastic job for all of us. orin, say a few words, please. senator hatch: mr. president, i have to say you are link up to everything i thought you would. you are one of a leader and all benefiting from it. this bill couldn't have passed without you or the delegation from alaska and the house and the senate, paul ryan and mitch mcconnell and the other leaders as well. we are making headway. this is just the beginning. if you think about it, this president hasn't even been in office for a year and look at all the things he has been able to get done. i hope we get behind him every way we can and get this country turned around in ways that will benefit the whole world and our people and bring us to a realization of how really great america is and the rest of the world depends on us. i love this country. i came from very humble roots. and i h

. >> and orrin hatch, a proud conservative. life styles that could not have been more different, but a close relationship and the children health insurance, provides health insurance for 9 million children wouldn't exist if it wasn't for that relationship. it tells you about the tribal nature of the politics now and radical change that that children's health insurance program is almost two months without being funded and we have 9 million children left vulnerable as a consequence. and the chairman of the committee responsible for it is orrin hatch, who has instead decided to push through a tax bill that provides great benefits for owners of private jets, while taking away the scholarship tax-free status for graduate students. so, even those people who were problem solvers are not anymore, but we had it back then and that began to change and frankly, it began to change with newt gingrich. and when newt came into congress, and i met him right after he arrived, after the 1978 election and met him in january of 1979 and tom and i,

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made a request of orrin hatch and he assured the on ic this was not done corker's behalf, it was not a giveaway to the commercial real to bring corker on board, corker wanted to clear the air. go, alex boltonu tis big tax vote day, we are ust days away from potential government shutdown. can you take us through the -- st on negotiations emocrats aren't going to agree to a year-long defense bill, it cr stopgap, in the senate, they pull defense add ng out and probably something else, susan collin ecessary return for the tax bill and that is murray alexander legislation to shore individual transform to subsidize insurance companies and sent be attached back to the house and i think rubber stamp it -- up t: the house will take later this week today's business is final tax reform bill. house at up today and likely pass it, as you heard from alexander bolton and goes this afternoon. they will gavel in at 10 a.m. eastern here on c-span, more reform efforts from today's "washington journal." nate on tax reform, we joined with tw host: and as congress prepares to hold final votes in the house

. >> dana: let me read to you what orrin hatch wrote in response to this. he said i'd be more than happy to sit down with mr. bannon and help him understand more about the mormon church at his convenience. i have a copy of the book with his name on it. what was that all about? >> you have to have a lot of brass to be donald trump's top strategist and be knocking anybody for draft dodging. that's like first of all, whoa. but bannon is the business of whoa. that is his stock and trade, his shocking and causing people afront and take advantage for the advancement of him and his own brand. but, when you get into invoking mormonism in alabama. >> dana: there was a school of thought that believed in the 2012 election, that there were some that did not come out to vote for romney pwaoufz his mormonism. >> totally. totally. of course, for many american, for a lot of baptists back in the day, they wouldn't have voted for a catholic, let alone an mormon. invoking romney's mormonism, there's identity politics, dog whistles and then there's this. this is like the next

orrin hatch has not indicated one way or the other he is going president says he prefer hatch remain. to trish regan. trish: hey, neil, thanks so much. stocks are soaring up nearly 200 points on hopes tax reform will get done on relief that abc's brian ross report on michael flynn was wrong, as don't forget we suggested might be on friday. president trump blasting the false report which tanked the markets on friday. we'll get more reaction from the president when he speaks at the utah state capitol this hour. we'll take you there live as soon as that begins. i'm trish regan. welcome, everyone, to "the intelligence report." this is very busy day. if you watched the show on friday i warned you be, very, very cautious about brian ross's reporting at abc. take a look. again the timing is somewhat suspect on all of this, was it during his candidacy or was it when he was president-elect? now we know the whole report was very suspect. we know the president instructed with russia while he was president-elect. like we said on friday that is no big deal. don't you want your president-elect maki

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orrin hatch with him, ryan zinke and we'll continue to watch this. in the meantime, back in washington, d.c., he has gotten away with what has been a storm of controversy over the last 24 hours or so. president trump's attorney today saying the president did not obstruct justice. but even if he did, the attorney claims, the president is allowed to do that. it's convoluted at the very least and stems from a tweet sent saturday by president trump which gives the appearance that trump knew back in january that mike flynn had lied to the fbi. if true, that would mean president trump knew flynn lied before he spoke to then-fbi director james comey about the flynn investigation. and you'll recall, according to comey, he asked him to, quote, let it go. nbc news tried to get trump to clarify the situation. we had a chance to ask some questions to him as he was getting on marine one, headed to air force one, headed to utah but those questions went largely unanswered. take a listen from earlier today. >> mr. president, when can you find out mike flynn lied to

orrin hatch said i love you, mr. president.> and what's so cynical about that is we both know that orrin hatch doesn't feel that way. >> how do we know that? after watching that. >> because i believe he has figured out as so many others that if you pander, if you curry favor with trump you get what you want. >> if you're robert mueller, yammish, and you're thinking about -- is the congress going to back me up if i indict this president come 2019 or end of next year, if i come out with strong evidence and a strong piece of indictment that this guy did obstruct justice, will that crowd impeach? >> i think that if you're robert mueller you're looking at mike pence and saying this is someone who's quiet but ready to take the leadership. the same praise -- >> i'm sorry. let's take a middle step there. 2/3 vote in the u.s. senate to remove trump. >> so if you're robert mueller i think you're looking at mike pence and realizing that yeah, this is some praise, this is some showmanship but all of these people would turn on him because a

the chairman of the finance committee senator orrin hatch. senator hatch says, i have a rough time wanting to spend billions and billions of dollars to help people who won't help themselves, won't lift a finger and expect the federal government to do everything. is that shocking? shame. shame. how dare they? how dare republicans say that about hardworking americans. in contrast, the national conference of catholic bishops have said this proposal appears to be the first federal income taxes modification in history that will raise income taxes on the working poor while simultaneously providing a large tax cut to the wealthy. they go on to say this is simply unconscionab unconscionable. this republican bill is not tax reform. this the worst bill to ever come to the floor of the house. with stiff competition for some of the things they have tried to do. the worst bill in history. the number of people it affects, the amount of money, it sucks up to the higher income and impact on our future deficits. it's disgusting smash-and-grab. it's an all-out

it's with ohio senator sharrod brown and orrin hatch. orrin hatch kicks butt. take a look. >> i come from the poor people, and i've been here working my whole stinkin' career for people that don't have a chance. and i really recent anybody saying that i'm just doing this for the rich. give me a break. i think you guys overplay that all the time and it gets old. frankly you ought to quit it. >> neil: i remember that. >> people say -- it was awesome. people said that hatch, he's been around for a long time. in our testing, we went to cleveland, ohio to do this. they didn't like what sherrod brown had to say and loved what orrin hatch had to say. >> neil: so bottom line, when it comes to espousing a tax cut for the rich, obviously the proof is in the pudding. but how do you keep pushing that its pudding for everybody? >> one fact, neil, if your typical family of four making $55,000, you won't pay a dime, not a dime in federal income tax. if people know that, they know the tax cut is good for them and they know the tax cut is good for america. >> neil: well-side. t

senator orrin hatch of utah received a christmas day surprise on monday when he was named utahn of ther by his home state paper. what the senator may are not have immediately realized is that "the salt lake tribune" named them utahn of the year because of his role in passing the tax bill and his utter lack of integrity that rises from his unquenchable thirst for power. even steve mnuchin is feeling the backlash. on saturday morning someone left him a gift outside his home. a large box of manure wrapped in christmas paper. it's still early, but this new gilded age under donald trump and his fellow republican blue buds is not exactly having the glorious effect republicans hoped it would. in fact, even results of the tax bill that seemed positive at the outset like at&t's announcement that after the tax bill passed that it was giving bonuses to 200,000 workers have failed to stay sunny for long. it turns out at&t also plans to lay off over a thousand workers early next year. meanwhile, democrats are wringing their hands with glee at the growing number of opportunities to capitalize on tax

and i want to thank the two chairman orrin hatch and kevin brady ch brady. thank you so much for your leadership on this [ applause ] " it is really simple the message to hard working people of america, it is on the way. the message to the families of america struggling your tax rates are going down and paychecks are going up. this is the kind of relief that americans deserve. this is the kind of tax reform and tax cuts that get our economy growing to reach its potential. this gets us better wages, bigger paychecks, a simpler tax system. this gets the american economy competitive in the global economy. this is it one of the most important things we could do for all of the people we represent. this is generational. and we are so excited that we are going to launch next year this fantastic tax reform so that the american people can see how we can truly reach our economic growth and economic potential. and if it weren't for all the leadership of the men and women up here this wouldn't have made been made possible. but i want to thank the american people for put

president trump was singing his praises today for orrin hatch to stay.a replacement or someone that could run for that seat, probably win it. how would you feel about that? >> first off, i've had great affection for chairman hatch. he's my chairman on the finance committee and getting this tax reform bill through senate. that's a decision that is up to him. i'm a big fan of mitt romney. i campaigned for him in 2012. if there's some role for him, love to help out. that's going to have to be sorted out by senator hatch and others interested in this race. my guess is right now, senator hatch is planning to run for election. >> neil: we'll watch closely. you've seen to have overcome losing all the accountants in this country. i joke. thanks, senator. >> thank you. >> neil: dow up 58 1/2 points on all of this. we'll have more after this. are you seeing this? the kohler walk-in bath comes with fully adjustable hydrotherapy jets and our exclusive bubblemassage. everything is installed in as little as a day by a kohler-certified installer. and it's made by kohle

he's been looking forward to meeting orrin hatch ever since. >> shepard: thanks, dan. i said mitt romney was the governor of utah. he was the governor of massachusetts. i apologize. remember when top congressional democrats cancelled their went n twitter? looks like everybody is all made up now. with just a few days left to avoid a government show down, might a meeting with these two fix everything? yo, check it out dawg. that was just a'ight for me. i mean, you got the walk. you got the stance.. but i wasn't really feeling it. you know what, i'm not buying this. you gotta come a little harder dawg. you gotta figure it out. shaky on the walk, carriage was off. randy jackson judging a dog show. i don't know dawg. surprising. what's not surprising? how much money lisa saved by switching to geico. wow! performance of the night. fifteen minutes could save you >> shepard: democratic leaders are set to meet with president trump on thursday after they cancelled a meeting with him last week. chuck schumer and nancy pelosi have accepted an invitation to the white house. in a jo

vote there, orrin? >> reporter: well, 128 voting against the united states, the palestinians see it as a success. in speaking to the palestinian representative to the united states, he says it's a rejection of unilateralism, moves done by only one country and a sweeping acceptance of international law and a global approach to the israeli and palestinian conflict, and strangely enough this is a situation where even israel is celebrating the results of the vote to an extent, 35 abstentions. both sides claiming a measure of success, and yet, as you pointed out, this is largely symbolic because it's a nonbinding resolution and doesn't affect anything on the ground here and certainly doesn't change president trump's recognition as the capital of israel. >> thank you for that live from jerusalem this morning. >>> a ethics lawsuit dismissed against trump. they claim mr. trump's business interests. the crew calls the ruling a setback and vows to appeal. >>> mike pence is now the highest ranking trump administra

the best title orrin hatch or ."s ever had is "mobbed >> definitely the best title i think it anybody can have. pelosi foreader inviting the little lobbyists here today on behalf of children with complex medical needs. we are all happy to be here for the social justice boyars. my muppets have been on television at home nonstop. i think another reason simon loves the movie so much is because he identifies with the character of tiny tim. it is easy to see the resemblance. like him, some of this week and kind. he loves christmas. even since fight a fireplace and things sometimes. identify timmy's sickness but i think he might have at cerebral palsy. simon. had him as often as i can come as tight as i can because like the cratchit's, we do not know how long we will have simon with is due to a rare disease we do not understand. i find is strikingly easy to draw another big analogy between a christmas carol, the muppet version included, and what is happening in our lives right now. in the story, the miserly ebenezer scroog

paul ryan, orrin hatch said it. all of them. away for all the conversations we've had over the course of the year about the republican civil war, end of the day, end of the year, a united front with exceptions standing there with the president on an issue that matters to all of them. bob corker there. dean heller behind lihim. tax cuts they go home with and feeling good about it. >> the idea tackle spending. non-discretionary spending. >> meaning entitlements are out the door? >> they have to be on the table. there's no room for democrats to move on this and they don't have incentive to move on this. donald trump's utility is diminishing rapidly getting into 2018. a tough year for republicans and they're now going to look at something extremely unpopular. pushed all the dessert forward and have to eat their peas. i don't think anybody is interested in that. yes. donald trump stops being an asset and starts being a liability right away. orrin hatch. very confusing. utah is not a very pro-trump state. he's under pressure to resign

what utah's largest paper really thinks of orrin hatch is thing two in 60 seconds. in jellyfish.n clinical trials, prevagen has been shown to improve short-term memory. prevagen. the name to remember. when it comes to travel, i sweat the details. late checkout... ...down-alternative pillows... ...and of course, price. tripadvisor helps you book a... ...hotel without breaking a sweat. because we now instantly... ...search over 200 booking sites ...to find you the lowest price... ...on the hotel you want. don't sweat your booking. tripadvisor. the latest reviews. the lowest prices. >>> utah senator orrin hatch tweeted out yesterday, grateful for this great christmas honor from the salt lake tribune, which named him utahn of the year. today, hatch's spokesperson is apparently doing damage control, claiming the tweet was tongue in cheek, that's because the so-called honor doesn't stretch beyond the headline, as the tribune editorial board made clear, the recipient is whoever has had the biggest impact for good or for ill. the paper blasts hatch's part in the dramatic dismantling of t

senator orrin hatch said trump had no choice to endorse moore. many of the things he allegedly did were decades of ago. anyway, the strategy for the moore campaign, deny any wrongdoing, attack the establishment and the mainstream media and focal on social issues, especially abortion. listen to how moore's spokeswoman began her interview on cnn today with a pregnant anchor woman. >> it is nice to have you on. thank you for joining us. and let me get right to it. >> and congratulations on your unborn child. that's the reason why i came down as a volunteer to speak to judge roy moore, because he'll stand for rights for babies like yours in the womb, where his opponent supports killing them. >> he says, however, he backs alabama's law that restricts late term abortions with exceptions to the woman's health. a former advisor to senator rand paul's campaign. i don't want where to start with you two because you're both pretty good on this thing. so why don't i start with elise. republicans don't fall in love, they fall in line. it looks like they're not