toomey: sure. mr. merkley: is this hillsdale college the same one sued for discrimination in the 1980's? mr. toomey: i don't know the history of the litigation. mr. merkley: i know you introduced this provision so i assume you probably researched it some. isn't the reason that this college has not taken federal funds is because they were sued for discrimination? mr. toomey: so, mr. president, this is not my understanding. i do understand that my colleagues on the far left do not have a fond opinion of hillsdale, but i do. i actually think it's a wonderful institution. and i commend them for their choice, as other colleges, of foregoing taxpayer money that they could be taking. the burden they could be imposing on taxpayers. but they choose not to. and i think any college in that category, whether it's hillsdale or any other college, ought not to have to pay the tax on the endowment. mr. merkley: your colleagues on the left don't have a fond opinion of this particular college, but my point is we don't h

toomey: sure. mr. merkley: is this hillsdale college the same one sued for discrimination in the 1980's? mr. toomey: i don't know the history of the litigation. mr. merkley: i know you introduced this provision so i assume you probably researched it some. isn't the reason that this college has not taken federal funds is because they were sued for discrimination? mr. toomey: so, mr. president, this is not my understanding. i do understand that my colleagues on the far left do not have a fond opinion of hillsdale, but i do. i actually think it's a wonderful institution. and i commend them for their choice, as other colleges, of foregoing taxpayer money that they could be taking. the burden they could be imposing on taxpayers. but they choose not to. and i think any college in that category, whether it's hillsdale or any other college, ought not to have to pay the tax on the endowment. mr. merkley: your colleagues on the left don't have a fond opinion of this particular college, but my point is we don't h

what would you, candidate toomey say to senator toomey? >> say the same thing i'm saying right now, chuck. that is a terribly badly flawed analogy. look, this is not this disastrous health care bill that mandates that americans buy a product that they don't want at a price they can't afford. it's nothing of the sort. it's tax relief. it is moving the tax burden. >> why is this bill unpopular? >> let's be clear. my democratic colleagues have done a great job mischaracterizing this. listen to the comments as recently as yesterday claiming, insisting, this is somehow a middle class tax increase. yet in the senate, on the senate floor, i'm sorry, one of them offered an amendment as it applies to low and mcincoiddle income, make it permanent. no. every single one voted for it. they've mischaracterized it. the proof is clear. early next year people's withholdings will go home, take-home pay go up and when they see that happen it's going to make very clear how beneficial this is. >> there's a couple of senators, one is threatening a no vote. marc

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toomey says he'll soon be on his way back to d.c. to work on merging the senate plan with the different plan passed by the u.s. house. once the plans are merged that version will have to pass both houses again. senator toomey says the bill will put more money back in the pockets of the middle class. >> it definitely lowers the tax burden on low-income and middle-income working families. that is an unambiguous fact. the vast overwhelming majority virtually all low and middle-income families will owe less tax money to the federal government when this becomes law. >> reporter: democratic critics say that under the bill two-thirds of the middle class would face a tax increase by 2027. toomey says he hopes the final bill will be passed and signed by the president by the end of this year. >> now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> it's going to be a nice the afternoon to head down to the blue cross river rink at penn's landing. retty much gone and it'd december day out there. as we take a live look right now at that rink. nbc 10 first aler

toomey was a contributor to one of the late changes to that. the senate voted to strike the amendment. toomey will explain what's next at the u.s. customs house at 11:00 a.m. if the legislation passes, it would bring the first overhaul of the u.s. tax code in 31 years. it would slash the corporate tax rate, offer more modest cuts for families and individuals, and eliminate several popular deductions. the bill also repeals the individual mandate, a key part of former president barack obama's health care law. plus, the tax credits that help low-income americans pay for insurance. republicans say they will have a bill on president trump's desk by the end of the year. >>> vermont senator bernie sanders says the tax code is rigged in favor of the rich. he was in berks county yesterday looking for support against the republican tax plan. sanders spoke to a packed house inside the performing arts center in reading. he talked about what he calls a level of dishonesty coming from the white house. sanders says the tax reform bill could lead to losing job

senator pat toomey in what could be the home stretch of a tax bill republicans have now gotten through both houses of congress. democrats have criticized the process and the outcome but toomey calls it a tremendous legislative accomplishment. >> virtually all low and middle income taxpayers are going to see a net tax cut. >> reporter: the pennsylvania senator played a key role in the bill which now has to be fused with the house bill. differences include when the corporate tax rate stops and whether you can deduct medical expenses. toomey says all of the differences can be resolved. >> the big tools to achieve the goals are the same. >> reporter: what comes next in washington, though, is also under watch where attorney pam wall is worried about what it will cost. >> our concern is whenç it com time to pay for that, congress is going to make massive cuts to medicaid and medicare, primarily. >> reporter: she's concerned once the tax bill is wrapped up, programs that clients count on could get scrutiny. >> i think the scope of the bill is going to create such a huge deficit that we have

toomey: hi, i am dan toomey. a guest curator at the railroad museum. this is the largest civil war railroad exhibit ever presented. it coincides with the american civil war sesquicentennial. anduns for five years changes each year to address that your of the war. interesting aspect of our exhibit is the fact that we are one location that many of the events took place in these exact area. we have the very equipment used by the railroad in the civil war. we present a bottom up history of the b&o railroad. we present the technologies and the people involved guarding, destroying, building, and operating the railroad during the civil war years. this would be an entire area of activity. there were paint shops, carpentry shops, car shops. they were casting the rail. there were machine shops. they were building bridge parts. continuously loading things on trains. as the confederates would damage a section of track, or blow up a bridge, the repair crews would go out, pull out the damage, load it on a car and recycle it. i firmly believe that at the outbreak of

i talked to senator toomey about the estate tax. i think that will stay.ate will prevail on that. the mortgage interest deduction also in play, the house bill reduces that to a half million dollars from a million. the senate does not. who is going to prevail there? >> well, i think that's the other really big one. you heard kevin mccarthy, one of the leaders in the house come out and say that that was something that was very important. the senate bill leaves the mortgage interest deduction capped at a million, which is what it is in existing law. so now you have that entire constituency definitely prodded by special interests, you know, like the realtors, pushing to keep it. but that's also an expensive provision, and what we're coming up against here, paul, is with everybody coming back to the table, there isn't a lot of place to drum up revenue. and the big risk here is that you do end up slipping on that corporate rate, going back to 22%, and then you're in the same situation. handouts here and there, a messy tax code, and not the growth that you need.

toomey: hi. i'm dan toomey, guest curator at the baltimore railroad museum, and this is "the war came by train" exhibit. this exhibit is the largest civil war railroad exhibit ever presented. it coincides with the american civil war sesquicentennial. it runs for five years, and changes each year to address that year of the war. the interesting aspect of the exhibit is the fact that we are on location, that many of the events that took place with the b & o railroad were in this exact area. we have the very equipment used by the railroad during the civil war, and we present a bottom up history of the railroad during the civil war by presenting the technologies and the people that were involved with riding, guarding, destroying, building, and operating the railroad during the civil war years. this would be an entire area of activity. there were paint shops. there were carpentry shops, car shops. they were casting of rail. there were machine shops. they were building bridge parts, rails, continuously

toomey: thank you. i will be brief. let me respond briefly to my colleague from my state of pennsylvania. our bill increases the child tax credit. our bill lowers the tax burden on every category of income earners, including working families, middle-income families, every category. as my colleague from colorado demonstrated kindly, he showed in the chart, that the biggest proportional savings go to the lower-income families, and the pro-growth policy is going to create more job opportunities and higher wages. so let's see. more money in child tax credit, less taxes owed on the part of families, and more job opportunities and higher wages. i think it's a pretty safe bet that is good for kids. i think it is a pretty safe bet that when families make more money it's good for the kids. i think most of my constituents would probably agree with that. we heard folks on the other side suggest that we are not cutting taxes on the middle class. we have enough areas where we disagree without making things up. they like to redistrib

toomey: hi, i am dan toomey. a guest curator at the railroad museum. this is the largest civil war railroad

toomey: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from pennsylvania. mr. toomey: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that there now be 30 minutes equally divided for debate only with no amendments or motions in order and with the majority leader being recognized at the conclusion of that time. mr. wyden: mr. president? the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. mr. wyden: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from oregon. mr. wyden: we're going to have several of our colleagues on our side take five minutes each and we're going to start with senator sanders. mr. sanders: mr. president, as i think about what's going on here today, i think this is in many ways a historic day, a day that historians will look back on december 1, 2007. and they will conclude that today is a day of one of the great robberies act of criminal activities if you like in the modern history of this country because the federal treasury is being looted tonight. as we speak, there are lobbyists all over capitol hill writing down in handwriting amendments to this bil

now where are we >> scott, we've heard this multiple senators, including senator toomey, want to see this removed from the senate tax plan but it's unclear exactly how the effort will crystallize. how do you get to we want to see it removed, bad for individual investors to actually getting to the point where the text is removed from the current plan. you mentioned the house letter that we reported on last week. 41 house republicans signed a letter sent to leadership last week and reached out to original sources on that saying that group has not heard because and that's likely base aids estimate that leader ship has somewhere in the realm of 100 letters from the house alone on this various issues companies who have employee stock purchase plans like ups, fedex, home depot are also opposed to to this provision because they worry about its adverse impact on when employees actually get to sell their stock and how that affects what they eventually take home ups' spokesperson for the company says while they are opposed to provision they think it could be adjusted they don't think that that

i talked to senator toomey about the estate tax. i think that will stay.e will prevail on that. the mortgage interest deduction also in play, the house bill reduces that to a half million dollars from a million. the senate does not. who is going to prevail there? >> well, i think that's the other really big one. you heard kevin mccarthy, one of the leaders in the house come out and say that that was something that was very important. the senate bill leaves the mortgage interest deduction capped at a million, which is what it is in existing law. so now you have that entire constituency definitely prodded by special interests, you know, like the realtors, pushing to keep it. but that's also an expensive provision, and what we're coming up against here, paul, is with everybody coming back to the table, there isn't a lot of place to drum up revenue. and the big risk here is that you do end up slipping on that corporate rate, going back to 22%, and then you're in the same situation. handouts here and there, a messy tax code, and not the growth that you need. >>

so it was named after joe pat toomey who is a republican. that failed. that was really the woon main piece of gun control in congress. nothing has passed in the five years since sandy of pressuring lawmakers volunteers including groups moms demand. are running for offices themselves. they won legislation towers in city councils. fourteen plan to run next year, including for seats in congress. i i apologize for a second there because i spent sometime in newtown and regard less of the political divide there because there was a lot of it, it's terribly sad and it's tough to believe still at this point. there are people out there who say that never happened, who claim that there was some sort of hokes involved with it. >> let's talk about russia, reuks president vladimir putin coming to president trump's defense. this is a big deal. they do this annual put in press conference, 1600 journalists there. the pressor lasted four hours and one of the reporters and attendants asked vad to evaluate the work of president trump. while there was he also praised the us

. >>> pennsylvania senate pat toomey received a shout out from the president today. he played a key role in drafting the details of the tax bill before the historic vote. >> pat toomey, he has been -- we rode together in pennsylvania. but pat, where is pat? pat? great job. he knows his business. >> the senator said the tax cuts will lead to more business investment. >> to invest in new equipment, new machinery, new vehicles, the kinds of things that allow workers to become more productive, to earn more income and have a higher standard of living. >> the senator believes it will lead to a stronger economy. >>> stay tuned for "nbc nightly news" coming up at 6:30 after this news cast. they'll break down what's actually in the tax bill and look ahead to the next battles for congress. >>> police continue to look for a pair of men in a green minivan who tried to abduct children walking in the 900-block of devereaux avenue this morning. a group of children between 6 and 10 years old were walking when they encountered one of the men who was outside the minivan with the hatch

toomey is a member of the senate finance committee he helped craft this bill.ublicans spoke outside his old city red philadelphia office this morning saying the bill would benefit virtually all lower and middle income families he touted the component that doubles the standard deduct for the first $24,000 of earned income while lowering the corp. tax rate. >> i think we take what is today maybe the worst business tax code in the world and we turn it into one of the best. so what's the net effect of all of this? >> on the individual side, individuals and families are going to oh less tax money to the federal government. >> so the senate and house will now have to come together on their separate bills and sent one to trauma's desk. it's holiday season, of course. but some employees are feeling less than cheery about the series of high profile workplace sex scandals taken over the headline number of company companies serving alcohol down about 20% this year so says a chicago consulting survey that keeps track of all of this. the survey cites the economy as reason f

pat toomey is explaining what will happen after the tax overhaul.e was a contributor to one of the late changes to the bill. he attempted to add an excise tax exemption for hillsdale college in michigan. however, the senate voted to strike that amendment. toomey will be discussing what's next with theable in at the u.s. -- the senate bill at the u.s. customs house at 11:00 a.m. if the legislation passes, it would bring the first overhaul of the u.s. tax code in 31 years. it would slash the corporate tax rate, offer more modest cuts for families and individuals, and eliminate several popular deductions. the bill also repeals the individual mandate for health care, plus the tax credits that help low-income americans pay for insurance. >>> i'm meteorologist bill henley. a cold start. and we're watching for fog. no fog now in the city. some thick fog in other neighborhoods this morning. 36 and falling in philadelphia. we'll see fog and 36 degrees at 8:00. then the snipe takes over. warming nieflg into the low 50s this afternoon. fog in the suburbs, pock

. >>> and nbc10 spoke to pat toomey yesterday. the pennsylvania republican played a key role in the senate's tax bill. toomey called the passage a tremendous legislative accomplishment. >> virtually all low and middle income taxpayers will see a net tax cut. >> i think the scope of the bill that they pass sudden going to create such -- passed is going to create such a huge deficit that we have an enormous problem on our hands. >> a joint government report of taxation says the senate bill would hike the national debt by trillions. >>> an update on the stabbing in philadelphia that we brought you as breaking news yesterday. savannah farrow faces charges that she murdered the 65-year-old man. police found his body in the upstairs bedroom of his home on johnston street yesterday. farrow is in jail without bail. >>> follow being the deaths of two -- following the deaths two of students, temple university is telling students to watch out for others and seek help if needed. two students died, one found unresponsive in the library. the me

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'll never forget the time and energy they put into this effort and i can't thank them enough. my staff calls them the core four on tax reform. i'd also like to extend my gratitude to the senate parliamentarians who work long hours and weekends with republicans and democrats alike to apply the rules of the senate in a fair and unbiased manner. the floor staff, door keepers, those working for the sar jentsz at arms -- sergeant at arms, secretary of the senate, architect of the capitol, those behind the scenes that provide essential support for the senate whenever we're in session. you are the reason this institution functions so well no matter the challenges before us. we appreciate your commitment and your service. to the members of the united states scapt police who stand -- capital police who stand constant guard and protect the members and staff and millions of visitors who travel here. we're always grateful for your service. wi

toomey will be discussing what's next for the senate bill at the u.s. customs house in philadelphia later this morning. if the legislation passes, it would slash the corporate tax rate, offer more modest cuts for families and individuals, and eliminate several pop lab seductions. it -- popular reductions. repeals the mandate for health care and tax credits that help low-income americans pay for insurance. >>> vermont senator bernie sanders says the tax code is rigged in favor of the rich. he was in berks county yesterday looking for support against the republican tax plan. sanders spoke to a packed house inside the performing arts center in reading. the senator says the tax reform bill could lead to losing jobs in pennsylvania. >> by the way, in a manufacturing state like pennsylvania, you should know that by lowering taxes for companies that invest abroad, it will make it easier for los angeles corporations to shut down -- for large corporations to shut down in america for workers to move to china, mexico, and elsewhere. >> yesterday's rally was the fi

i talked to pat toomey about this yesterday.e still feels very confident about it, and he's been a leader on this issue. he's the guy just last week in the senate corralled a couple senators who were sort of getting away, and he brought them back into the fold. so, i think we're gonna do it because of what sam said. we have to do it as republicans. we're not doing the messaging quite right. this is a real boon for the middle class. that's where the lion share of the individual tax cuts are gonna happen. it's not skewed towards the rich. as a matter of fact, suburban voters might see -- you know, wealthier suburban voters who are professional might see a little tax increase 'cause of the salt. but lower rates, simplifying, and gearing it toward the middle class and corporations seems to be the way to go to get the economy going, and we have to do it. >> got about 20 seconds. ajay? >> you know, i think this is an extremely cruel bill. last year, when bernie sanders said we're gonna have free education and healthcare for all, i rem

senator pat toomey.re upset about a number of things including it opening alaska arctic national wildlife refuge. this has been a decade's long debate a vast wilderness and it would be open to oil drilling gets rid of the obamacare individual mandate making it volunteer. >> short list of candidates for times 2017 person of the year was announced today. some of the candidates include amazon ceo jeff, wouldn't woman director patti jenkins the leader of north korea kim jong-un. former 49ers colin kaepernick, robert mueller and president donald trump. not a person must a movement. me too movement to combat sexual harass. police are looking for the person who ran over a man killing him in croydon pennsylvania earlier bristol township police say a 46-year-old man was hit by a car on the 2900 block of state road just after 7:00 this morning. medics rushed him to hospital where he later died. initial calls say the car went into the woods after hitting the guy. officers searched the woods but never found the driv

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a statement by steve kelly says senator toomey believes every person has a right to protest providedg so peacefully, the tax reform bill approved by the senate for the tax burden for middle and working-class families. they were there all weekend im wondering -- >> with the response was going to be. thanks a lot. it is 27 minutes after the hour, sanctuary city of aurora, the kate steinle case reminding us how dangerous these are, we debated next. >> remember when love our ball refused to think the president forgetting his son out of china for shoplifting. >> there are other matters for the president to deal with. let me deal with my son and let him do what he is doing. >> he made another stunning move, we have that coming up. rob: in a warning about isis. top us officials say the terror group has retreated from major cities in iraq and syria, regrouping and remote desert in the middle of nowhere, militants plan to carry out, quote, spectacular attacks on civilians. isis inspiring mass casualty attacks. and a terrifying site for airline crewmembers who say they saw north korea's latest

pat toomey, likewise. -- john thune,e likewise. the whole senate and when i say the whole senate, unfortunate, the republicans in the senate. democrats don't like tax cuts. raise youro taxes and they want to spend money foolishly on things we don't need in many cases. we are cutting taxes here and we are taking care of our military. we are taking care of our people. a really goodng job. these folks have been so fantastic that i had to call them out. and plenty of others. republicans in the house and republicans in the senate have been incredible. this is what we have got. we had it here and it was all set to go as soon as i got back from christmas where we were going to be working in florida, i'll be working very hard during christmas. worthe many things talking about including north korea, including a lot of things happening in the middle east. made tremendous strides, obviously, in syria, with isis area, we've taken back virtually all of the caliphate, all of the land, same thing with iraq. we are making tremendous sly -- tremend

tried to dedicate my time in public service to try to find common ground, see senator cornyn, senator toomey, both of whom i have talked with about bipartisan tax reform, again and again, when, the chairman, who i very much enjoy working with in this tax bill is really been and a anomaly. it has been so different than everything else, it is important that the public knows that when there is discussion about working together, the majority leader put that prospect off the table. it was ruled out. not going to happen. this was going to be a partisan bill. this would p be just the opposie of what democrats and ronald reagan's have wanted, and that is why 17 moderate democrats earlier this week made one more plea, as we will continue through the day to talk about, that if you want to do tax reform right, it has to be bipartisan, to bring certainty and predictability to the private sector. not about socialism. it is about certainty and predictability for private sector growth. i yield the floor. >> mr. president? >> senator from pennsylvania. >> mr. president, i just want to respond to my friend f

don't know if we'll delve into the thing you were talking to john about earlier, we have senator pat toomeying on what happens in alabama, pat toomey could be serving with roy moore so, anything surprise you? >> things happen i have seen the tabloids in the uk crazy stuff happens in politics over there you have to admit that, right? >> of course >> through the years -- >> particularly the last couple of years >> henry viii. you know, off with their heads. >> that's going a bit far back that's slightly unfair comparison but -- but that was an interesting time >> you always talk about how you're so much older, you have so much more history >> i tonight talk about that you're the one talking about age and wisdom this morning. joe. >> when was the magna carta? that was long ago. >> don't test me thismorning i hope my old history teacher is not watching we have to leave it there. >>> the countdown to the fed is on policymakers kicking off their final meeting of the year and making a rate decision tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. paul sheerard joins us now >> we do expect a rate hike tomorrow, i wouldn't fa

>> i think it's unlikely. >> reporter: toomey says democrats took themselves out of the process. now protesters and democrats wanting a delay before the tax deal leads to a tax vote. after an alabama senate seat turns blue. is there some relief that you won't have to work with roy moore? >> look, i was never looking forward to having roy moore as part of the republican conference, that's why i publicly asked him to step aside. so he won't be part of the senate. and i hope that senator-elect jones is someone we can work with. >> reporter: i spoke today with new jersey senator cory booker, a democrat who campaigned with doug jones in alabama. coming up at 6:00, hear why he says democrats might not always get doug jones' vote. guys, back to you. >> lauren, real quick. now that they have a deal, what happens next? >> reporter: well, now the bill, the same bill because it is one bill now, has to be voted on by both the house and the senate. and the word that we are getting right now is that the senate will go first. back to you. >> lauren mayk, reporting live from washington, d.c. >>>

two even chained themselves outside senator pat toomey's pittsburgh office.en are upset because the bill opens the arctic natural wildlife refuge in alaska. it opens it to drilling and it gets rid of obamacare individual mandate so now it would be voluntary. >> philadelphia eagles linebacker jordan hicks may be out for the rest of the season with an injury but it doesn't mean he's staying off the side lines when it comes to local educatio. hicks was on hand at william c. bryant elementary school today to honor the 2017 student book scholar winners. third graders roast and illustrated called fridge files. who am i. a story of tomato trying to make friends and fit into her new life in refrigerator. the pub will be published and distributed to local libraries. >> to the young people who won, congratulations. goodness, gracious, we got sent, um, the final list from the national youth foundation, and your guys' was the last one i read and it was, um, it stood out beyond measures. >> philadelphia 76er robert covington was not on hand today. but he also helped choos

portman, a group of rob portman, rob worked so hard, so knowledgeable, pat toomey, likewise. john thune, likewise. these people worked so hard. i don't know they are given the proper credit. the whole senate, when i say the senate, unfortunately, the republicans in the senate. like tax cuts. they want to raise your taxes. they don't want to lower your taxes. they want to raise your taxes and they want to spend money foolishly on things that we don't need in many cases. we are cutting taxes, we are taking care of our military, and we're taking care of people, and we are really doing a job. these folks have been so fantastic that i had to call them out. and plenty of others. republicans in the house and republicans in the senate have been incredible. this is what we've got. we had it it was all set to go, and as soon as i got back from christmas, where we will be working in florida, i will be working very hard during the christmas. we have many things worth talking about, including north korea, including a lot of things happening in the middle east. strides,remendous obviously,

. >> pat toomey said 2.5 million and they settled at 1.5. >> that is united the tribe that helped reach out to independents and mod rats. they seem to only care about that when a democrat is in the office. >> but they say all the economic boom that will happen will wipe that out. >> not even with 1.5. >> one of the big lessons of the trump campaign, this is not something that pat toomey was saying last year. but one thing is republican voters don't care nearly as much as deficits and debt as they appear to. we know democratic voters don't especially care about this. >> eight years of my life back during president obama when we talked about it. >> he was mashing his teeth over the debt. >> the president's son making headlines yesterday speaking to conservative college students and saying this about the russia investigation. >> my father talked about a rigged system throughout the campaign. people are like, oh, what are you talking about? but it is is, and you're seeing it. there is and there are people at the highest levels of government that don't want to let america be america. >> sort

pat toomey likewise could tim . tim scott likewise. john thin likewise. these people worked so hard and i will think they are given the proper credit. when i say the whole senate, unfortunately the republicans in the senate, democrats don't like tax cuts. they want to raise your taxes. they don't want to lower your taxes. they want to raise your taxes and they want to spend money foolishly on things that we don't need in many cases. we are cutting taxes. we are taking care of her military -- our military and we are taking care of people. we are really doing a job on jobs. these folks have been so fantastic that i had to call them out and plenty of others, believe me. republicans in the house and republicans in the senate have been incredible. this is what we've got. we had it. it was all set to go. as soon as i got back from christmas, we will be working in florida. i will be working very hard during the christmas because we have many things to be talking about including north korea and a lot of things happening in the middle east as you know. we have mad

mcconnell: i believe that the budget bob corker and pat toomey negotiated, which allowed that deficit will be closed if .4% overow the economy the next 10 years. 10 will closeext that gap. so, i don't believe it is going to be a deficit. i think it will be at least revenue neutral and if the economy responds in a way that we believe it is about to, and there are signs of that happening already, i don't think we will have any trouble closing that gap. what kind of policy are you one to be looking to pass, -- corrections? sen. mcconnell: just a potpourri of year end rings that were not addressed yesterday that we will have to turn to in january and we will work most of them out on a bipartisan basis. >> on immigration, do you support a pathway to citizenship for dreamers? sen. mcconnell: you're asking me? >> yes. sen. mcconnell: i think you all are familiar with the fact that i am pretty supportive of legal immigration. the secretary of transportation came here at age eight not speaking a word of english and among many other immigrants has realized the american dream, but there are impr

back over to you >> all right thanks senator pat toomey, a member of the senate conference committee.g discussion, senator, that connecting the dots between lower corporate taxes and economic growth is something you never get a majority in public opinion polls or a plurality i'm not saying that makes it -- that it shouldn't be done. i'm just saying that, i don't know, lower corporate taxes to the average man on the street is not something that you are ever going to have that becomes popular. the one thing i'm sure it popular among the people i represent is having a larger paycheck at the end of the week. this is part of the reason right? to marry individual side of the tax code reform with business reform >> do you think reckonciliation tied in a perfect world -- do you think reconciliation tied your hands to some extent? just trying to do the math in my head that creates revenue that needs to be replaced when you do the individual side, it almost seems like a given that there are going to be people you can't do tax cuts on individual and on corporations zploog sure, you can >> it's a

republican senator pat toomey talked about why he supported the bill. it would lower the tax burden for most american families and restructures the business tax code to make american companies more competitive. >> this is i think the most important element in driving up wages, in diminishing the income inequality in this country and allowing labor to get a bigger share of our total economy, it is making workers more productive and there's no question that our tax bill does that. >> in pittsburgh today a group of protesters stood outside senator toomey's office with signs protesting his support of the tax bill. two women even chained themselves to the office door and the were later removed. >> we did not have the time to read and review a 500 page bill that makes trillions of dollars of impact on our economy for the next decade. so, i don't think any of the senator who's were voting really knew the full content of what was in it especially given the significant last minute changes that were made to secure a few holdout republican votes. >> and that of co

mcconnell: i believe that the budget that bob corker and pat toomey negotiated, which allowed that deficit will be closed if we can grow the economy four-tenths of one percent over the next 10 years. that will close that gap. i do not believe it is going to be a deficit. i believe it will be at least revenue neutral. if the economy responds in the way we believe it is about to, and there are signs that is happening already, i do not think we will have any trouble closing that gap. >> what is on the tax forecast for next year, what kind of policy are you going to be looking to pass? extenders, disaster funding? sen. mcconnell: there are a number of year-end things that were not addressed yesterday that we will have to turn to in january, and we will work most of those out on a bipartisan basis. that is what we need to pass. >> on immigration, do you personally support a pathway to citizenship for dreamers, particularly if it is paired with border security or other measures? sen. mcconnell: you're asking me? i think you are familiar with the fact that i'm supportive of legal immigration. the

and during a debate on thursday, senator bernie sanders got one of his gop colleagues, pat toomey, tot that's exactly what republicans plan on doing. >> do i have your word now that you, as a senator -- i know you can't speak for everybody -- that you as a senator, after this bill is passed -- and i suspect it will be -- you will not support any cuts to social security, medicare, medicaid. do i have that word from you? >> i -- i'm not going to support any cuts to people who are on the program and need those benefits. >> oh, there it is! >> but i want this program to survive. >> reclaiming my time. reclaiming -- >> i'm going to acknowledge -- >> excuse me! >> we -- >> reclaiming my time! >> we need this program for the next generation. >> all right, you just the -- he just the cat out of the box, or whatever the phrase is. [ laughter ] he just told you he's going to cut social security. >> seth: that's right. they let the cat out of the box. [ laughter ] although i'd love to hear someone explain that phrase was wrong to bernie sanders. "the point is, the jig is over and the chickens ar

. >> this guy jumped from their toomey and he suddenly pushed me . that he hit me here. he pushed me against the wall. >> reporter: the suspect wearing a hoodie and black jeans and white shoes weighing 160-170 pounds standing 5'8"- 5'10" the counter, throwing punches. he still does not know if the man's got away with anything because the punches left him dazed. >> he pushed me here. i didn't see anything. that's why i was dizzy. my eyes were like this. >> reporter: with two good security angles of the attempted robbery, police hope the suspect is caught. >> the brazenness of this attack is alarming to us and we are very concerned. we are asking for the public's help in identifying this person so we can stop them from attacking somebody else. >> reporter: in his attempt to grab the cash, the clerk said the robber damaged the register. the suspect was last seen running westbound on gilman street empty-handed. the clerk was left with bumps and bruises. he was cleaned up at the hospital, not given medication, and claims his nose may still be broken. >> when i go like this, t

pat toomey, likewise john scott, likewise pat toomb, i don't know if they are given the proper creditd the whole senate, when i say the senate, unfortunately, the republicans in the senate. democrats don't like tax cuts. they want to raise your taxes. they don't want to lower your taxes. they want to raise your taxes and they want to spend money foolishly on things that we don't need in many cases, so we're cutting taxes, we're taking care of our military, and we're taking care of people. and we're really doing a job on jobs so these folks have been so fantastic that i had to call them out and plenty of others, believe me republicans in the house and republicans in the senate have been incredible. so this is what we had, it was all set to go as soon as i got back from christmas, where we'll be working in florida. i'll be working very hard during that christmas, because we have many things we're talking about, including north korea. including a lot of things happening in the middle east, as you know we've made tremendous strides, obviously, in syria with isis. we've taken back virtuall