u.s. taxpayers to build his wall and might shut the government down as you sat let's listen. we will build a great while i was. in. awe of her. you know and you're going to. be obstructionist democrats would like us not to do it but believe me we have to close down our government we're building that wall. what do we what do we do with best paul ryan is screaming from the sidelines saying pump the brakes he can't say that enough at this point we know that what is going on and. what i think the mexicans are saying no say i mean we don't know what you're talking about and you recall that the transcript from a phone call with the mexican president was released where the president essentially said hey just don't say that you're not going to pay for it any time now that's not even one of the most important things we're going to discuss but on the on the on the stump as he was in phoenix that clip you showed last week he's still on this big beautiful border wall they're all chanting for the border wall but people were chanting for him they thought mexico was going to pay for it not

u.s. taxpayers about five point six billion dollars over the years for just the prison facility alone and of course like a kid in college or your favorite political party it always needs more money yes according to the miami herald the pentagon is looking to spend nearly five hundred million dollars in new construction at the naval base including two hundred fifty million for a new earthquake proof hospital bed hospital two hundred fifty million dollars five beds five beds to fifty pentagon mathematics at its very best but it's not just the pentagon looking to squeeze money out of u.s. taxpayers and to know our lovely political parties are also looking to oring every last nickel out of their followers with the republicans raising a massive eighty six million in the first seven months of the year leaving the democrats in the dust at just over forty the democrats are pair apparently are so desperate to fund their resistance that they are now allegedly sending fundraising pleas in the guise of final notice to bills to their supporters. between the pentagon and our political parties the u.s.

u.s. taxpayers would pay it first -- >> are you going to direct u.s. funds to pay for this wall? will american taxpayers pay for the wall? >> we'll be starting those negotiation, relatively soon, and we will be in a form, reimbursed by mexico. >> they will pay us back? >> 100%. >> reporter: but this week, he threatened to shut down the government if congress doesn't pay for it. >> the obstructionist democrats would like us not to do it, but believe me, if we have to close down our government, we're building that wall. >> reporter: the president promised mexico would pay for the wall, and why is he now threatening a government shutdown if congress won't pay for it? >> he is making sure this gets done. >> reporter: why is he threatening a shutdown over paying for it. he talked about the campaign over and over again, and said mexico will pay for the wall. >> once again, the president is committed to making sure this happens, and we're going to push forward. >> reporter: but the white house press secretary today refused to repeat the president's threat to shut down the government. all

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u.s. taxpayers about five point six billion dollars over the years for just the prison facility alone. and of course like a kid in college or your favorite political party it always needs more money yes according to the miami herald the pentagon is looking to spend nearly five hundred million dollars in new construction at the naval base including two hundred fifty million for a new earthquake proof house bed hospital two hundred fifty million dollars five beds five beds to fifty pentagon mathematics at its very best but it's not just the pentagon looking to squeeze money out of u.s. taxpayers and to know our lovely political parties are also looking to oring every last nickel out of their followers with the republicans raising a massive eighty six million in the first seven months of the year leaving the democrats in.

u.s. taxpayers and it doesn't appear to be some strategically important thing the president also by the way in phoenix said crossing to the border are down forty seven percent well good for him and if it's down forty seven percent maybe we just need an electric fence maybe we don't need a big huge gold plated border wall that's going to cost billions and billions of dollars for u.s. taxpayers so but i do think you're right lindsey about speaker ryan house speaker ryan he's sort of keep saying it's going to be ok and it reminds me of you know the family that has a dysfunctional crazy uncle and says you know it's ok that's just awful donald don't worry about it commie gets a free pass he does and to some extent only has a leader nancy they do because he is and he doesn't make good on some of the things he's said whether or not he does want a government shutdown will have to see but you know the crazy uncle. analogy just gets me real scared we think about the power of the presidency particularly when it involves you know conflict in the nuclear codes but we'll have to see on the government shu

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u.s. taxpayers would pay it first. >> reporter: will american taxpayers pay for the wall?we're going to be starting thoez negotiateiations relatively soon and we'll be in a form reimbursed by mexico. >> reporter: but this week he threatened to shut down the government if congress doesn't pay for it. >> the obstructionest democrats would like us not to do it but believe me we have to close down our government, we're building that wall. >> reporter: he promised over and over again that mexico would pay for the wall, so now is he now threat ang government shut down if congress doesn't pay for it? >> the president is committed to getting this done. >> reporter: you talked about the campaign over and over again. mexico's going to pay for the wall. >> once again the president's committed to making sure this happens and we're going to push forward. >> reporter: all this as the president's relationship with republican leaders is in something of a free fall. two weeks ago mitch mcconnell publicly airing his frustrations. >> the new president of course has not been in this line of w

u.s. taxpayer money. so this is a cost cutting venture.open the door here at the white house to outside ideas. >> reporter: still, defense officials have long noted that in some operations, contracts are not less expensive than active duty military members who are paid considerably less. the man leading the fight in afghanistan, general john nicholson is averaging for a few thousand more troops to train afghan forces mainly in addition to the 8400 u.s. troops already there. a plan believed to be backed by secretary of defense james mattis and national security adviser h.r. mcmaster. >> we have a shortfall of a few thousand. and this is in the nato train advise mission. so this can come from the u.s. and its allies. >> reporter: still, nicholson may not have the full backing of the president, who is thought to be frustrated with nicholson's command of the afghanistan war. something that mcmaster denied in an interview with msnbc. >> i've known him for many years. i can't imagine him a more capable commander on any mission. >> aviation analy

u.s. taxpayer has forked over nearly a trillion dollars. of that, the afghan government remains rife with corruption and controls less than 60% of the countryside. here is the president. >> a core pillar strategy is a shift from a time-based approach to one based on conditions. i've said it many times, how counter productive it is for the united states to announce in advance the dates we intend to begin or end military options. we will not talk about numbers of troops or our plans for further military activities. conditions on the ground, not arbitrary timetables, will guide our strategy from now on. america's enemies must never know our plans or believe they can wait us out. i will not say when we are going to attack, but attack we will. another fundamental pillar of our new strategy is the integration of all instruments of american power, diplomatic, successful outcome. some day after an effective military effort, perhaps it will be possible to have a political settlement that includes elements of the taliban in afghanistan, but nobody kn

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u.s. taxpayers, and protects the u.s. economy, and that prioritizes the needs of arrows citizens, our own workers., and our own it is pro-american immigration reform that the american people want, that the american people deserve, and puts the needs of the working class ahead of the investor class. with that, i would gladly take a few questions. >> you talk about [indiscernible] without becoming law, it will not be of limited. implemented. where are they cover mice point for the president? >> it has been my spirits in the legislative process that there are two kinds of proposals. there are proposals that can only succeed in the dark of night and proposals that can only succeed in the light of day. this is the latter of those two. the more that we as a country have a national conversation about what kind of immigration system we want and to whom we want to give green cars to, the -- green cards to, the more momentum to change. look at the polling data in many key battleground states across the country. over time, you will

u.s. taxpayer expense. ♪yea, you can be the greatest ♪you can be the best ♪you can be the king kong ♪bangin on your chest ♪you can beat the world you can beat the war♪ ♪you can talk to god while bangin on his door♪ ♪you can throw your hands up you can beat the clock♪ ♪you can move a mountain you can break rocks♪ ♪you can be a master don't wait for luck♪ ♪dedicate yourself and you can find yourself♪ ♪standin in the hall of fame ♪and the world's gonna know your name♪ maria: welcome back. president chen begin it clear that technology industries a central focus in this economy. through meetings with industry leaders like apple and amazon's jeff bezos. we are back with our panel. great to see everybody and that's my question for you ryan because he were a small start up relative to what we are talking about in terms of the impact on tax reform and some of these policies. what's the most important policies like to see coming out of this administration to help your business get to the next level? >> the way we thi

u.s. taxpayer dollars on the ground building schools and infrastructures.e think there are plenty of others that we will call upon for assistance as well. we are there to facilitate and ensure that there is a pathway for reconciliation and peace talks. as the pressure begins to take hold. we believe we already know there are certain moderate elements of the taliban and who we think -- we think will be ready and develop a way forward. how long that will take, will be based on conditions on the ground. >> thank you very mr. secretary, a question, on the military side, want the new rules of engagement mean in the short term, our forces will be potentially doing night raids against the taliban? not just training but actually supporting in a more active role because the afghan troops are not all up to par to push back against the taliban? and on the diplomatic side, why didn't the president mention rush' rearming -- russia's rearming of the taliban? he seemed to be letting russia off the hook in his speech. do you have enough people, given that they are not trum

u.s. taxpayers. i guess the third impact is something that we are seeing with drugs, which means that when you start to have all of these open borders, you open the way for a lot of illegal drug shipments and human trafficking, which in turn aids terrorism. host: randy woods? guest: i think there are several issues there. one is the decimation of the rust belt through nafta. that was addressed yesterday. there was a figure that the u.s. has lost 700,000 jobs to nafta. that is a big issue. that is obviously debated among economists, whether it has helped or hurt u.s. jobs. i do not think there is any question that a lot of u.s. production has moved to mexico, where the cost of labor is cheaper and the standards are arguably lower for things like labor protection. that is something they will have to address, and that is going to be cap, because mexico is going to put up a fight against that. they do not have to lose jobs to the united states. not parters -- this is of nafta, but is hanging over it, the

u.s. taxpayers nd i guess the third impact is something that we're seeing with drugs which means that, when you to have all these open borders, you then open the way illegal drug shipments and human trafficking turn aids ch in terrorism. >> randy? > well i think there's several issues there and one is the russ belt of the through nafta. that was addressed yesterday. at least 700 thousand jobs to nafta. that's a big issue and debated it's helped or hurt u.s. job but i don't think there's u.s. on a lot of production has moved to mexico where the standards are arguably lower for things like labor or protection? o that's something we'll have to address in this agreement and that will be tough because put up fight.g to they don't want to lose their jobs to the united states. thing which is not part of nafta and it's kind of hanging over it is this question building a wall between the united states and mexico that's a huge political issue in united states and mexico. mexico has presidential can expect that to become a big part of for this free flow of people over in the border. are certain condit

u.s. taxpayers, and protects the u.s. economy, and that prioritizes the needs of our own citizens, our own residents and our own workers. it is pro-american immigration reform that the american people want, that the american people deserve, and puts the needs of the working class ahead of the investor class. with that, i would gladly take a few questions. >> you talk about the president's agenda. obviously if this does not become law it will not be implemented. this has resistance even from publicans as you are growing up this plan. >> it has been my experience in the legislative process that there are two kinds of proposals. there are proposals that can only succeed in the dark of night and proposals that can only succeed in the light of day. this is the latter of those two. the more that we as a country have a national conversation about what kind of immigration system we want and to whom we want to give green cars to, the more unstoppable the momentum for something like this becomes. public support is so immense on thi

u.s. taxpayers would pay for the wall. >> and who's going to pay for the what you will? [ chanting "mexico" ] >> reporter: this week he threatened to shut down the government if congress doesn't pay for it. >> the obstructionist democrats would lying us not to do it but believe me if we have to close down our government. >> why is he threatening a government shut dounl if congress won't pay for it? why is he threatening a shutdown over paying for it? again, he said over and over again -- talked about the campaign over and over again he said mexico is going to pay for the wall. >> once again the president is committed to making sure it happens and we'll push forward. >> reporter: all this as the president's relationship with republican leaders is in something of a freefall. two weeks ago it senate leader mitch mcconnell publicly airing his frustrations. >> our new president has, of course, not been in this line of work before and i think had excessive expectations. >> reporter: that prompted an irate phone call to mcconnell from the president with the president shouting p

u.s. taxpayers about five point six billion dollars over the years for just the prison facility alone and of course like a kid in college or your favorite political party it always needs more. yes according to the miami herald the pentagon is looking to spend nearly five hundred million dollars in new construction at the naval base including two hundred fifty million for a new earthquake proof hospital bed hospital two hundred fifty million dollars five beds five beds to fifty pentagon mathematics at its very.

u.s. taxpayer money we are committed to expanding and improving a state of the art missile defense system to shoot down missiles in flight. and we're getting better and better and better at it it's actually incredible what's taking place but missile defense systems are just the tip of the iceberg in this latest military gold rush on thursday it was announced that the us air force will develop a new nuclear cruise missile a project that's been in the pipeline for years but now given the green light thanks to commander in chief president trump and this is all great news for industry giants lockheed martin and raytheon both have been enjoying soaring stock market values ever since trump's inauguration but with the money flowing the risks are apparently being overlooked back in two thousand and fifteen former secretary of defense william j. perry said the nuclear missile project should be dropped because they can be launched without warning incoming both nuclear and conventional variants cruise missiles are uniquely destabilizing type of weapon but destabilization seems to be the least of con

u.s. taxpayers and protects the u.s. that prioritizes the needs of our own citizen, our own residents. it's pro american immigration reform that the american people want, that the american people deserve, and that puts the needs of the working class ahead of the investor class. so with that, i would gladly take a few questions. >> you talk about the president's agenda. obviously if this doesn't become law it won't be implemented. there's already resistance in congress, even from republicans, even the day you're rolling out this plan. how do you plan to overcome that? where are the compromising plans? >> it's my experience that there's two kinds of proposals. there's proposals that can only succeed in the dark of night and proposals that can only succeed in the light of day. this is the latter of those two. the more that we as a country have a national conversation about what kind of immigration system we want and to whom we want to give green cards to, the more unstoppable the momentum for something like this becomes. >>

u.s. taxpayer, yes it was katrina that put them most deeply in the whole. that was added by hurricane sandy in 2012. it was never able to retire its debt from katrina which was incurred in 2005. of course there are many other storms in the 2004, 2005 time that challenged resources. katrina, rita, wilma and of course in 2008 we had ike. also we had sandy.to we simply has not had the resources to pay back. this means that the flood insurance program obviously is not collecting enough in the way of premiums to cover it actually spent in terms of claims. most years things go well and it is able to pay claims with the premiums that come in the door.p in the world of insurance, just being close enough for having nearly enough money is not sufficient. private insurers have to keep enough in the way of reserves, enough in liquid resources to be able to pay claims to matter what the magnitude, no matter how many or where they occur or. when they occur. the national flood insurance program has fallen short of that for many reasons, but if you really want to drill dow

u.s. taxpayer expense. >> lou: attorney general jeff session blasting the mayor of chicago over a filed lawsuitceptions saying no amount much federal taxpayer dollars will help a city that refuses to help its own resident. and paul manafort's home was raided as part of the russian investigation by special counsel robert mueller. and new statements on former bill clinton and loretta lynch's tarmac meeting. that attorney is now serving as deputy general counsel for democrats on the senate scombrudiary committee, the same committee is investigations whether attorney general lynch tried to influence the fbi investigation of hillary clinton's e-mail. cozy, don't you think? joining me to discuss the clinton collusion and the need for further investigation. clintons whether it is emails or out right corruption or simply the clinton foundation, lieutenant cornell tony schafer. great to have you here. let's start with what is going on here? there is the republicans. we now know that mitch mcconnell is not only obtuse and lazy. >> you are being polite. >> lou: i am. and the republicans need to be investi

u.s. taxpayers, and protects the u.s.prioritizes the needs of our own citizens, our own residents and our own workers. it's pro-american immigration reform that the american people want, that the american people deserve and that puts the needs of the working class ahead of the invest or class. so with that i would gladly take a few questions. >> thank you. steven. you talk about the president's agenda, but obviously if this doesn't become law it won't be implemented and there's also resistance in congress specifically from republicans even today that you're rolling out this plan. ? how are you planning to overcome that? what are the compromise points. >> it's been my experience in the legislative process that there's two kinds of proposals. there's proposals that can only succeed in the dark of night and those this can only succeed in the light of day. this is the latter of those two. the more that we as a country have a national conversation about what kind of immigration system we want and to whom we want to give green

u.s. taxpayers forgo collecting for the loopholes is growing, not shrinking. a good one to watch, if you are looking for an indicator of whether or not congress get ,erious about closing loopholes right now there is a mortgage interested actions for principal residence and second residence. if congress takes away the interested action for the second home, i would be more inclined to believe they may tackle the first one. tax expenditures are broad and large for corporations, but mainly for individuals, there has never been a lot of serpas -- local support for cutting them. mark: the president has yet to sign a signature law of his own. when will it happen? [laughter] >> that is pure guesswork. i imagine before the 2018 midterm elections and maybe as soon as the end of september, beginning of october, because congress will have to send him legislation on debt ceiling and -- in fy 2018. on tax reform, my senses you are looking at december and well into the first quarter before we know whether the president will actually receive a meaningful tax policy bill to si

u.s. workers and taxpayers. that is why we are here today, merit-based. the raise act, will reduce poverty, increase wages, and save taxpayers billions and billions of dollars. it will do this by changing the way the united states issues green cards to nationals from other countries. green cards provide permanent residency, work authorization, and fast-track to citizenship. for decades the united states was operated and has operated a very low skilled immigration system. issuing record numbers of green cards to low-wage immigrants. this policy has placed substantial pressure on american workers, taxpayers and community resources. among those hit the hardest in recent years have been immigrants and very importantly minority workers competing for jobs against brand-new arrivals. and has not been fair to our people, to our citizens to our workers. the raise act replaces the system for getting a green card. this application process will favor applicants who can speak english, financially support themselves and their families, and demonstrate skills that will

u.s. taxpayers would pay it first. >> are you going to direct u.s. funds to pay for this wall? wall? >> we're going to be starting those negotiations relatively soon, and we will be in a form reimbursed by mexico, which will pay -- >> so, they'll pay us back. >> absolutely, 100%. >> reporter: but this week he threatened to shut down the government if congress doesn't pay for it. >> the obstructionist democrats would like us not to do it, but believe me, we have to close down our government. we're building that wall. >> sir, the president promised over and over again during the campaign that mexico would pay for the wall, so why is he now threatening a government shutdown if congress won't pay for it? >> look, the president's committed to making sure this gets done. >> why is he threatening a shutdown over paying for it? i mean, again, he said over and over again, he talks about the campaign, over and over again, he said mexico's going to pay for the wall. >> once again, the president's committed to making sure this happens and we're going to push forward. >> reporter: but the wh

u.s. taxpayer, yes, it was katrina that put the most deeply in the whole, added to by hurricane sandy in 2012. the national flood insurance program see was never able to retire its debt and there were many other storms that challenge their resources. and ike inta, wilma, texas, and sandy. what this means is that the national flood insurance program is not collecting enough in the way of premiums to cover actual expenses in terms of claims. y say is most dearest go well and they can pay with premiums that come in the door. in the world of insurance, just being close enough is not sufficient. private insurers have to keep enough in the way of reserves and in the way of liquid resources to be able to pay claims, no matter their magnitude or how many there are or where they occur or when. the national flood insurance program has fallen short of that for many reasons but if you want isthrow down to it, there that a lot of history that would support the idea that government run insurance programs typically run that well. host: would you say the government is offering this insurance program and it i

u.s. taxpayers for months and years to come and it's going to be very interesting because congress had so much they had to do in september with taxes and the budget and debt limit and now they have to find they are not going to do the whole $125 billion at one time but certainly tens of billions are going to have to appropriate and will that add to the deficit or are they going to find some way to offset that? we will talk about all that with federal officials on sunday. >> molly: you hate to see politics creep into something like finding people who need to recover but we will see what happens. >> leland: as we have been showing you, harvey has taken a major toll on people caught in its path. we don't even really know just how bad the destruction is on infrastructure and the personal tolls we just saw with griff jenkins going door-to-door trying to rescue pets. coming up how the army corps of engineers will have to make some tough decisions about releasing more water, opening dams in the homes and lives in that water's way. >> i've got four dogs and they are upstairs in her room, plenty o

u.s. taxpayer money we are committed to expanding and improving a state of the art missile defense system to shoot down missiles in flight. and we're getting better and better and better at it it's actually incredible what's taking place but missile defense systems are just the tip of the iceberg in this latest military gold rush on thursday it was announced that the us air force will develop a new nuclear cruise missile a project that's been in the pipeline for years but now given the green light thanks to commander in chief president trump and this is all great news for industry giants lockheed martin and raytheon both have been enjoying soaring stock market values ever since trump's inauguration but with the money flowing the risks are apparently being overlooked back in two thousand and fifteen former secretary of defense william j. perry said the nuclear missile project should be dropped because they can be launched without warning incoming both nuclear and conventional variants cruise missiles are uniquely destabilizing type of weapon but destabilization seems to be the least of con

u.s. taxpayer. here is what president trump said about his plan to finally win the way. >> we will not talk about numbers of troops or our plans to further military activities. conditions on the ground, not arbitrary timetables, will guide our strategy from now on. america's enemies must never know our plans or believe they can wait us out. i will not say when we are going to attack, but attack we will. we are not nation-building agai again. we are killing terrorists. >> dana: mr. trump also said he is going to put far more pressure on regional powers to help with the afghan effort. >> we have been paying pakistan billions and billions of dollars, at the same time, they are housing the very terrorists that we are fighting. but that will have to change and that will change immediately. no partnership can survive a country's harboring of terrorists who target u.s. service members and officials. india makes billions of dollars in trade with the united states. and we want them to help us war with afghan