The Question Is ‘What the Hell Happened to the Money?’: Kennedy on Taxing Wealthy Americans

WELKER OK Let me ░░░░░░░░ gears a little bit ░░░░░░░░ you about President Trump ░░░░░░░░ agenda Because I know ░░░░░░░░ all are going to ░░░░░░░░ very focused on that ░░░░░░░░ Republicans split right now ░░░░░░░░ over whether to allow ░░░░░░░░ hikes on wealthy Americans ░░░░░░░░ a part of that ░░░░░░░░ bill that you re ░░░░░░░░ to pass Bloomberg News ░░░░░░░░ reporting that the House ░░░░░░░░ would set the rate ░░░░░░░░ 40 for taxpayers earning ░░░░░░░░ million or more per ░░░░░░░░ That s up from ░░░░░░░░ current top tax rate ░░░░░░░░ 37 percent Senator would ░░░░░░░░ support increasing the tax ░░░░░░░░ on wealthy Americans Kennedy ░░░░░░░░ m not sure yet ░░░░░░░░ d like to see ░░░░░░░░ language Here are my ░░░░░░░░ Kristen generally I don ░░░░░░░░ believe in making tax ░░░░░░░░ on the basis of ░░░░░░░░ warfare And I think ░░░░░░░░ people who are raising ░░░░░░░░ issue they re entitled ░░░░░░░░ it of course But ░░░░░░░░ re asking the wrong ░░░░░░░░ I listened under President ░░░░░░░░ my Democratic colleagues for ░░░░░░░░ years ask Who needs ░░░░░░░░ pay more in taxes ░░░░░░░░ to me is the ░░░░░░░░ question The right question ░░░░░░░░ what the hell happened ░░░░░░░░ the money And I ░░░░░░░░ that s the question ░░░░░░░░ we address fundamentally in ░░░░░░░░ reconciliation.”