RUSH TRANSCRIPT I want ░░░░░░░░ bring in my panel ░░░░░░░░ now Rebecca berg CNN ░░░░░░░░ comment ate Mr Singleton ░░░░░░░░ week ly standard editor ░░░░░░░░ large bill kristol What ░░░░░░░░ Democrats have to gain ░░░░░░░░ working with the president ░░░░░░░░ of the midterms in ░░░░░░░░ I mean the president ░░░░░░░░ pretty confident he s ░░░░░░░░ to be able to ░░░░░░░░ with Democrats on infrastructure ░░░░░░░░ you think it s ░░░░░░░░ to be that easy ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ CNN just reported today ░░░░░░░░ the president s approval ░░░░░░░░ nationally are at 35 ░░░░░░░░ why would Democrats want ░░░░░░░░ work with the president ░░░░░░░░ I think Democrats are ░░░░░░░░ to be as objective ░░░░░░░░ they possibly can be ░░░░░░░░ this You will hear ░░░░░░░░ say we want to ░░░░░░░░ on something and I ░░░░░░░░ they will fight like ░░░░░░░░ care on the things ░░░░░░░░ disagree with On the ░░░░░░░░ side of this infrastructure ░░░░░░░░ something that Democrats want ░░░░░░░░ fix They ve been ░░░░░░░░ about it The fact ░░░░░░░░ we re heading into ░░░░░░░░ midterm be enough to ░░░░░░░░ Democrats from working with ░░░░░░░░ president Rebecca Well you ░░░░░░░░ to consider what the ░░░░░░░░ plan is going to ░░░░░░░░ like Pam You have ░░░░░░░░ assume that anything coming ░░░░░░░░ of a Republican Congress ░░░░░░░░ a Republican house or ░░░░░░░░ Senate and of course ░░░░░░░░ president himself being a ░░░░░░░░ Republicans are going to ░░░░░░░░ spending cuts to compliment ░░░░░░░░ sort of spending increases ░░░░░░░░ infrastructure And so Democrats ░░░░░░░░ s possible would oppose ░░░░░░░░ of those cuts So ░░░░░░░░ any sort of legislation ░░░░░░░░ re talking about in ░░░░░░░░ the devil is always ░░░░░░░░ the details But from ░░░░░░░░ political perspective I would ░░░░░░░░ some of these red ░░░░░░░░ Democrats especially on the ░░░░░░░░ side Joe mansion In ░░░░░░░░ states they supported Donald ░░░░░░░░ They re going to ░░░░░░░░ trying to appeal to ░░░░░░░░ who supported Trump So ░░░░░░░░ want to show they ░░░░░░░░ willing to work with ░░░░░░░░ as well I hope ░░░░░░░░ s right that Republicans ░░░░░░░░ care about the deficit ░░░░░░░░ the debt enough to ░░░░░░░░ insist on spending cuts ░░░░░░░░ pay for the infrastructure ░░░░░░░░ there is no evidence ░░░░░░░░ they Trump certainly doesn ░░░░░░░░ care about it Bright ░░░░░░░░ will cut a deal ░░░░░░░░ Democrats and take a ░░░░░░░░ of Republicans along with ░░░░░░░░ The Republicans as it ░░░░░░░░ out don t care ░░░░░░░░ about the deficit and ░░░░░░░░ debt I think that ░░░░░░░░ a very bad idea ░░░░░░░░ have a tax plan ░░░░░░░░ balloons the debt even ░░░░░░░░ Infrastructure is sort of ░░░░░░░░ conservative politically correct term ░░░░░░░░ stimulus We had a ░░░░░░░░ infrastructure plan in 2009 ░░░░░░░░ Obama spent hundreds of ░░░░░░░░ of dollars We were ░░░░░░░░ the deep recession Now ░░░░░░░░ re growing 3 We ░░░░░░░░ eight years into a ░░░░░░░░ There is very little ░░░░░░░░ in my opinion for ░░░░░░░░ a huge amount of ░░░░░░░░ money without at least ░░░░░░░░ somewhere else but no ░░░░░░░░ s going to cut ░░░░░░░░ else If you remember ░░░░░░░░ s remember Trump s ░░░░░░░░ with the American voter ░░░░░░░░ said he would introduce ░░░░░░░░ bill for 1 trillion ░░░░░░░░ infrastructure within the first ░░░░░░░░ days Now the proposal ░░░░░░░░ 200 billion It s ░░░░░░░░ realistic As it relates ░░░░░░░░ Republicans and tax cuts ░░░░░░░░ m a Republican when ░░░░░░░░ W Bush was in ░░░░░░░░ we spent a lot ░░░░░░░░ money a ridiculous amount ░░░░░░░░ money I don t ░░░░░░░░ that s going to ░░░░░░░░ under President Trump I ░░░░░░░░ think there are going ░░░░░░░░ be Republicans perhaps heritage ░░░░░░░░ et cetera that is ░░░░░░░░ to put pressure on ░░░░░░░░ White House to say ░░░░░░░░ if you re going ░░░░░░░░ pass infrastructure you have ░░░░░░░░ have tax cuts in ░░░░░░░░ Spending cuts Spending cuts ░░░░░░░░ You can t continue ░░░░░░░░ spend money as if ░░░░░░░░ is no limit The ░░░░░░░░ person bill sees that ░░░░░░░░ say okay if I ░░░░░░░░ at home with a ░░░░░░░░ and wife and thinking ░░░░░░░░ spending on a monthly ░░░░░░░░ they have to figure ░░░░░░░░ where every single dollar ░░░░░░░░ going to go They ░░░░░░░░ politicians to do the ░░░░░░░░ Trump and the Democrats ░░░░░░░░ going to get along ░░░░░░░░ spending our money and ░░░░░░░░ us more into debt ░░░░░░░░ of bush s deficits ░░░░░░░░ as high as the ░░░░░░░░ deficit today Paul Ryan ░░░░░░░░ his career on entitlement ░░░░░░░░ because we re going ░░░░░░░░ go bankrupt which we ░░░░░░░░ The debt is getting ░░░░░░░░ high He s given ░░░░░░░░ on that This is ░░░░░░░░ revealing with a Republican ░░░░░░░░ and Congress He s ░░░░░░░░ a real Republican You ░░░░░░░░ think about this what ░░░░░░░░ we talking about A ░░░░░░░░ suspending program We re ░░░░░░░░ talking about entitlement reform ░░░░░░░░ was the Republican issue ░░░░░░░░ 2013 2014 2015 twoilkt ░░░░░░░░ in my view entitlement ░░░░░░░░ Paul Ryan is It ░░░░░░░░ pragmatism It s the ░░░░░░░░ of the situation as ░░░░░░░░ McConnell has pointed out ░░░░░░░░ majority in the Senate ░░░░░░░░ going to narrow in ░░░░░░░░ next year Doug Jones ░░░░░░░░ Alabama The 49 majority ░░░░░░░░ has been difficult for ░░░░░░░░ Republicans with 52 votes ░░░░░░░░ you look at the ░░░░░░░░ with 51 votes everything ░░░░░░░░ going to be that ░░░░░░░░ more difficult Really quickly ░░░░░░░░ I let you guys ░░░░░░░░ Trump tweeted it was ░░░░░░░░ to get back to ░░░░░░░░ starting yesterday after Christmas ░░░░░░░░ then he s visited ░░░░░░░░ golf course twice Look ░░░░░░░░ makes it 87 days ░░░░░░░░ Trump has spent at ░░░░░░░░ golf properties A lot ░░░░░░░░ people are on vacation ░░░░░░░░ has every right to ░░░░░░░░ golfing This is notable ░░░░░░░░ for Trump s own ░░░░░░░░ He criticized Obama for ░░░░░░░░ but does it matter ░░░░░░░░ people just accepted this ░░░░░░░░ just the way the ░░░░░░░░ operates The pot calling ░░░░░░░░ kettle black come on ░░░░░░░░ surprises me from this ░░░░░░░░ anymore He criticizing everyone ░░░░░░░░ and does the same ░░░░░░░░ It shouldn t be ░░░░░░░░ surprise People at this ░░░░░░░░ in time said that ░░░░░░░░ Trump and Trump is ░░░░░░░░ to be Trump That ░░░░░░░░ Trump He s going ░░░░░░░░ say he s going ░░░░░░░░ to work and hits ░░░░░░░░ golf course From my ░░░░░░░░ of view he does ░░░░░░░░ little damage when he ░░░░░░░░ on the golf course ░░░░░░░░ he let s H ░░░░░░░░ Mcmaster run our foreign ░░░░░░░░ and let s John ░░░░░░░░ run the White House ░░░░░░░░ let s I guess ░░░░░░░░ Cohn run trade and ░░░░░░░░ policy that s fine ░░░░░░░░ should play two or ░░░░░░░░ rounds a day Take ░░░░░░░░ of the good weather ░░░░░░░░ the weekend he was ░░░░░░░░ and tweeting about Andy ░░░░░░░░ retiring It doesn t ░░░░░░░░ him on Twitter Maybe ░░░░░░░░ should be doing multiple ░░░░░░░░ instead of just one ░░░░░░░░ right Everyone stick around ░░░░░░░░ lot more to discuss ░░░░░░░░ will Democrats work with ░░░░░░░░ Trump in the new ░░░░░░░░ like we were just ░░░░░░░░ I m going to ░░░░░░░░ congressman Greg Meeks up ░░░░░░░░ Stay with us. David.