Sen. Murphy Repeatedly Dodges on Whether Solar Panel Tax Credit Is ‘Worth Holding up the Bill’

TAPPER Mitch McConnell says ░░░░░░░░ are making 11th hour ░░░░░░░░ including a tax credit ░░░░░░░░ solar panels collective bargaining ░░░░░░░░ and that s some ░░░░░░░░ the sticking points Why ░░░░░░░░ Democrats be pushing a ░░░░░░░░ credit for solar panels ░░░░░░░░ collective bargaining rights MURPHY ░░░░░░░░ listen my focus is ░░░░░░░░ making sure that hospitals ░░░░░░░░ states have what they ░░░░░░░░ that we don t ░░░░░░░░ any of these no ░░░░░░░░ attached bailouts That s ░░░░░░░░ my focus is And ░░░░░░░░ those demands are met ░░░░░░░░ I will vote to ░░░░░░░░ on this legislation TAPPER ░░░░░░░░ want to you take ░░░░░░░░ listen to what Democratic ░░░░░░░░ Leader Chuck Schumer told ░░░░░░░░ Blitzer just a few ░░░░░░░░ ago just on Saturday ░░░░░░░░ starts Schumer Actually to ░░░░░░░░ delight and surprise there ░░░░░░░░ been a great deal ░░░░░░░░ bipartisan cooperation thus far ░░░░░░░░ ends TAPPER A great ░░░░░░░░ of bipartisan cooperation thus ░░░░░░░░ from your leader Chuck ░░░░░░░░ and now Democrats are ░░░░░░░░ the opposite no bipartisan ░░░░░░░░ MURPHY So what happened ░░░░░░░░ is the Republicans wrote ░░░░░░░░ own bill then they ░░░░░░░░ Democrats into the room ░░░░░░░░ there were good faith ░░░░░░░░ that were occurring for ░░░░░░░░ half a day Senator ░░░░░░░░ remarked on those negotiations ░░░░░░░░ then late on Saturday ░░░░░░░░ Democrats were kicked out ░░░░░░░░ the room and Republicans ░░░░░░░░ the bill on their ░░░░░░░░ We only got a ░░░░░░░░ of it Sunday morning ░░░░░░░░ lobbyists on K Street ░░░░░░░░ was shared with corporate ░░░░░░░░ before it was shared ░░░░░░░░ members of the Democratic ░░░░░░░░ and that to us ░░░░░░░░ a sign that the ░░░░░░░░ here was in helping ░░░░░░░░ not helping workers and ░░░░░░░░ the virus So there ░░░░░░░░ a brief period of ░░░░░░░░ where Democrats and Republicans ░░░░░░░░ in the room working ░░░░░░░░ And now we are ░░░░░░░░ that again So we ░░░░░░░░ working Republicans and Democrats ░░░░░░░░ try to bridge the ░░░░░░░░ that exist here I ░░░░░░░░ we can do that ░░░░░░░░ I think that we ░░░░░░░░ probably do that by ░░░░░░░░ end of the day ░░░░░░░░ Would you agree I ░░░░░░░░ you kind of skirted ░░░░░░░░ question but would you ░░░░░░░░ that matters like solar ░░░░░░░░ tax credits and collective ░░░░░░░░ rights while I understand ░░░░░░░░ important to Democrats like ░░░░░░░░ s not worth holding ░░░░░░░░ this bill MURPHY So ░░░░░░░░ don t know where ░░░░░░░░ reports come from I ░░░░░░░░ told you what my ░░░░░░░░ are My priorities are ░░░░░░░░ sure that my taxpayer ░░░░░░░░ aren t going to ░░░░░░░░ CEO salaries and that ░░░░░░░░ public health crisis is ░░░░░░░░ Those are my priorities ░░░░░░░░ don t know about ░░░░░░░░ reporting TAPPER Tell us ░░░░░░░░ the legislation you re ░░░░░░░░ that would force President ░░░░░░░░ to federalize the medical ░░░░░░░░ chain in the U ░░░░░░░░ and also to use ░░░░░░░░ powers under the Defense ░░░░░░░░ Act.”