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Senate tax bill suffers blow as measure picks up support

Season 2017 Episode 1250 | 8m 58s

Senate Republicans are running back to the drawing board on their tax overhaul after the Senate parliamentarian ruled that a deficit trigger wouldn’t pass muster. That followed a day of meaty, substantive debate on the matter, during which Republicans seemed to fuse together over a bill that would affect every American taxpayer. Lisa Desjardins talks to Judy Woodruff about the latest updates.

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