This is the Tom Hartman Program.

Greetings by friends, patriots, lovers of democracy, truth and justice,

believers in peace, freedom, and the American way.

It is Wednesday, first hour of our program. and the American way.

It is Wednesday, first hour of our program time for mid days with Mark.

Congressman Mark Pocan, the co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, the U. the US congressman representing the second

district of Wisconsin.

You can tweet him at rep as in representative, our EP rep Mark Pocan and his website

POCAN. and his website POCAN. house dot go,

Pocant at house dot gove,

Congressman,

oh and just for all of our listeners,

Congressman Pocant,

middays with Mark means he's here for the whole hour

taking your calls on pretty much any topic you want.

Congressman, welcome back.

I think so I'm glad to be here.

So I understand Marco Rubio has done a small open mouth insert foot thing. It doesn't seem to be getting anywhere near the publicity. I think it should.

Yeah, I mean, you know, Marco Rubio made the mistake of saying something honestly and it got a lot of play around the GOP tax scam bill and now he's trying to walk it back and they're

very unhappy with him and others who don't say that somehow this is the economic boon for the

middle class because everyone knows it's not and never was intended to be.

There's a little little bit in there for working families.

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