EXCERPT:
PELOSI: “We do because we were ready to pay for $3.5, so we certainly can pay for half of that.”
TAPPER: “And what is that alternate way? Is it a billionaire’s tax? Is it a millionaire's tax for corporations?”
PELOSI: “Well the billionaire’s tax has an appeal, but it doesn’t produce that much money. Because the bill is not written yet, and we hope it to be written today and introduced tomorrow, only then can the joint tax committee evaluate what it brings in. We anticipate $250 billion, but we need closer to $2 trillion. So we have other things?”