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And then they say it would drop pretty dramatically, about 30% and continue dropping from there. bear in mind, anderson, even if you talk about the drops in individual premiums out there, people are getting something very different for that money than what theyre currently getting under the obamacare plan. anderson? >> this is not all apples to apples. no matter what it costs, the senate plan would offer something different than obamacare anyway, right? >> exactly. and thats why these numbers ar...

Period. that is something democrats are also seizing on, very protective of the medicaid program. there is a definite positive bit of news in this program or in this report for senate leaders and that is on deficit reduction. $321 billion in reduction over the course of a ten-year period. heres why that matters. obviously republicans want to reduce the deficit. on the top line its a positive number. it is also a positive number, wolf, when you talk about what republican leaders are trying to do ...

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Decade. this puts an actual number to it. another number thats actually really important here in the broader scheme of things. over the course of a ten-year period, wolf, this bill would reduce spending, reduce deficits by 321 billion. this is important for procedurely. you could reduce the deaf bit. they had nearly $100 billion to work with. you snot. the other key issue here is look at, when you talk to conservatives, what they care about most is premiums. if you look in the cb ocbo, the

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Period. now, you noted the deficit reduction. $321 billion in deficit reduction in this bill. why does that matter? the house bill has a baseline of $133 billion. that means the senate at least has to match that. so, theyve obviously matched that, and they have about $200 billion to work with. that matters, because when you look at moderates who are concerned about how deeply this bill cuts back spending on things like medicaid, mitch mcconnell has a pot of money to work with to win some of thos...

Which seems like a really odd thing. one of the presidents top advisers is saying maybe you dont have an office in the west wing, that may make you stay out of politics. lets get right to cnns senior political analyst, mr. mark preston with our breaking news now. mark, the nonpartisan congressional budget office, cbo, its out, and the senate gop health care bill, so break it down for us. what does it say? >> well, what it says right now is that it is actually better off when you look at the numb...

Pretty dramatically, about 30% and continue dropping from there. bear in mind, anderson, even if you talk about the drops in individual premiums out there, people are getting something very different for that money than what theyre currently getting under the obamacare plan. >> this is not all apples to apples. no matter what it costs, the senate plan would offer something different than obamacare anyway, right? >> exactly. and thats why these numbers are a little hard to follow. look at this. s...

President who promised retaliation if the assad regime uses chemical weapons. heather: republicans turning up pressure on colleagues who opposed the gop healthcare package hoping this tweak will get them on board. rob: donald trump slams doomsday predictions thank dont believe them. kelly right joins us with details. >> reporter: as soon as the cbo score came out a top ranking democrat in the senate, chuck schumer, blasted republican saying the cbo report should be the end of trumpcare. the cong...

Well take their joint remarks as they happen. but tr now, its make or break for republicans on health care. the entire political world, including the trump white house, is watching the senate trying to pass a bill this week before the july 4th recess. were told the first procedural vote could kom as soon as tomorrow afternoon. just in the last hour, we got the nonpartisan analysis from the congressional budget office. a crucial test that could determine which republicans go from a yes to a no vo...