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Messa message you and other fellow dems want to run on? >> our senators will be talking to folks in their states about whats best for their states. thats always their north star, so sometimes they will fight the trump policies like this tax give away to big corporations. on some issues they may work with trump. the bottom line is the economic message of the democratic party will be similar to what doug jones ran on in alabama, which is, economic security, security for health care, republicans ar...

Raise taxes on middle class americans. well, either thats not going to happen and its just a gimmick to give them cover for this huge deficit increase, or it actually would raise taxes actually when the economy was weak and make no sense at all. and i think what really is the concern for so many people is that when theyre raising $1.5 trillion of deficit, you know, lawrence, we know what theyre going to do. the moment they do this, the moment they have made the deficit that much worse than the o...

Deficit increase, or it actually would raise taxes actually when the economy was weak and make no sense at all. and i think what really is the concern for so many people is that when theyre raising $1.5 trillion of deficit, you know, lawrence, we know what theyre going to do. the moment they do this, the moment they have made the deficit that much worse than the out years, theyre going to come back and tell people they have no choice but to cut medicare, medicaid, maybe even social security. the...

This is not a tax break for them and violates the basic. theres a reason this plan has been prepared in secret, why its not being scored by cbo as it does traditionally, because it doesnt add up. the only way republicans can make it add up is by cutting medicare by $473 billion and medicaid by $1 trillion. that is not the way to deal with this economy and to build real growth. >> youre the senate democratic whip, your job is to count the votes. do you have commitments from everyone who caucus...

That they pay. theyll be paying a tax on a tax. this is not a tax break for them. and it violates a basic. and let me tell you, there is a reason why this plan has been prepared in secret. why its not being scored by the congressional budget office as it is traditionally. its because it doesnt add up. the only way the republicans can make it add up is by cutting medicare by $473 billion and medicaid by $1 trillion. that to me is not the way to deal with this economy and to build real growth. >> ...

Starting to narrow the gap in terms of what its going to take to get republicans to vote for something that not only repeals, but replaces obamacare. >> harris: the last ditch health care push comes on the heels of a report from the nonpartisan congressional budget office regarding the cost. the cbo says repeal only of obamacare would lead to 32 million fewer americans being insured and ten years and double premiums over a decade. repeal only what slash the deficit by $473 billion in that same p...

More breaking news tonight. republican senators working late on capitol hill meeting with white house staffers, trying to come up with the next plan on health care. this comes as the cbo says that 32 million fewer people would be insured by 2026 and premiums would skyrocket if obamacare is repealed. the cbo also says the move would decrease the deficit by $473 billion over a decade. phil mattingly joins us now. so whats going on at this meeting tonight, what do we know about it? >> an interestin...

Months. im ready to act, i have pen in hand, believe me. im sitting in that office. i have pen in hand. youve never had that before. for seven years, youve had an easy route, will repeal, will replace and hes never going to sign it. im signing it. its a little bit different. >> the congressional budget office gave components some new ammunition last night in their projection of what the repeal only would be. the cbo estimated that an additional 32 million people would be without health insurance...

Why they turned it around so quickly is this is essentially a very similar version to the 2015 bill that the senate also voted on and the numbers are devastating, theres no question about it, because its repeal only. it would save $473 billion over the course of 10 years, but in terms of coverage, by 2026, 32 million fewer than under current law would have no coverage. and the bigger issues would probably be premiums because republicans have made that the core of their issue here. premiums would...

Im just so -- i feel so privileged to be an american to live in this wonderful country, and if im going to worry about my own political self before i worried about the public, then im here for the wrong reason. so many trump, president trump got elected through the process. hes our president. im going to work with this president the best i can to do the best i can for the state of west virginia and all the wonderful people in west virginia and for this country. now, when hes wrong, im going to r...