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But then players hit back with a show of defiance and unity by kneeling, locking arms and raising fists. dave, to you first. is this an effort on the part of mr. trump to detract on the many issues plaguing him right now, including north korea, the russia probe, the health care, the kushner e-mails and in just the last few hours the new travel restrictions? >> i think thats precisely what it is. this is another deflection. the president knows he is a bull in a china shop. he is using this opport...

Included, because it alludes to movement on the bill on the senate side. since the first bill couldnt even pass the much easier house, but around the same time, a reporter at congressional quarterly tweeted that senate gop source told him yesterday this was false. quote, the only language on the aca repeal that may be considered has been drafted by the house. then there was this report from trump tax adviser larry kudlow on cnbc. >> just a brief report, and this is all secondhand. but ive been t...

Better and better, and its gotten really, really good. and a lot of people are liking it a lot. we have a good chance of getting it soon. id like to say next week, but it will be -- i believe we will get it, and whether its next week or shortly thereafter. >> when it comes to getting a health care bill passed, this administration and its own congressional majoritys inability to communicate is astonishing. today we got a perfect example of that. a senior white house official told cnbc, the senate...

Now in this budget? >> correct. >> what can democrats do in response to this? it does seem like there is tremendous unity on the aca. do you have a sense that the democrats will lose votes on aca repeal and replace? >> i think the democrats are remarkably united because we understand the affordable care act is a lifesaver and people -- its not just democrats that have pre-existing conditions. its not just democrats that have their son or daughter living in the basement and theyre 23 on their par...

Werent coming back and rather than making a promise we couldnt keep, we invested in them. we subsidize their wage for a period of time and its up to the company to decide whether to keep him. this investment has a 90% return. over 90% of employers at the end of that probationary period keep those workers on. >> thats money, i want to be clear, that comes from the department of labor work force program under the knife right now in this budget? >> correct. >> what can democrats do in response to t...

Unfortunately many people are shocked by it. as far as the aca repeal in kentucky is concerned, my husband is a physician. i actually come from a family of physicians, and as -- none of them actually support the aca repeal at all. he has -- my husband has a patient who moved from nashville, tennessee, and shes 59 years old. she never had insurance before. she now -- she had to go into the e.r. because of severe chest pains. she had -- she was reluctant to go to the e.r. because she didnt have en...

Party. specifically talking about the issues that are concerning people, one, this aca repeal is obviously getting people excited and going to town hall meetings, talking about education and the fact somebody has no public education training or education policy experience is running our department of education. talking about the issues that most affect americans and harnessing this energy and getting people out to the polls. >> jonathan i got to ask you a question. myself having covered a lot in...

Only ideas in the mainstream are those that endorse the status quo and health care and our entitlement programs. in conclusion, i want to note that the overly partisan treatment of nominees and distortion of their records is a relatively new development on this committee. my hope is that we can begin to set a new standard here that we can all be proud of and that will work to reverse recent trends and a fair and open discussion of the nominee and his qualification. so with that, ill turn to our ...

The democrats on capitol hill have behaved is not afraid of the president. you can imagine a snarl yo in which youve got democratic votes for the aca repeal. i dont think hes going to get any democratic votes on the tax bill even coming out of conference. so the people who seem scared of the president, republicans frankly, does that change now. >> you know, i think that it does. i think one of the people, even some democrats have been reluctant to really criticize trump. they didnt want to so-ca...