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Messy and complicated process theyre walking into and why so many of them are so undecided is because if there is an open amendment process, you think about the last couple of weeks and how sort of conflicting this debate has been, some of the moderates are going to propose amendments that the conservatives are not going to light and potentially vote down. the conservatives will propose amendments that the moderates are not going to ic loo. we are going to see potentially more infighting and mor...

>> the ideal world would be they would have had an agreed-upon bill, put up as a substitute amendment, and you would go into what is a very long multiple amendment after amendment after amendment process, knowing at the end this was going to be there, that was the ultimate end game and thats what you were going to vote on. thats the part thats -- and they still havent figured out a way to compromise. if they vote tomorrow, as they are schedule to do do, to move onto the debate. what they will ha...

Willing to debate it on the floor. >> reporter: as one gop aide told cnn, forcing the vote serves to smoke members out on their positions and dare to sink an issue they campaigned on for seven years and making clear that even a failed vote this week may not kill the process overall. >> what will happen if and when that were to occur is well go back to the drawing board and well get a bill up. we are going to vote to repeal and replace obamacare. the question is not a question of if, its a questi...

Amendment process and this bill can pass. but not a lot of evidence so far that there are enough votes to even open up the debate yet. >> i want to turn to another front on which the white house is pushing and spinning pretty hard today and thats questions about this additional one-on-one time that president trump spent with vladimir putin at the couples dinner at the g20. susan, just in the context of the conversations that we had day after day after day, if this were a one-on-one conversation ...

It is as difficult a position as hes found himself in throughout the process, and it comes at a time where theyre missing another vote in senator john mccain and they have no idea when he will be able to return here to be a part of the process. >> obviously his health is a factor in all of this. >> oh, it absolutely is. it was a factor this morning. there was a plan to release the congressional budget office score, and their hope was that tomorrow the bill would be up for the motion to proceed w...

When he will be able to return here to be a part of the process. >> obviously his health is a factor in all of this. >> reporter: it absolutely is. it was a factor this morning. there was a plan to release the congressional budget office score, and their hope was that tomorrow the bill would be up for the motion to proceed which would essentially open up the debate on the house floor and begin the amendment process. that had to be pushed back when senator mccains hlgt scaealth came up and he was...

Threat. senator john was on this morning and heres what he had to say on cnbc. >> we need to delay the vote until he gets here. we need all 50 votes. >> every senator will speak for themselves. were working with all of them together. this is going to be a completely open amendment process. >> he seems very optimistic. he is acknowledging you need all 50 senators, anna. >> its good to be a che cheerleader. i think everybody says the longer this is out there the harder it is going to be to get don...

Block and just destroy it. if he can deal with them individually, and they dont get enough pressure on the other side from constituents, it does seem to me theres a narrow path. >> yes, i think also what hes telling them is, hey, folks, i really need you on this vote on the motion to proceed to the bill. stick with me there, give me your vote and well try to mollify your concerns throughout the amendment process. and if they believe that, they should get a new line of work, because theyve just b...

Individually and they dont get enough pressure from the other side, it does seem theres a narrow pattern. >> yes. i would put it differently. what he is telling them, hey, folks, i really, really need out this procedural vote. on the motion to proceed to the book. stick with me there. give me your vote. well try mollify your concerns throughout the amendment process. if they believe that, they should get a new line of work because theyve just been conned bigly. what mcconnell will do at the end,...

Side, it does seem theres a narrow pattern. >> yes. i would put it differently. what he is telling them, hey, folks, i really, really need out this procedural vote. on the motion to proceed to the book. stick with me there. give me your vote. well try mollify your concerns throughout the amendment process. if they believe that, they should get a new line of work because theyve just been conned bigly. what mcconnell will do at the end, weve talked about it before. after all the amendment process ...