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Voted to begin the debate. i thank the president, his administration and our friends in the house for the roles that they have played. now we have to keep working hard. were determined to do everything we can to succeed. we know our constituents are counting on us. well work through an open amendment process. i know members in both parties have health care ideas theyd like to offer. if youve got one, bring it to the floor. last night the senate considered a comprehensive obamacare repeal and rep...

It takes weeks to transport, assemble, fuel and test. we can destroy it while it is there on the ground. but with this missile silo, we cant do that. the first warning that we have that there is a test is that the bird is already in the air and it could be heading toward the united states. >> gordon, thank you very much. well be watching closely. >> than, poppy. coming up, a new year means new battles on capitol hill. >> i think health care will be better and cost less when obamacare is gone. ...

Passing an enormous infrastructure spending bill. lets talk about it with ryan lizza and washington correspondent for the new yorker. >> thank you, poppy. >> republicans have been clear about the fact theyre going to do away with obamacare and do away with it quickly. there have been parts the president-elect has even said he would like to keep, like insurance for pre-existing conditions. people staying on their parents health care until theyre 26. how do you expect this fight to actually play o...

All the black lung program. it may all be gone. dont matter how many years you got. >> reporter: three sentences in the affordable care act made it easier for victims of black lung to get monthly federal benefits if they worked 15 years or more in the mines. and if they died, the benefits automatically extended to their widows. >> i will be drawing $643.42. >> once a month? >> once a month. >> reporter: patty just got her first payment. her husband crawford, after 32 years in the mines, died in ...

Conditions. there seems to be a consensus among many republicans on the hill, also donald trump and his staff, about the issue of pre-existing conditions. i think thats one of the reasons why there are so many that are saying, look, there needs to be a replacing. but there are some parts of obamacare that we do need to keep in tact. that would be a prime example of where there would be a consensus or common ground here. look, im one of those that buys on the exchange. this year was a year where ...

Theyll do it sometime down the road, will cause huge calamity. from one end of america to the other. they dont know what to do. theyre like the dog that caught the bus. >> reporter: to ensure people dont lose their coverage, gop leaders say congress will effectively delay the repeal from taking effect until legislation is approved to replace the law. a process that could take years. >> there needs to be a reasonable transition period so people dont have the rug pulled out from under them. >> rep...

Troops there. no americans there. this was, if we believe the intelligence community, a direct attack on our democratic institutions. so i think thats what justifies -- >> gentlemen, i have to leave it there. youre both back with me at the bottom of the hour. sit tight. thank you very much. got to get a break in. ben ferguson and ryan lizza. up next, a new threat from north korea. a warning that a weapon that has the capability to strike the united states, is severe warning about that from kim...

Bringing back jobs to coal country and repealing obamacare. it won him the support of coal miners, the same people now worried their votes may end up hurting their health and their finances. miguel marquez reports. >> reporter: the coal laden hills of eastern kentucky. >> were going to bring the coal industry back. >> reporter: trump country. a democrat and coal miner for 35 years initially supported hillary clinton. but -- >> i voted for trump. may be a mistake, but i heard him say hed bring co...

Pension keeps her financially afloat. >> so this money is important to you? >> absolutely. absolutely. its not a large amount, but it is enough to pay the bills. >> reporter: keeping up with the bills here, for many, a lifetime struggle. so trumps full throated promise of jobs was a powerful message. the unemployment rate here, 10.3%. more than twice the national average. >> this area has seen a terrific decline in the number of coal mining jobs in the last five years. those jobs tended to be hi...

Applying for black lung benefits. >> reporter: linda adams husband tony died three years ago. shes now applying for black lung widow benefits. >> you supported donald trump for this election? >> i did. i did. >> but if obamacare goes away? >> if obamacare goes away, were going to be in a world depression. >> reporter: today, adams devotes her life to helping others apply for benefits she hopes will survive even if obamacare is abolished. her enormous expectations now squarely on president trump....