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Until doug jones can get seated. listen to what mitch mcconnell said back then. >> i think browns election means the end of the healthcare proposal as currently constituted that the democrats are trying to jam through that they did jam through the senate thanks to the cornhusker kick back and louisiana purchase and the other tactics that they employed. >> dana: you could almost search and replacement statements and they would be the same. >> right. and thats exactly by the way what the democrats...

Purchase, the cornhusker kick back and billions of dollars in gatorade. senator, as you know, this revised bill had a special carve out for alaska, had money for senators from west virginia and ohio wanted for the opioid fund. somebody from the other side of the aisle could easily say you guys are doing the same thing. you have redesigned the bill specifically to get wavering votes. do you accept that criticism? >> theres no state-specific relief here. what there is an attempt to accommodate tho...

Interview. but despite that, he certainly had no problem parroting the rights talking points. take a listen. >> you define the market as food, therefore everybodys in the market. therefore, you can make people buy broccoli. >> if they can force us to buy health insurance, they can force us to buy broccoli. >> if we struck down nothing in this legislation but the -- whats it called? the cornhus kerr kickback. >> talk radio has been all over this. the cornhusker kick back. >> perpetuation of racia...

For our state might have been what puts this bill across the finish line. >> outrage of the so-called co husker kick back for the state of nebraska. >> one deal for one state and another state. >> the corn hus ski kickback has become a political cancer. >> everyone was outraged about ben nelsons sweetheart deal including justice scalia. >> if we struck down nothing in this legislation but what its called, the cornhusker kickback, we find that to violate the constitutional proscription of venalit...

Finish line. >> outrage of the so-called corn husker kick back for the state of nebraska. >> one deal for one state and another state. >> the cornhusker kickback has become a political cancer. >> everyone was outraged about ben nelsons sweetheart deal including justice scalia. >> if we struck down nothing in this legislation but what its called, the cornhusker kickback, we find that to violate the constitutional proscription of venality [ laughter ] >> very funny justice. the main thing about th...

Than a mandate. if people only had car insurance that felt like having it, havoc would ensue. having the mandate is critical for healthcare reform to work. megyn: if you are going to have this law, you have to have the individual mandate. it pays for the other benefits, which is why -- i think the judges have a point that it rises or falls together and that will play out on the legal front. to me, you tell me, sam, it smacks of hypocrisy to have a guy like nelson, who was the 60th vote on this t...

>> no, you dont. >> mr. speaker -- mr. speaker -- >> the house will be in order. the gentle lady from california will suspend. the gentleman has the time. you are recognized. >> mr. speaker i encourage everyone to read the rule. the only thing we are guaranteed upon its passage is that the senate bill with the cornhusker kick back gator aid has -- >> time has expired. >> over the weekend tea party protesters yelled racial slurs at african-american lawmakers. one lawmaker was spat upon, congressm...

>> we will remember... >> vote no. vote no! vote no! >> health care now! >> health care now! health care now. >> the grand finale of the historic debate is here, and news is breaking by the minute and no one knows what will happen, senator rick santorum joins us live and, we talked off camera and you think the democrats are sucker punched in the a little bit, by the senate. >> and, by the senate, the if yous -- first bill is the senate bill, with the cornhusker kick back and the louisiana purcha...

Cornhusker kick back and the louisiana purchase and the gator-aid and most of those special deals will still be in the bill and in the house they suggest they might somehow pass it without anyone voting on it. without anyone voting on it? can you imagine the outrage the american people would feel if that happened? it is not too late. all we need is enough democrats in the house of representatives to do the right thing, for the american people. and they can be spared this big government takeover ...

Also said that he believes it will pass this week but at this point they dont have the votes and means there will have to be arm twisting done, and in the next few days, behind closed doors, both on capitol hill and at the white house. >> jamie: im curious to ask you about the arm twisting and the behind closed doors element of a process that is supposed to be transparent. for the american people to watch as it unfolds and you bring up in your interview, about how rahm emanuel has been meeting b...