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No outline has been provided to us. >> now, i know you had a meeting with vice president pence. look, this has got to be, hes got to be pleading with you as a republican, im sure, and i know the two of you maybe dont necessarily see eye to eye on what the substance of the bill would be. but how close are you and vice president pence when it comes to the substance? >> he -- the vice president listened very carefully to my concerns. i went through my concerns about the cut in medicaid, what the im...

Immediate politics of trying to stop or start this bill this week and get to the substance, thats a down the line question for next month at the earliest if they finish it this week. >> the political reality republicans are grappling with and karoun hits it exactly is the idea of deficit reduction, appealing to many fiscal conservatives, but really sort of, you know, a generalized amorphous idea, the deficit is big, we need to get it down, important for the future generation. 22 million fewer pe...

To get out, get out of what? there is actually no mechanism that forces people to do what the treaty requires and it really is not about climate change. those who are worried about that issue should want it to end because it gives a false impression about the issue. it is an economic issue. >> i will bring the train back to the coverage issue. more on the politics of the climate issue coming up. back to ellen. coming off what tammiy said. looking at the white house press briefing and scott pruit...

Conservative republicans like about this plan, the $337 billion in savings that will go to the deficit. so theres not a lot of wiggle room where they can make conservatives happy without alien netting others. >> shepard: theres a few things they could do. not everybody would be happy about it. they save about $900 billion with the new plan. but they aid in about $650 billion in tax cuts, largely for wealthier americans. they could eliminate some of those tax cuts. >> that would eat away at the d...

Bring republicans on the right and left together on the healthcare. how can you cut costs and up the number of people that get coverage at the same time? lets bring in tom bevin. hes from real clear politics. the republicans have an issue here. can you help explain it? >> well, theyre in a political pickle. they have a big problem, the big sticking point with the cbo, the coverage issue. the loss of coverage. you heard sean spicer try the address repeatedly in the press conference. the cbo says ...

On the coverage issue, we dont know the financial issue yet, on the coverage issue a couple of estimates out there. one as high as 15 million fewer people covered according to one estimate by brookings that thats what they believe the congressional budget office will show when theyre able to come out with an estimate. 15 million. is that an acceptable number to you? is that what it really is? do you go back and say we have to tweak this? >> ill tell you the plan that we leave out here will not l...

The second is whats to hit to the deficit? on the coverage issue, we dont know the financial issue yet, on the coverage issue a couple of estimates out there. one as high as 15 million fewer people covered according to one estimate by brookings that thats what they believe the congressional budget office will show when theyre able to come out with an estimate. 15 million. is that an acceptable number to you? is that what it really is? do you go back and say we have to tweak this? >> ill tell you...

we wont make you do it. and that only increases premiums for older folks, does it not? >> we say to that 30, 35-year-old individual, you know that you need health coverage. what were going to do is provide you a system that allows you an array of choices that you can choice the coverage plan that works best for you and your family, not be dictated to by the federal government and have to purchase something that you most likely do not need. >> we have two pieces of information we do not have y...

family, not be dictated to by the federal government and have to purchase something that you most likely do not need. >> we have two pieces of information we do not have yet and there is vong already going on in congress. how many people will be covered and the second is whats the hit to the deficit. on the coverage issue, we dont know financial issue. on the coverage issue a couple estimates out there. one as high as 15 million fewer people covered. thats what they believe the congressional ...