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>> reporter: so adequate time in this case means if we see that discussion draft on thursday, as has been planned, they anticipate votes could happen as soon as the following thursday or friday. thats just about a week for americans to read this bill. >> i need my panel to weigh in. elise jordan, you worked with rand paul. you are a republican. mitch mcconnells argument that theres going to be ample time, i am not a graduate of the evelyn woods speed reading school. is that for real? >> that was...

Care act, they are doing the same thing. >> we do have a new timeline for information about the bill, stephanie is right, its being super fast tracked here. mitch mcconnell says hell reveal what he calls a discussion draft publicly tomorrow, a cbo score is expected by monday or tuesday. mcconnell says he wants a vote by thursday. can you imagine the bill might get released on thursday with a score on monday or tuesday for a vote on thursday. republicans need 50 votes for it to pass, meaning thre...

Poised to have deeper medicaid cuts than the house bill. >> right, absolutely, one thing thats been surprising about this senate bill is that it moves a little bit further to the right than the house bill even does in terms of medicaid cuts. thats something that could further alien ate moderates from supporting this bill. thats been a little bit surprising because the thought all along was you need to get moderates on board. as republicans gather to look at the discussion draft, whether it could...

This is a sad day. this is a way to expose with a little humor to expose this time. right now there are literally americans fearing what might be in this bill. for this to be happening in privacy and secrecy is absurd. we didnt get a bill here but what we got is a further affirmation that this is a really destructive process when it comes to working through senate. >> welcome back. that was of course cory booker of new jersey yesterday after he went to the congressional budget office with a grou...

Think is what he said last night on the senate floor. i dont know of any women who are in the room. but, you know, this isnt about having a country club health care bill. this is about an open process. >> so, as you heard there, no women. but theres also some criticism about the process from 13 republican senators as well. its not just democrats that are complaining about this. >> absolutely. some of those dudes, so to speak, senate dudes, are not very happy with what could come out of discussio...

Doors. democrats are calling the secretive process a joke and demanding open hearings. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel joins us live from capitol hill. mike, are republicans sure they can pass it? thats number one question. >> melissa, it is not clear if they have the votes to pass health care reform, but mitch mcconnell clearly is hoping the deadline pressure will help. he can only lose to republican senators in order to pass health care reform, but all indications say that mitch...

Alright, see you down there. mmm, fine. okay, what do we got? okay, watch this. do the thing we talked about. what do we say? its going to be great. watch. remember what we were just saying? go irish! see that? yes! im gonna just go back to doing what i was doing. find your awesome with the xfinity x1 voice remote. welcome back. as we mentioned earlier no matter what happens tonight in georgias special election, we could see quick ramifications for how the senate tackles healthcare. majority m...

Thank you. u.s.-led coalition forces say theyve killed two people, in an heirs track -- air strike on may 31st in syria. the claros main role was recruiting terrorists. on capitol hill, we will get our first look at the u.s. senates opening bid for an obamacare repeal and replace bill. mike emanuel is on the hill. >> mitch mcconnell says he plans to release a discussion draft of the senate republican health care bill thursday, setting the stage for a vote likely next week. >> the status quo is s...

The absurdity of this moment in time. we didnt get a bill here, but what we got is a further affirmation that this is just a really destructive process when it comes to working for the senate. >> reporter: so the next step here, mitch mcconnell, the senate majority leader told reporters theyll have a discussion draft coming out on thursday. that, of course, is what we expect will be sent to the cvo and aides are saying the vote could come soon as next week but can they get 50 republican votes. t...

>> it works. >> okay, good. before we get to the impact on the energy sector, what is your take on this broader tax plan? >> well, it makes a lost assumptions. and first of all, i think chairman camp needs to be commended for, you know, putting something out there. but its a discussion draft. and theres much discussion that needs to be had had, and especially when it it comes to i think the energy sector and those people who are creating jobs when you look at percentage depletion, that area that...