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>> ive never seen a more radical or reckless legislative process in my time in politics. write the bill in secret, discuss it in secret, send it to the cbo secret. and then rush it to the floor with no committee hearings, no amendments. in just ten hours of debate. >> mitch mcconnell is expected to release the discussion draft tomorrow but even some republicans worried about the secrecy. we are congressman voicing his concern on the radio. >> its too secretive. it will put a cloud over the whole...

Known. i didnt feel like it was about these two people. for democrats, trump is bad, the numbers are bad, this is a referendum on him. that negativity will carry us to victory. negativity wasnt enough. >> thats true in politics. its not enough to oppose something. you have to support something positive as well. all these districts are in red states, lets not forget that. democrats thought they had the early momentum advantage. early polling showed them in a strong position. at the end of the day...

Consensus here? >> well, the time line does seem rushed but keep in mind as mitch mcconnell has said. the republicans have been talking about this for seven years. ive been covering them for seven years and they talk about it all the time. with the house having passed their version of the american health care bill, now, its up to the senate to put out their discussion draft which mitch mcconnell said is going to come as early as thursday. hopefully, theyll have a cbo score by monday. mitch mccon...

Color of the room when you were there at the handel win last night. the republican health care bill, still secret but not for long. theyre preparing to release what theyre billing as a discussion draft. republicans hope it will be a final push to a vote on repealing and replacing obamacare before the congressional recess. the latest from capitol hill. >> reporter: well, we have a date for the bill. the bill thats been crafted behind the scenes, the bill that we still dont know whats actually i...

More heart. even before the senators put it on the bill, he has thrown them under the bus. why do you do anything for this guy? why do you risk your -- >> ive been asking that question for a long time. >> why do you risk your political future for this guy if hes going to just throw you under the bus, which he will? >> senate leader mitch mcconnell said a discussion draft of the senate health care bill will be available tomorrow morning. >> how long will the public have to read this bill? how man...

After weeks of closed door meetings, with very few details, mitch mcconnell announcing today there will be a discussion draft available and released publicly on thursday. the big open question here, anderson, is where they stand on the policy. when you talk to senators, republican senators, all of whom will be expected to vote for this bill, if its going to pass, they dont know where things stand, on things like the m medicaid expansion, how many regulation also be cut back. all still open quest...

Im focused on jobs and economy nonstop. what i share with my fellow democrats, thats what we need to focus on. people need to fight for their jobs. their sideshows are not what are focused on. >> julie: people want the sideshows to go away so they can focus on the issue. and one of the biggest issues right now and washington is going to the fight over health care. this will play a big role in the midterm elections. i want your take. yesterday, mitch mcconnell announced there is going to be a dis...

Interest can rise or fall on the policies of his administration. that will wrap things up for me this hour. you can find me on twitter, tweet me a fish reference or two. tweet jake sherman also. he always likes those. ali vels hichlt. >> ill definitely tweet you a fish reference. good afternoon to you. im ali velshi. the clock is ticking closer to a senate vote on health care. where is the bill, you ask? cloak of secrecy on that bill has not been lifted. we did learn a few moments ago, senate re...

♪ >> jon: republican senate leaders are getting ready to unveil their health care bill. sean spicer weighing in on what president trump wants. >> the president clearly wants a bill that has heart. he believes that health care is something that is near and dear to so many families and individuals. he made it clear from the beginning that those -- that was one of his priorities. >> jon: mitch mcconnell saying theyre going to release a discussion draft tomorrow and he says it wont be the same as ...

Need to go to the hawaii. >> disconnected. really i need to be in hawaii in the conversations. >> well work that out. you make an interesting point, you may not think there was any collusion between the trump campaign and russia, may believe it needs to be investigated, may not, thats really different than the idea that russia may have tried to interfere with american democracy and you can hold two thoughts in your head at the same time. we need to understand that the president is able to hold t...