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You holding out hope that theres going to be other opportunities for compromise. >> there are two big areas, one would be tax reform. and there has been discussion about repatrioting some of the u.s. overseas and bringing them in at a 14% tax rate. that would give us enough money to do infrastructure. theres an opportunity here, but weve got to have a fair discussion about that. you cant come through with a plan that is obnoxious and then when it doesnt pass, say were going to sit down after the...

Reform, white house secretary sean spicer said they had no plan "b." >> how confident are you that the bill will pass, and if it doesnt pass, is there a plan "b"? >> no, there is no plan -- i mean, theres plan "a" and plan "a." were going to get this done. im not looking -- were not looking at a plan "b." we have plan "a." its going to pass. were going to go from there. >> you said there is only plan "a." >> right. >> at this point is there an acknowledgement perhaps there does need to be a plan...

Repealing and replacing obamacare. if you vote no and this doesnt pass, what are you going to go back to your constituents and say? you are giving the president a major loss should the vote go your way. >> i think i ran on not only repealing, but replacing. i define that in my campaigns and too often in this town we say who is up and who is down. who is winning and losing. i think we should come together and i think that can occur. that will require cooperation. >> thats not what you said when y...

The good of the republican forty, it has to pass. >> yeah, this is about a lot more than health care but whether or not we can pass tax reform or the president can past infrastructure bill and a working appropriations process and whether or not republicans can govern. this is a gut-check moment. its familiar to me and dana and folks in the capital, when the pizzas arrive and gourmet sandwiches come. this is a gut check moment for republicans. the bill has to come up and if it doesnt pass, there ...

Doesnt pass, where are you going to go back to your constituents and say? because youre giving the president a major loss should the vote go your way. >> i think that i ran on not only repealing, but replacing, and i the defined that in my campaigns. and i think too often in this town, gloria, we say, whos up, whos down, whos winning, whos losing? i think we should come together and i think that that can occur, but that will require democratic cooperation. >> but thats not what you said when you...

And if it doesnt pass, is there a plan "b"? >> there is no plan -- theres plan "a" and plan "a," were going to get this done. we have plan "a," its going to pass. >> you said there is only plan "a." >> right. >> at this point, is there an acknowledgement that perhaps there does need to be a plan "b" if the vote doesnt happen tonight? >> no, the presidents plan is to pass the bill tonight, get it on to the senate and sign a bill once it goes through conference. is that the presidents plan. >> the...

Foundation is and you just cant build a building unless you agree on what the base is. and so this probably doesnt pass, as people seem to think. in a way, its better for trump that it doesnt so he can move on. >> right. >> because this could be a giant mess. as they say, obamacare is. >> bob costa, your reporting last night was that the white house and paul ryans office assume that if this bill went to the floor last night, they would feel the political pressure and want to help this new presid...

Back with the panel. chris, those numbers are -- >> [laughs] those numbers are substantially worse than obamacare was at this point in its development. look, i think that with the white house is doing tonight is smart. i dont want to do it. they obviously dont care that much. cant cut the core principles of obamacare. so why bother? why bother suffering the political consequences. so you have a vote. i think the action they took made it more likely the vote will pass, ultimately more likely it w...

Done. >> hes been saying for so many years that the republican party needs to evolve into not an opposition party. the part of the problem is you have a quarter of the house republicans right now, not just the freedom caucus, who have never been in a republican majority at the congress when there is a republican president. you have people who dont have governing experience. thats a long-term problem. >> john until today, this afternoon, the officials of the white house sean spicer, they were upb...

Group. house moderates. i dont want to go home, i want to get to yes. sending signal to not the press or american people but white house. they were listening. make me a deal. i have constituency to answer to but help me get to your side. >> talk about the issue of blame. empirical evidence on your point. his point. and on the question of -- focus groups. sorry. i know. never get invited back again. but on the question of if repeal and replace doesnt pass, who do you blame? trump supporters dont ...