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Obamacare. this after the senate approved a budget plan that allows them to strip out vital parts of the affordable care act without the threat of a democratic filibuster. watch the vote today and watch the movements. south dakota senator john thune saying republicans are determined to keep their promise with voters on this. >> you have a unity among the new administration, house leadership, senate leadership that we need to get this done. its a promise we made to the american people. it starts ...

This is definitely not even putting the cart before the horse. like i said, throwing somebody out of a plane without a parachute. its political suicide. >> bill: if you listened to paul ryan during the town hall it appears theyre very sensitive to everything you are both saying. paul ryan said this watch, from cnn. >> we have to step in and rescue people from the collapse of this law. there are good objectives they sought to achieve in that law. we agree with that. young people should be able to...

Department as well. i think when you look at this, martha, the fact that look at the messages that obama was sending out to the american people. it was not globalism. he spoke about the fact you cant stop globalism. when you are the coal miner in west virginia or lost your job in pennsylvania, they want to be talking about how you are bringing jobs back to america not giving everything up to a y. secondly, i think its this idea of economic growth. where he talked about creating all these private...

Be themselves and express their own thoughts, not his. that is worth laying down there as well today. senator, thank you very much. good to see you, sir. >> bill: now were learning the director of the f.b.i. is under the microscope on what critics called a politically-motivated investigation. whats it all about? well talk to jason chaffetz to get his take. >> martha: could be the beginning of the end for obamacare. the house starting a pivotal vote but first here is president-elect trump on this...

Some people felt about some of the policies. juan and mercedes, great to see you both. see you next time. >> bill: 20 minutes past. one week away from the swearing in ceremony of americas 45th president. theyre getting ready in d.c. a major effort to keep everybody safe. is the nations capitol be ready? they will be. will a replacement for obamacare be ready? here is paul ryan. >> we want more choices, no monopolies. thats what we want to replace it with and what were working on right now. ♪ s...

Filibuster an obamacare vote. the senate passed this measure yesterday. president-elect trump tweeting about it saying this, quote. now its on to the house. in a separate tweet he wrote this. tweet, tweet, tweet. the unaffordable care act will soon be history, says the future president. >> bill: we watch the twitter feed every morning at 6:30. watch the vote today in the house and see how many republican defectors they have. >> martha: a lexicon we never would have seen in old tapes from years a...

Should insurance companies be required to cover people with pre-existing conditions, should it be the case we expand medicare for our seniors, americans say yes. you say thats obamacare. well, im not sure about that and i dont like it. i think thats a communication problem. >> martha: when your deductible will be so high you cant use your healthcare there is a different opinion. >> i think one of the problems president obama had, martha, was that he didnt listen -- i think oftentimes treated con...

Not just simply the p.r. battle. >> martha: he thinks its the messaging that was the problem, juan. and mercedes outlined a number of things that were underlying policy issues. healthcare alone, i think the impact of those november premium increases that came through before the election might be the most under-told story of why hillary clinton may have lost. >> i disagree, martha. i just think that this morning, for example, president-elect trump was tweeting, going after hillary clinton and the...

Nonpartisan issue. its about good governance. >> he could have never done anything to satisfy critics on this. isnt it just to trust and verify situation and full employment plan for people like you. >> im happy if it is but the reality is i think the office of government ethics slammed him on this saying there is a remedy to this which is he should die vest. >> thats an issue too because then how do you price it and is someone going to buy it trying to curry favor and will he dump it because he...

Personal knowledge of it but its important that we get to the bottom of it. >> obamacare, people are getting a education in the legislative process now. but this is about reconciliation and budgeting and committees and you saw the democrats making an impassioned plea. do any of you believe youll be able to keep the aca as it is right now? and if not, what is your plan? to just abinstruct as much as you can or to work with? >> i think we have a very good chance of keeping the aca in place. >> whe...