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Where this really matters. how republican leaders can afford to lose 22 if they want to pass this bill. this is a real issue and one they have to iron out. their final take was, lets put something on the floor, we can change it as we go through when the committee marks it up any type of floor action, things like that, changes can be made but they need the buy-in, john. >> christine romans, to you, home buyers, the various home builders associations have been concerned. what do you see in here th...

Hasnt even seen the health care bill because its hatched and devised in secret. take a listen to her. >> ive got a problem with it. if im not going to see a bill before we have a vote on it, thats just not a good way to handle something that is as significant and important as health care. >> do you share her concerns, senator? >> heres how i would characterize it. when you work on something like this, like what i did on immigration theres a group of people that works on it and they put out a pac...

Medicaid cuts, and allowing higher premiums on older people. with that in mind, republican senate leaders are already saying they will take a different path from the house, building consensus with an unrushed, deliberative process, and they say they wont begin floor action until the congressional budget office, the cbo, scores the bills cost and its impact on the uninsured, a process that could take weeks. again, huge changes. this bill is essentially, though, a skeleton. it will be up to the se...