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Week. it seemed to be a fairly productive meeting. then the whole process got blown up. if i may, it seems that the whole process was blown up by the presidents comments. >> republicans tried to add -- what the republicans -- what republicans tried to add a discussion about obamacare to the funding process in 2013, we are accused by nancy pelosi and chuck schumers inserting a nonfinancial issue into the spending issue to shut the government down. there is no reason you have to deal with daca thi...

>> reporter: yes, its the promise that basically got senator collins over the finish line when it came to the tax bill. the idea that along with specific provisions in that bill, two specific pieces of health care legislation. one that would fund the cost-sharing is subsidies in the affordable care act. another one that would provide $15 billion for a reinsurance fund, would move forward after the tax bill was done. most notably, by the end of the year. there was the promise senate majority lead...

Repeal it. >> if you switched four votes from last march, that bill would have gone down. i dont think were going to be that off from having the votes to override a veto. >> the question was, how are you going to repeal? youre not going to get a two-thirds vote to override the president. >> i agree with dan on everything -- i think this is a same old story. a political scam on their base, chris, because they know theres no way that health cares going to be repealed. wont get through the senate l...