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Mar-a-lago, do we know why hes done this? >> the president said in a statement it was because he wants to instead talk about what he was going to talk about then at a rally hes having in arizona later on. gabby orr, our colleague is reporting that it had to do with urging of advisers, they did not think it was a good idea to hold that rally, and what kind of attention it would get, it is a full schedule on capitol hill. theres a prayer vigil scheduled i believe that evening, and so that would ha...

Makes this task even more challenging. as republicans, we have to come to accept the fact that we have promised a replacement plan and we have to make sure our replacement plan does provided a get coverage. and one of the reasons i voted against the house version of the health care bill was because there was simply too hard a landing on medicaid, that the tax credits werent sufficient. so the senate is trying to put together a better bill. im still reviewing it. im anxious to see the cbo score a...

Leadership never did that. a bunch of house members took a vote that ended up harming them as much as health care some of them say in the 2010 elections and they had nothing to show for it. so there are two schools of thought here depending on how paranoid you are as a democrat. >> ron, based on your experience working in the senate, what is your strategic view for what is best for the affordable care act act long-term here? >> lawrence, thing is too much at stake to play games with this. thats ...

Will stand for about to hand control away legislation. because they are going to turn over control of the house of representatives to the democrats in 2018 by passing a bill that will be an incredible target politically. the idea that clip of jimmy kimmel. the idea they would say to babies like that youre not going get coverage. your parents are going to have to pay an unaffordable amount. youre going to have a lifetime limit on your health care, that will be a disastrous path for them if they c...

Cheap, though. look, as a father, i can try to understand. president obama said being a dad, having a child is like having your heart living outside your body. i completely understand where jimmy kimmel is coming from, the passion i think is sincere. i dont think that this is the right move for him to do to politicize this. this is a guy who is incredibly rich, of course. he is not going to have a problem. the truth is -- >> he is -- he is making a moral point that people should be allowed to ge...

Passion i think is sincere. i dont think that this is the right move for him to do to politicize this. this is a guy who is incredibly rich, of course. he is not going to have a problem. the truth is -- >> he is -- he is making a moral point that people should be allowed to get insurance. >> thats why i tune in to jimmy kimmel to get him making moral points. look, people do get coverage. if you go to the emergency room, they take care of you. that was part of the reason that mitt romney came up ...

So bottom line is this would be an additional $8 billion over five years to help those get coverage who have pre-existing conditions. it appears a vote could happen this week, but paul ryan has been adamant no vote until hes certainly he has the votes. we think its within a handful now of being able to pass. >> and lets go back to capitol hill where the senate judiciary committee is continuing its questioning of james comey. right now senator blumenthal asking whether a special prosecutor is nee...

Insurance if this goes into place. republicans have been busy minimizing the importance. cbo score. among them house speaker paul ryan. >> one thing im certain will happen is cbo will say not as many get coverage. this is not a government mandate. this is not the government makes you buy what we say you should buy. the government should think you should buy it. there is no way you can compete with on paper a government mandate with coverage. >> there is growing frustration with speaker ryan. amo...

Analysis by the congressional budget office. it will hold a number of estimates, including the overall cost of the republican bill and how many could lose insurance. republicans have been busy minimizing the importance of the cbo score. among them, paul ryan, the house speaker. >> the one thing that will happen is cbo is not as many get coverage. this is not a government mandate. this is not the government makes you buy what we say you should buy and you should buy it. there is no way you can co...