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Lot of agreement on what the tax code should look like. unfortunately we hadnt had that consensus among republicans on healthcare. i think were much closer on taxes. >> bill: we were told a failure on obamacare repeal and replace was not an option. >> failure on tax reform is not an option. obamacare is a huge setback. im as disappointed as anyone in america that we werent successful yet. its not over. well shift right now to tax reform. we have the momentum and know where we want to go and have...

They need it. meanwhile enough debris to fill 125 football stadiums. thats how much damage is left behind by harvey in texas. youve got giant piles lining the streets of houston. how theyre handling cleanup efforts there in a moment. >> shannon: plus next up tax reform after the senate strikes out again on any kind of obamacare repeal. gop lawmakers likely to get an earful from their constituents. arizona senator jeff flake is up for reelection in 2018 and joins us next as republicans vow they a...

Substance of the idea, its because of the process, the hand we were dealt. there is plenty of fight left in us like there is fight left in you. >> we havent given up on changing the american healthcare system. we are not going to be able to do that this week but it still lies ahead of us and we havent given up on it. >> shannon: republicans are for now giving up the campaign promise to dismantle obamacare. after announcing yesterday there wont be a vote on the latest replacement bill this week. ...

♪ na na na na ♪ hey hey ♪ goodbye. ainsley: ironic thing is though they are saying goodbye. i thought why are they saying that? republicans could be singing this because goodbye obamacare. steve: they feel, nancy pelosi says the republicans are going to lose the house now because of this vote. pete: doesnt that tell you everything you need to know. this historic vote takes place. they are not for it their chant is about the 2018 mid terms. their chant is you took a tough vote for something...

Not know that jason chaffetz, who had taken a break to have foot surgery was going to show up. he showed up yesterday on a scooter to cast that historic vote. pete: he should show up on a scooter whatever it takes after seven years to cast that vote for it. ainsley: democrats were pointing fingers. pete: after the vote they went to the white house with president trump to talk about this really is a historic achievement. and president trump said just that this is what he said. >> this is a great ...

Now why cant the senate work on this today? we need to get it scored and priced out because thats what they want. why cant we go now because i think he is probably a little frustrated by the glacial pace that washington works. in he would like to get things done. big list on the wall of steve bannon trying to check things off one at a time. he needs to check the senate box off as quickly as he can. ainsley: i think the voters who wanted president obama to win, the ones who got elected, they were...

No doubt about it paul ryan really redeemed himself in the eyes of a lot of republicans. because he was able to shep herd this through. it was really donald trump, president of the united states one-on-one lobbying, the arm twisting, the congealing, the negotiations we never saw that brought this to fruition. the "wall street journal" says going forward the president is the one that will to v. to sell this to the senate and to america. not just in tweets but in speeches he goes out and makes the...

Medical bills. and i had insurance. i had insurance. but a lot of things didnt get covered. we didnt have much money in those days. and so this is important to me. i know there is a lot of fear in america. for me yesterday shouldnt be a day about cheering or jeering. steve: sure. >> we have to be sober about this. americans are afraid. and we need to help them understand that what were doing here is trying to first save a part of the insurance market that is really collapsing rapidly and our com...

The republicans knew they had it. they were clapping. they were excited. listen to what the democrats did. they were singing hey hey hey, goodbye. ♪ na na na na ♪ na na na na ♪ goodbye. ainsley: you are going to lose your seat because this is not a good deal. but the republicans could look at them and sing it back to them and say goodbye obamacare. pete: thats how thought was singing it at first was goodbye to obamacare after wrecking our health insurance. so revealing. the democrats sayin...

Hey rick, all good? oh yeah, were good. were good. termites never stop trying to get in, we never stop working to keep them out. terminix. defenders of home. ♪ ♪ this is repeal and replace of obamacare. make no mistake about it yes, premiums will be coming down. yes, deductibles will be coming down. very importantly, its a great plan. and ultimately thats what it is all about. ainsley: president trump scoring a major victory in the plan to repeal and replace obamacare. steve: thats right, ai...