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Infrastructure and tax policy or another run at health care. im duty-bound to ask you, if not mcconnell, then who? is it cornyn perhaps, and why stop there? is ryans job safe as house speaker? >> you know, i actually think that ryan is more susceptible to this pressure from trump than mcconnell is. ryan has a really, really fractured group of republicans. we have seen the freedom caucus go after him. you have people who are rumbling and grumbling about the vote they had to take on health care on...

Say nothing of if we want to see infrastructure and tax policy or another run at health care. im duty-bound to ask you, if not mcconnell, then who? is it cornyn perhaps, and why stop there? is ryans job safe as house speaker? >> you know, i actually think that ryan is more susceptible to this pressure from trump than mcconnell is. ryan has a really, really fractured group of republicans. we have seen the freedom caucus go after him. you have people who are rumbling and grumbling about the vote t...

Fractured group of republicans. we have seen the freedom caucus go after him. you have people who are rumbling and grumbling about the vote they had to take on health care only to see it fall apart in the senate, and its really hard to -- to state exactly how much mcconnell is liked. yes, flake did take him to task in the book, and yes, there are few senators who question, you know, his approach, but he is so popular. i spoke with senators on their way out of town last week, and to a person, the...

It. passed overwhelmingly. so, no choice but to sign the bill, there were things about the signing statement that were interesting to me, and i think actually underplayed. he was grouchy about it. he thinks that congress is stepping into his executive authority to conduct foreign policy. i would point out, barack obama, who frequently complained that congress was passing tougher sanctions on iran that he wanted, threatening to derail his diplomacy with iran and the nuclear deal. later taking cre...

It. passed overwhelmingly. so, no choice but to sign the bill, there were things about the signing statement that were interesting to me, and i think actually underplayed. he was grouchy about it. he thinks that congress is stepping into his executive authority to conduct foreign policy. i would point out, barack obama, who frequently complained that congress was passing tougher sanctions on iran that he wanted, threatening to derail his diplomacy with iran and the nuclear deal. later taking cre...

Jobs making $12 and $15 an hour. they are willing to take their insurance away and it is immorally rep whrehensible. >> the president has a bunch of tweets, you have to stick to it. he even threatens that there should be no votes on anything until you take another run at it. he is saying that he is getting mitch mcconnell process advice saying the outdated filibuster rule must go. go to 51 voices now and win. it is time. and saying we are moving on a tax form. do you, as you watch this unfold an...

He is saying that he is getting mitch mcconnell process advice saying the outdated filibuster rule must go. go to 51 voices now and win. it is time. and saying we are moving on a tax form. do you, as you watch this unfold and you and your colleagues, do you even know what is next? like what are they going to line up next to even do next? >> well, i think that it changes everyday and i hear everyday grumbling from senators, republican senators, about this president. they no longer fear him. but t...

House. the republican leader of the house passing the potato back to the senate. because neither wants to be responsible for what is inevitable, the demise of trump care. >> i can tell you, even republicans will acknowledge this is real. a lot of senate republicans feeling that they do not want to be holding on to this hot potato any longer than they have to. >> im picturing that. hot potato. mj, quickly. any reaction from republican senators, specifically lisa murkowski to the presidents public...

News report. really appreciate it. >> thank you. >> were joined now by josh barrow and richard painter, a professor of law at the university of minnesota, who was chief ethics lawyer for president george w. bush. mr. painter is the vice chair of the citizens for responsibility and ethics in washington. and, josh, so far were not hearing a big rush of republicans coming forward, saying this is outrageous. he cant do this. >> well, youve seen some. susan collins has said it would be unacceptable f...

The citizens for responsibility and ethics in washington. and, josh, so far were not hearing a big rush of republicans coming forward, saying this is outrageous. he cant do this. >> well, youve seen some. susan collins has said it would be unacceptable for him to fire the special prosecutorment one thing is republicans in the senate are very focused on the health care bill today. at this point the names that have been floated, who he might replace him with, rudy giuliani and ted cruz, neither of...