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Weve made some strides. included in it are some major changes to medicaid that would begin to bend the cost curve but we do have some changes that wed like to make. our goal isnt just to pass something, its to pass something which long term is the right thing to do. wed like to be able to provide insurance coverage for as many people as possible, but wed also like to make sure were not simply dumping things on states, whether they did not expand or if they did expand. and part of that is equaliz...

Allowed obamacare to be successful, i think theres a very large group of republicans and democrats that will come together and make other very substantial changes over a period of several months. for right now i think politically theyd love to see us twist and squirm for a while. >> and you dont want to call their bluff? >> no, i think it -- in this particular case theyve made it very clear that as part of their conditions, were not going to be able to repeal a lot of whats in obamacare. >> you ...

You said something about when we have this big trade fight that all ag policy is local. you said the midwesterners, the weak guys dont want to see nafta change but the florida guys do. you have 15 seconds. >> the florida guys strawberries, oranges, tomatoes, et cetera have lost a lot of market to mexico because its cheaper to produce food over there and they can produce it year round. in the midwest do no harm. dont touch anything that will mess up what were already sending down there. >> you wo...

Welcome back. time for the lid. panel is back. all right. im still pretty fired up about the white house yesterday. they complain about fake news and sarah huckabee sanders utter the phrase, i dont know whether its accurate or not, but take a look. talk about undermining every argument they ever tried to make in media criticism. >> i dont think truth or accuracy is something that is particularly meaningful to this white house. that was on display yesterday. what i think is sad about this is i th...

Or he wants the issue in 2018? folks, welcome to washington where the idea of bipartisan ends up dividing the two parties. joining me now is senator mike rounds, republican from south dakota and former governor. i think that matters because governors have been weighing in a lot. >> welcome back to the show. >> thank you for the opportunity. >> senate majority leader mitch mcconnell said make some changes. were hear theyre hoping to make the changes fast enough so the bill gets sent over to the c...

>> good evening. im chuck todd here in washington. welcome to a hump day edition of "mtp daily" and welcome to american politics where the idea of bipartisan is actually now a threat. yesterday senate majority leader mitch mcconnell essentially dared republicans to torpedo the partys health care legislation, which would leave them no choice but to have to work with democrats. now hes facing a growing chorus of republicans publicly saying thats not a threat, thats a great idea. >> i have said all...