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Problem the president himself? >> i think its perfectly valid to consider the senate democratic minority, especially, as obstructionists in terms of passing crucial legislation that we need to put americans back to work, to revive our economy, to make sure americans are safe and secure here and around the world. hes right about the obstructionism. its also true that we need a minimum of distractions and he is right to communicate his policy thoughts directly. sometimes thats only way he can real...

To communicate very directly about the fact that the folks hes working with in d.c. on the hill are doing their best to hear all the concerns of the american people. it would be great to have the cooperation of the senate minority in particular. >> isaac? >> the senate minority has invited mcconnell and the republicans to come and have a conversation about health care. so lets be clear about that. democrats are at the table. they were at the table originally saying the problems with obamacare th...

Marketplace because theres been so much uncertainty and so insurance carriers have pulled out because theyve been told the health care plan as it stand now, now called obamacare, was not going to be reliable or stick around. so theres a lot of pointing of fingers to go around. >> but fredricka, that was happening before the election in 2016 and the current congress in white house. that was happening before. 19 of 23 cooperatives established under the affordable care act collapsed because its sim...

Acceptable. >> you heard the chant, health care, health care. apparently cassidy wanted to talk about flooding but instead the constituents there kind of took, you know, the steering wheel there. in addition to those tense up to halls that are playing out in some parts of the country, republicans will have a very long to-do list waiting for them when they do return to d.c. after the holiday. its filled with big-ticket items that could remain in limbo until a final decision is made on repealing a...

To think here, interpret, when they hear the president say repeal it now, replace it later? >> either way, the gop plate is going to throw 20 million americans off their health care plan. >> not true. >> just a question of how quick that happens. >> not true. >> id like to ask the congress welcome a follow-up question. he said there was a equivalency of transparency between obamacare and trump care -- >> no, obamacare was less transparent. >> lets have that conversation. there was 25 days of deb...

Spoke, they denied that was the nature of the conversation. >> caitlyn collins, thank you so much. earlier this week, a chorus of republican lawmakers slammed the president over his previous tweets. >> thats a tweet thats not even becoming of a city counc councilman. im not going to defend his tweet. it was ugly. and i personally do hold the president of the united states to a higher standard. >> this is maddening. its maddeningly frustrating because this is beneath the dignity of the president ...

>> we are very pleased that the senate is moving forward on health care reform, obamacare is in the middle of a tailspin, literally collapsing before our eyes. it is going to be a lengthy legislative process but i am excited the senate is taking it up. >> julie: that was speaker paul ryan on the health care plan that a small group of senators are drafting in secret. this comes as we await sean spicer at the podium who is to be coming up any minute now for a white house press briefing where we mi...

Obamacare in the budget reform in the senate, but also to look ahead into fall, when they have to work on tax reform. all of this when you have lifting the debt ceiling and funding the federal government in 45 days of a legislative agenda. >> sandra: its a ambitious agenda. it too mercedes point, there is a sum taking this varied seriously. one senator, we should truncate or cancel recess. we have a huge agenda. we can get a lot of it done, but one thing we dont have his time. we can make more t...

Jeopardize final passing and house of representatives. liberals are also taking their shots at g.o.p. leaders. >> now in the senate, what you have is you have i believe ten republicans working behind closed doors to address 16 of the american economy. that is what health care is. republicans, the average republicans doesnt need to know whats in that. my understanding that it will be brought just immediately before we have to vote on it. >> we are expecting a late night here. senate democrats are...

Starting to get impatient. >> now is the time to act, for the senate to move the bill and bring it back to the house. >> heather: lets bring in isaac wright, former executive director of correct the record, pro-clinton super super pac ine 2016 election, thank you both for joining us. the president met with senators for lunch this afternoon, and he is hopeful about moving forward with this plan and getting some details from the senate. how hopeful are you? >> the senate g.o.p. are going to reset ...