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The congressional leaders and white house leaders who came up with this plan. they left a lot of things open so that all these members dont feel like theyre being dictated to. this is what the tax reform package must be. theyre hoping i think, i think a little degree of optimism they should be, that republicans can sort of figure this stuff out and come together around something. theres a little more agreement on taxes than say on health care among republicans. and having a plan means you know, ...

Problems with obamacare. and, yes, unfortunately its become a partisan issue. our democratic friends are refusing to lift a finger to help their very constituents who are being hurt. but i think republicans have made repeated promises in elections leading up to now that we would and we could do better. i believe we will do better. this bill actually i think has gotten much better as a result of the discussions weve had amongst ourselves. i think its something that once we agree to that we can se...

Missing republicans could upset the entire bill? >> well, healthcare is hard and we know that. we have no choice to try to come to the rescue millions of people who are being failed as a result of problems of obamacare. and, yes, unfortunately, it is a partisan issue and our democratic friends are refusing to lift a finger to help constituents being hurt. republicans are making repeated promises in elections leading up to now that we would and could do better and i believe well do better. this b...

Or the new republican healthcare bill. 2-1, keep obamacare. does the publics opinion of the healthcare bill? >> the republican bill -- >> they dont like what they heard so far. what do you say to that? >> well, all they hear is critics. we know millions of people are seeing sky high premiums of high deductibles. insurance companies keep on losing money. if we dont come to the rescue of our people that well be left with democratic -- what we are doing is offering a better alternatives. from my st...

Couple of weeks. so the reception for these efforts, at least on capitol hill especially among members elected campaigning against him, might be chilly. although, you know, i think the american people appreciate the effort of a president working hard through the tape anyway. >> uh-huh. swearing in, 19 days away. what are you envisioning when you think of what inauguration day will look like? >> i think its going to be so dramatically different. put aside the fact that the new guy is already bang...

Efforts may be in vain. >> well, hes president until january 20th. after that, it is our turn. so well see what happens. hes going to protect what he wants to do, and perhaps you can say, his legacy. but, you know, if you look at obamacare, you have in many cases over 100% increase, it is unaffordable. it doesnt work. >> obama could encounter a heated battle on capitol hill over what republicans want to repeal and replace. lets talk about this with our political panel. i want to bring back brian...

Significant changes may mean it puts them out of business and makes it more difficult for them to be able to afford to take care of people who are receiving care as a result of this affordable care act? >> there is no easy answer. >> people were sicker than they thought but when you dont have insurance for a long time, thats what happened. you become more ill. >> when you dump people off insurance, mom takes the kid to the emergency room, which is a terrible way to get care. the simple answer is...

The gaps on the core issues and the mistrust. like rock and roll, the peace process may never die but it doesnt mean the two-state solution may survive. i think were setting the stage for its demise. >> aaron david miller, thank you so much. good to see you. >> always a pleasure, fred. president barack obama trying to hold on to, among other things, obamacare. hes heading to capitol hill to meet with democrats this week. will they come up with a plan to stop republican efforts to dismantle his...

Bunch of democrats who are up for election in 2018 in states that trump won. so they are going to be motivated to work with the republicans so they can go back home and say, you know, look, identify been able to work with this administration, even though i am a democrat and you voted for trump. you should keep me in there. they have a motivation to work with the administration. >> ellis, will it prove to be more complicated than it sounds on the surface? >> well, the politics are easy. the polic...

Votes on replacing it, repealing it. so why can it be an easy sell, that it is a matter of repackaging it and coming up with something better, if the attempt failed already? >> they had the namesake of obamacare in the white house. that made it awfully difficult. but some of the simple measures that have been campaigned upon by republicans for years include allowing -- opening up markets between states. thats something trump campaigned on. republicans across the board campaigned on. thats one th...