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You 60 began. teetering on the edge of defeat, senator john mccain strode into the chal bettmber and cast a dr vote to move the vote forward. lets watch that. [ applause ] >> mr. mccain. >> because not one democrat voted for the bill, vice president mike pence had to cast the decided 51st vote which he did. and after the vote, mccain who returned to his home to arizona where he is recovering from surgery. >> the administration and congressional democrats shouldnt have forced through congress wit...

. a short time ago the house voted overwhelmingly, despite objections from president trump. the legislation passed by a veto proof margin. 419-3. all the dissenting votes came from house republicans. the bill includes a provision that would make it harder to roll back any measures imposed against russia and now heads to the senate for final approval. well be right back. 1,200 workers are starting their day building on over a hundred years of heritage, craftsmanship and innovation. today were b...

The way our rules and customs encourage us to act? if this process ends in failure, which seems likely, then lets return to regular order. >> forcing the vote was a risky move by mcconnell who required his members to take a leem of faith because it is unclear what the bill will be. joining us, michael steele, and congresswoman from illinois. you voted against it but they jammed through a version of this. i dont think the republican party is a governing party. i think theyre still a protest party...

They will face some kind of criminal penalty. >> it looks good three months later. from texas. thank you, senator from rhode island. up next, a crucial vote on health care. can republicans agree on what the bill will be? (singsong) budget meeting. sweet. if you compare last quarter... its no wonder everything seems a little better with the creamy taste of philly,

The republicans finally took the first step toward repealing obamacare and potentially stripping 22 million people of health insurance. potentially. keep that in mind. it came amid loud chants of kill the bill, dont kill us. and even shouts from protesters in the gallery who were dragged out later. >> i havent heard that before. nearly all 100 senators took their seats as the roll call began. mcconnell could afford to lose only two of the 52 senators. and as the votes were kounlth, susan collins...

What are you hearing on the phone right now? >> this is the concern that maybe not one but multiple people would break through. nobody wanted to be the one person to potentially be responsible for killing the bill and youve got two senators banding together. and they announced it at the same time in a coordinated effort so neither one of them

Addressing concerns about this. he did not get on the bandwagon. he still has not gotten on the bandwagon. at times i wonder if hes got special permission to oppose the president or at least not cheerlead for them. this is in line for how hes been for a long time and im hoping it starts a momentum because i too believe this bill does not move away from obamacare in any substantial sense. >> all of this happening as many are pointing out without hearings. in politics as we all know, where there i...

At right now. they have to find a way to repeal obamacare, they have to find a way to get this bill so we can get to the next step, by starting to drive costs of health care down. >> congressman, appreciate you on this. i have to ask you, before i let you go, about the disclosures on russia. if a foreign government was in writing offering help to meet with a campaign, do you take the position thats a meeting that should be turned down? >> no, i have not really stayed up with the details of this....

Hearing. >> no, i dont think its getting loss poplar. i think the senate is where it was when we came to the first vote. every day that goes by our base is supporting us more and more. our base is supporting president trump more and more. when i go back to kansas and do town halls, the base that elected me support president trump and they support this bill and that tidal wave is starting to come up. those people are letting their voice be heard as well. we all ran on repealing obamacare and its ...

Society, including disabled children, poor seniors. >> joining me now republican congressman from kansas. >> good evening. thanks for having me on tonight. >> absolutely. whats your response to the senator saying these bills, both versions have these cuts to medicaid that would hit the disabled and people in nursing homes? >> i certainly respect the senator. i think having worked with thousands of medicaid patients is that i would say medicaid is broken. one out of three physicians no longer acc...