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Blieming iran this raises question if it was the iranians and not the houthis what was the actual method of the attacks and how does this fit into a broader strategy of iran versus the united states because as viewers know the u.s. and iran have been locked in this crisis now for the last several months. that to me seems like an important thing for folks to hone in on right now. >> saudi officials say they are working to determine who was responsible for this. help us understand what was involve...

Needs to be done to accomplish that goal. he campaigned on it. he continues to raise it at meetings on various topics. hes going to get it done one way or the other. i would recommend it be done through the appropriation process, the regular legislative process. i think thats the best way to get it done, to continue the work that previous presidents have done. if that isnt accomplished, i think he will go ahead and use the emergency powers that a president has to accomplish his stated goal. >> b...

Theres but rumors about this for years. a lot of democrats knew this was going on. they said nothing. i dont take her word for that. >> while i have you here, we have a couple minutes left. i want to ask you about the presidents principles on immigrati immigration. the democrats say this is not a deal we can support. gary, you think we can get to a bipartisan agreement? >> of course we can. the fact is, were in the sausage-making legislative process now. its not pretty. when they ate chinese foo...

Is dead, or do they somehow think at the last moment faced with a vote that some of these senators will vote for it? >> kind of depends what day you ask them that question. there have been some days where they cant exactly see how theyre going to get back, particularly with senator mccain being out. thats a crucial vote for this. they plan to spend the next couple of days trying to see if repeal and replace could get the votes, if repeal only could get the votes. republicans mixed the messages, ...

Is dead, or do they somehow think at the last moment faced with a vote that some of these senators will vote for it? >> kind of depends what day you ask them that question. there have been some days where they cant exactly see how theyre going to get back, particularly with senator mccain being out. thats a crucial vote for this. they plan to spend the next couple of days trying to see if repeal and replace could get the votes, if repeal only could get the votes. republicans mixed the messages, ...

Think at the last moment faced with a vote that some of these senators will vote for it? >> kind of depends what day you ask them that question. there have been some days where they cant exactly see how theyre going to get back, particularly with senator mccain being out. thats a crucial vote for this. they plan to spend the next couple of days trying to see if repeal and replace could get the votes, if repeal only could get the votes. republicans mixed the messages, the constant shifting from t...

Matters to the american people is lowering those premiums. improving access. making sure that people whahave pre-existing conditions are covered. how we get there, legislative process. at the end of the day, as long as we are fulfilling those promises to the american people that the president made and thats the end result and thats what people are focused on. >> i know the vice president, i remember when the house was passing its health care version was very involved with that. talk to me about ...

Consensus, thats how you have a stronger legislative process. >> absolutely. >> and a stronger product as well. better for the american public and better for the american economy. we need to come together and actually govern and put party politics aside for two minutes and actually do what the american public sent people to washington to do and that is actually to, you know, craft legislation and make -- make government work for people. >> get it done. they are pushing for spring for this to hap...

Jordan, lets get started. we are ready to repeal and replace. what do you feel when you hear that? >> i think the president said it best earlier today. hes disappointed. he worked hard and gave the numbers to the freedom caucus as well as the house republican conference, the tuesday group study committee an opportunity to have their voice heard and put into the bill. he acted in good faith and went above and beyond. to hear him talk about the appeal process, it did start, and we had the opportun...

Affordable, more patient-centered health care. >> i know thats the line that you guys have, but i want to talk about the timeline here. you have paul ryan talking about marking this up in a matter of weeks and passing out of committee into the floor of the house. you have mitch mcconnell saying it will get a floor vote in the senate by april recess. thats five weeks. do you remember when the affordable care act got its floor vote in the house back in 2009? >> well, i wasnt here, so no i dont rem...