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We the ruling party. the constitution says we the people. >> as far as im concerned, congress has hit rock bottom and started to dig. >> what do you think of that? theyre all knocking themselves. >> i have to say i have been a reporter on capitol hill for more than a decade and ive never seen it this intense and this strained between these members. its been a really rough month. >> why? >> the high stakes politically. >> the choices, the two factions that are so impassioned that the stakes are s...

That this skinny repeal could actually become law. that was the driving force behind mccains no vote. the driving force behind a lot of concerns. really thats been the driving force behind multiple failures throughout this process. republicans are ideologically divided on health care. it became clear early this morning they arent able to bridge the divide, guys. >> a lot of attention on john mccain and for good reason. phil, you have some interesting reporting on lisa murkowski of alaska and how...

Party to produce legislation. the trump administration has fallen down on the job in doing this. primarily because of the president himself, hes been so busy defending his brand and presiding and, in fact, encouraging a chaotic, chaotic leadership that i think would make a reality show look tame. that its not surprising that republicans would end up where they are here. the president himself was always on five sides of the irish -- let it implode, fix it, its too mean, lets do straight repeal, l...

Partially the reason they hold the white house. that that bill would fail, that they would not be able to get the votes for that bill, is a huge, huge issue. weve seen this process play out over the last few months, failures and revivals, failures and resuscitations. talking to republican aides, those who havent gone to sleep, theyre making clear they dont see the path forward now. as one told me, this is a kill shot to this process. what happens next well have to see. theres obviously bipartisa...

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