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>> im not part of the whip team and im not part of leadership, so i do not know and i would defer to speaker ryan on that matter. but certainly, i think first and foremost, we have to fund the government, and that is a hard deadline this weekend. >> so, congressman tom macarthur, a fellow republican and also a fellow republican from new jersey, hes been kind of spearheading some of the negotiations for this new amendment. here is how he describes what theyre working on this morning. listen to th...

Been showing up for negotiations. the reason we need an extension in the first place is because democrats are dragging their feet. even if get an agreement in 10 minutes, we simply cant process the paperwork that long and we have a three day rule. people need to be able to read the bill. inevitably, under any scenario in circumstance, it requires a short-term extension and im confident well be able to pass a short-term extension. id be shocked if the democrats would want to create a government s...

Healthcare and government funding extension. >> bill: a lot to cover. jury is still out then clearly on the fate for how moderates feel about the healthcare deal. tom macarthur has his own amendment out there. well talk to him live in about 25 minutes here on "americas newsroom." stay tuned for that. an amazing thing how quickly this has come back. well see whether or not there is a possibility. the president said might be this week, next week, doesnt matter. in the end it does matter. >> shanno...

Because conservatives engaged in this debate and the macarthur amendment would say that states have the option of getting out of those key regulations driving up premiums so premiums can come down in those states that seek the waiver option and get approval. >> shannon: critics of those waivers are raising concerns and red flags. nancy pelosi said youre getting basic medical benefits and make coverage more expensive. there are others even within the republican realm who worry that youre giving a...

If you have a health care problem and you have health insurance, you cant be denied health care costs. if a switch to another plan, the same protections apply, even if your state gets a waiver. the more important point is why this amendment i think is a step in the right direction, we believe the smarter way to go on getting premiums down and protecting people with pre-existing conditions is to have federal and state support for people who are sick. support that catastrophic illness with greater...

Runs into traffic in southern china. one girl passes over here -- one car passes over her and then another lying face down in the street. going to be okay, her grandmother picks her up. when youre that small the cars go right over the top of her. >> shannon: unbelievable. just bruises? thats a miracle. glad there is a happy ending on that one. >> my goal in offering the amendment was to bridge a divide not in one part of our conference or another part, it was to try to get people that were again...

Held accountable. last month, the house passed the va accountability act to make it easier to bring the kind of study leadership that va medical centers so desperately need. lastly, the president signed legislation to reduce out-of-pocket costs for veterans and promote better access to care. these are all very positive steps to deliver the kind of fundamental reform that is needed at the va. this adds to a z already been an active 100 days. under the presidents leadership, we have cut red tape a...

Bridging down t bringing down the rate is someone everyone wants and its time to bring down the tax rate. >> most democrats -- every democrat weve had on the show. >> they agree is just how much and how you will pay for it. >> before you go, paul ryan said something that struck us at the top of the hour. listen to this on health care. >> we want to give the states the ability to customize the reforms to maximize the ability to lower premiums and protect people with pre-existing conditions and th...

Failure of health care? >> no, no. weve been -- this is something weve been talking to them all along and we had a good meeting yesterday and the house and ways and means in the white house will work regularly to make sure we get together a bill thats unified and weve been briefed on what theyre going to do and its basically a long -- and you see this as progress being made showing were moving and getting on the same page -- lets do that again. wow! that was very interesting. so no, we see this ...

Make sure it happens. whether it is this friday or next week or the week after that, i can tell you, real reform is coming. its a matter of days, not months. so, im very optimistic well get it done in the right fashion. >> martha: what happened last time was that the things that made the moderates happy made you folks unhappy. now that you are happy, are the moderates unhappy again? some of the states will have the ability to charge people with pre-existing conditions for further health care and...