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>> reporter: let me put this as simply as i can, they have a real math problem, the dont have the votes yet for the second republican senator james montana because the same reason senator ron johnson of wisconsin opposes it, favoring large corporations over small businesses, both appeared to get to yes, saying, quote, i want to see changes to the tax-cut bill to ensure mainstream visitors are not put at a competitive disadvantage against large corporations. the president is on capitol hill to jo...

Editor jon hilsenrath. how are you this morning? i very well. >> six senators from the deficit to the way small business pass-through income is being treated and even the individual mandate in the senate that which is different than the house bill. they need 52. they can only lose two senators, mitch mcconnell and president trump. how much of a problem does mitch mcconnell and president trump have here? >> a little bit of a math problem and a little bit of a personal problem. the map album as yo...

Economy growing as well. >> in order to do that, the 70s ticket tax reform done. republicans can only lose two in the senate with concerns for various reasons individual mande for senator johnson in the way its being treated for small businesses. how concerned are you this gets done in the senate given the math problem? >> some of the concerns are legitimate turns with the taxpayers here in the senate finance committee has done an outstanding job. the bill provides if youre earning about $70,000...

The 2018 election. turnout matters. we saw in the senate gubernatorial race ralph northam was able to turn out the democratic base. how nervous should republicans be of inaction on tax reform and being able to get that turnout and getting voters motivated to head to the polls. >> democrats have been winning as we have seen not because they have brought more people out or have the enthusiasm. the republicans havent had it and they havent brought it out. can you only do that with money. if the don...

A billion dollars so more exercises more capability more available funding. thats thats what i look at and to me that is a powerful strong manifestation of commitment so this is not a black and white math problem this is about deterrence everybody you heard prime minister may she spoke last night everybody would like to have cooperation with russia as a responsible member of the international date needs to accept the index ation of crimea because as long russia is doing that. i dont imagine that...

To support alexander murray. i dont know that whats left of the alexander murray planned this money to help, give a soft landing to the individual mandate repeal. if you look at polling, any further deterioration in the obamacare exchanges will be blamed on the republicans and so you have a math problem. apart from the concerns. senator johnson has small business concerns. senators corker, flake, and langford have concerns. i think they need to come closer to what the house passed because their ...

Obamacare and they came up with 49. sure hope they get into 50. >> they have a math problem, because ron johnson said no and susan collins is looking at it. what do you think about the cuts being passed again in 2023? >> that sounds to me like somebody trying to rationalize why you would have a bill that raised taxes on 45 million middle class people by the middle of the window of the tax bill. that doesnt make sense and they are trying to pull an accounting gimmick, as it were, and say lets not...

Dont pay attention. i heard this from lindsey graham on laura ingrahams show last night. >> gillian: i think this bill still has tremendous hurdles ahead. it is through the house now, thats fine. its got to get through the senate where it faces the same math problem that health care faces and have to go through reconciliation where they are going to hammer out major discrepancies between the house and senate version. some of these issues dont really have a solution. so i dont know what theyre go...

Include a repeal of the health insurance mandate. it could save billions. but at what cost for some americans and their insurance? abcs mary bruce tonight, getting answers. >> reporter: tonight, an explosive addition to tax reform that reignites the health care debate. as part of their tax bill, senate republicans are now aiming to repeal the obamacare mandates that all americans have insurance. >> now is a good time to repeal that policy. >> ive always said, if we can get it in there, without i...

He is outside the room where that senate committee is about to markup that bill. garrett, obamacare, we know repealing and replace did not work for republicans. why are they trying to stick it in this sucker? >> reporter: well, theyre doing it now because they think this particular repeal helps them solve a math problem. they have found -- the cbo has found if they repeal just the individual mandate and leave all the rest of obamacare alone, it saves them something like $338 billion. that helps ...