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The congressional budget office assessment of the bill which could come as early as today. i want to discuss this with republican congressman lee zeldin of new york, sir. thank you for being with us. i first want to ask you about this issue of medicaid and whether the senate bill which i understand you do support. you, of course, supported the house bill. i want to listen to something that kellyanne conway, a top advisor to president trump said about medicaid cuts in this bill. >> these are not ...

>> on both sides. but certainly whats key right now, since theyve used these extraordinary procedures so they only have to pass it with 51 votes in the senate rather than the usual 60 votes, thats whats so critical. weve had a number of republican senator expressing serious miss gave vings over the weekend. i applaud them. weve got to -- weve not only got to take on this fight with everything we have, weve got to win. >> you think you can forestall a vote or do you think there will be a vote bef...

And also states struggling with the opioid epidemic, they are pushing to the max and its unclear to me whether they can get there -- i talked to a democratic senator last night who said you would never bet against mitch mcconnell, but they have the problem with the boat leaking at both ends. the conservatives saying it doesnt go far enough. the moderates saying it goes too far. >> sarah, thats why the cold hard numbers are so difficult to see. were waiting to see if the congressional budget offi...

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Or next week? >> you never make money betting against mitch mcconnell. this is very difficult because i think theyre pullishing to the absolute maximum the two coalitions. on one hand you have a bill with a trillion dollars in tax cuts, 60% of which goes to the top 10%, the high earners who are the core of their financial coalition. on the other hand, you have a republican voter base that is increasingly centered on blue collar and older whites. if you look at the interactive map that the keiser...