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♪ >> harris: it is back on, the g.o.p.s effort to repeal obamacare. bill cassidy and lindsey graham are pushing a new bill to replace obamacare subsidies other funding with block grant to the states. cassidy is telling reporters that they are close to getting the vote, i am pretty confident we will get there on the republican side. we are probably at 48, 49 votes, talking with two or three more. we are shooting for september 30th, if not, we will take it to the next vehicle." he also voted to ...

Keeps 90% of obamacare in place. graham cassidy is not repeal or replace, it is more obamacare light." and this is just interesting right now, chuck schumer, because we mention his name, so -- im not saying he has an event because we mention him, but wild, he is having an event. later to push against this, but democrats, how do they win if they promise to be bipartisan? >> christopher: at no point will this bill be bipartisan. maybe if they persist through on a partisan level, maybe they can com...

Taking a leadership role. >> kennedy: that such a good point, she has no desire to do it. nothing in her book or any of these exhaustive interviews where she talks about the next generation, where she talks about men touring people. >> sandra: chris, youre being so polite. jump back in. >> christopher: some democrats have floated "the rock." >> harris: dwayne johnson? >> christopher: he is not a loser. that sets him apart from the other roster. >> harris: my husband is watching, i wont say anyth...

Theres talk about you guys are close to hammering 0 it a more promising repeal and replace obamacare effort. this has the support were told of up to 20 of the so called freedom caucus members of which i think for a time you still might be a member, right? >> no, i was never a member. i have friends on the freedom caucus. quite frankly, i dont know when all is on the freedom caucus. but i have friends on the tuesday group, too. >> neil: the tuesday group is the moderate bunch. youre not a member ...

He wants to hear members of congress, outside groups, physicians, health care providers, patients, but he wants people to have an input to make sure we have the best possible bill that serves their needs and we dont look back like we do now with obamacare and say i wish we had done this right. we have a system thats not working and no matter where you are in the political spectrum, you have to admit either you or a loved one, friend, colleague, isnt getting the care they deserve or isnt paying w...

From the cassidy/collins plan, enough disarray behind closed doors. so i have a bit of deja vu to covering the 2009/2010 obamacare effort. the difference here is democrats had a clear goal in mind. they wanted to cover more people health surance. it not clear what republicans are groping towards aside from getting rid of the affordable care act. >> that is the great point. what is the plan? jennifers point about promising the moon. sean spicer said we have a mandate to provide care to more peopl...

Enough disarray behind closed doors. so i have a bit of deja vu to covering the 2009/2010 obamacare effort. the difference here is democrats had a clear goal in mind. they wanted to cover more people with health insurance. its not clear what republicans are groping towards aside from getting rid of the affordable care act. >> that is the great point. what is the plan? jennifers point about promising the moon. sean spicer said we have a mandate to provide care to more people at lower deductibles....

Something. is this that something? >> it is just the start. if you think this is a lot of money, get ready for the shower of money that is coming in terms of rebounding and restarting the obamacare effort. it has been so disasterous in the rollout and people in general have lost trust in the system. i was at the white house and people were saying they have to get the message it isnt about the failed website and cancelations, they have to hear good stories. and that is what you are seeing. the mo...