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It is a strategic tactic. we all pretty much know where the president is when it comes to russia. but right now theyre trying to hold tight and keep it so they dont cause themselves any more pain. its about credibility. its about where sean stands. sean is siding with the team in not giving the information that we are looking for in russia. >> grab some water. sorry i caught you -- >> choked up. >> -- on this issue. it is a tough job. it is a tough job. we appreciate you asking all those tough q...

>> message matters obviously. you want to find the right messenger. thats probably going to take a turn toward policy for the democrats. makes this health care situation that much more important. what do you make of the state of play on this health care bill right now? yes, its been too secretive. even the republicans are clamoring about that. but at the end of the day, if they pass something, that will be delivering on that republican plo promise to undo the aca. whats the democrat play? >> i t...

Youre hearing that from cruz. mike lee went even further and hes one of the guys tasked with drafting it and he says, "i dont know whats in it, i share your frustration." >> im in this working group as well. the purpose of the working group isnt to actually write the bill. it is to really discuss all the issues. it is very complex. in two meetings i saw the wide spectrum of opinions within the republican conference trying to fix this mess of obamacare. my suggestion was lets break this into two ...

Thats a really tall order because obamacare has really messed it up. >> you think it is worse now than it was before obamacare? >> absolutely, it is worse. >> even though the rates have increased and premiums are less? >> no. chris, premiums have doubled under obamacare. >> but the rate of increase -- the rate of increase during this period of aca is less than it was before it and you have so many millions more covered in ways that they werent covered. >> chris, on the individual market -- thats...

Republicans would have, if ossoff had won that race in georgia. nonetheless, there are big, big issues dividing moderate republicans from conservative republicans, the same divisions we saw in the house, only he has less running room because they have fewer republicans in the senate. i think mcconnell is trying to force the issue. he doesnt want republicans to go whom over the holiday break and hear from their constituents. he doesnt want to unfurl this bill until they have the details of it bec...

Failure. and in other ones you have some endemic problems you need to address. >> obamacare is primarily addressing the individual market. nowhere near the number of un uninsured. about 20 million people. of that, about 10 million are on the individual market. more than half of those already had the insurance. i think close to 16 million on medicaid. half of those already qualified for medicaid. obamacare was all about the individual market. it has really messed up the individual market. thats w...

Destabilization? >> i dont like the fact that these markets are collapsing, that premiums have doubled under obamacare and if we dont do something theyll skyrocket again but thats the reality were facing. coming from the business world, i kind of am big into reality. thats the reality we have to deal with. i think it is our responsibility to stabilize those markets, pass something that we really dont like, but i think we should do that first and foremost. >> the speculation is that the secrecy i...

Of how emotionally invested this white house is in seeing the senate follow the houses lead? >> i think what donald trump is most interested in here is getting a win. >> defined by what? full repeal of obamacare in. >> getting a bill on his desk that was passed by the house and the senate that he can sign and say we repealed and replaced obamacare. i dont think he is as worried about whether or not states will have waivers. >> i think he has a grasp of the policies. he wants to be able to say i ...

Highs today. here is what matters to america. wages went up 2.5% versus last year, you know why that matters, 57% of americans dont have enough money in their bank account to pay for an emergency at $500 tire replacement, let alone not living from month-to-month, check to check. this president is getting a lot done. but we dont hear that on mainstream media, we hear, oh, yeah, hes tweeting, did you hear what he said? >> im just saying, obamacare is still here. until the senate gets it done. >> t...

Bills to the president, that we can agree upon. and the idea is that we can govern and i would say things are different. weve taken more votes in this senate than the entire -- in one month than the entire senate last year. >> you do make a good point that you need 60 senators to do anything. i know that you were inside the supreme court for the recent arguments over the obamacare debate there this front of the court regarding the subsidies given back to states and these kinds of things. number ...