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Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) said House Republicans could clamp down on the open amendment process for bills if Democrats play politics with the return to regular order.

From over and we are about to have a really long couple of days here in the senate. >> i am glad you pointed it out in the context because i feel like we need to pump the brakes on just perspective of this whole thing. m.j., thank you so much. and phil mattingly is also up on capitol hill. and phil, just to you, i know youre in the thick of this scrum, maybe where some of these senators are coming out, or obviously voting now and we have the two "no" votes but in terms of pumping the brakes, yes...

That has created a lot of tension and i think, brooke, were talking about sort of this bizarre situation right now where the lack of a plan from mitch mcconnell has almost worked out better for him than a plan. remember, he has tried many times to get senators behind an actual bill, an actual proposal. the repeal and replace bill version one. that didnt have new senators. a repeal and replace bill version two, that did not have enough senators and so then he moved on to the repeal only bill ask ...

>> reporter: well, in the short-term, the answer is yes. theyre voting on, as you said, at the beginning of this show, theyre voting on whether or not even to proceed with debate. and just sort of by way of context, this is usually a no-brainer, easy vote for members of whatever party it is whos generally in the majority or who are putting a piece of legislation on the floor. not about whether or not an amendment should pass, not about whether the final piece of legislation should pass. this is ...

The courage to tackle a tough issue. they didnt send us here just to do the easy stuff. they expect us to tackle the big problems. and obviously, we cant get an outcome if we dont start the debate. and thats what the motion to proceed is all about. many of us on this side of the aisle have waited for years for this opportunity and thought it would probably never come. some of us were a little surprised by the election last year. but with a surprise election comes great opportunities. to do thing...