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Holy crap, whats this? we will be dealing with unintended consequences for months to come because the bill is moving too fast. so now, because republicans had to slam this bill through the senate, handwriting chicken scratch in the margins, they now have to slow down and go through committee to fix an unintended disaster. four days ago, after the senate passed its version at 2:00 in the morning, the victorious mitch mcconnell was clear that there were no legitimate complaints about the process. ...

There were no legitimate complaints about the process. >> multiple hearings, mark-ups, open amendment process, everybody had plenty of opportunity to see the measure. you complain about process when youre losing.

Increase after a decade. that is the part of the bill taken read. other parts were hand written in the middle of the night. >> can you tell me what that word is? if you can you have that arise and me. this is unbelievable. >> reporter: republicans had plenty of time to review the bill in time for both sides to come together. here is mitch mcconnell. >> the multiple hearings, markups, open amendment process, everybody had plenty of opportunity to see the measure. you complain about process when y...

Versions of this. its one step closer to be signed into law, to being sen to the presidents desk and becoming that major legislative achievement of 2017. democrats very opposed to this tax plan from the beginning, unify in their opposition on the floor and furious about the process, a process that led senate majority leader mitch mcconnell to know he had the votes at 10:00 a.m. on friday morning and still not release the bill until 8:00 p.m. later that day. democrats waiving legislative tax, hap...

Plus they can plan that was just the part that they can re. parts are hammering in the middle of the night. >> heres the bill as it is written. here the modifications. i can read one word. can you tell me what that word is? >> republican senate plenty of time to review it and time for both sides to come together. mitch mcconnell this is what he said. >> the chairman can attest to multiple hearings, markets, open amendment process. everybody had plenty of opportunity to see the measure. you compl...

Address any of those concerns this morning. when he spoke after the bills narrow passage of 51 votes to 49. instead he had other words to offer democrats. take a listen. >> this is done through the regular order. the democrats had plenty of notice. chairman hatch can attest to all the multiple hearings, markups, open amendment process. everybody had plenty of opportunity to see the measure. you complain about process, when you are losing. >> lets bring in chris caffeina and noel mcpour republica...

Farmers, on and on down the line. thats malpractice, and after you vote for it, to say, well, i think we better read it and understand whats in it, thats just, its unconscionable thats whats happening. now in the process of trying to sort this out in a conference committee, they could hold hearings and hopefully they will, although theres no indication that that will happen. >> congressman, i want you to take a quick listen to this sound from senate majority leader mitch mcconnell and i want to ...

Committee and ruling committee, et cetera. these amendments are only as good as the gop majority wants them to be. isnt that the truth? >> john mccain, interesting you bring his name up. remember that after the most recent delay, before this vote yesterday, john mccain came out very quickly and said we need to go back to basics, we need to start over. we need to have a full committee process, an open amendment process. he voted yesterday to move forward on a process that is not, in fact, that. y...

Frustrations. in a matter of hours we exp et the senators to go to the senate floor and take that vote that has felt so elusive. it is tuesday, so that policy lunch is going to happen. this lunch of course is so important today because it is an opportunity for senate majority leader mitch mcconnell to make that final push to get more of his members to get yes on this vote. after lunch is when we expect the vote to happen. to be clear did this vote is a procedural vote. technically voting to brin...

Agreeing to move forward despite deep divisions and uncertainty ahead. lets bring in our congressional correspondent phil mattingly. phil, gop leaders squeaked this one through. >> reporter: no room to spare, no votes to spare. something, wolf, that really underscores that even though this was a big win today, they still have a very unclear process, no shortage of hurdles ahead. but make no mistake about it, for a plan that just days ago was left for dead, the obamacare repeal effort is now very...