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So for those who listen slowly or those who may have missed it, i shall now read the replacement bill in its entirety. >> joining me now is house minority whip steny hoyer of maryland. good to have you with us. >> always good to be with you, ed. >> this is political theater at its best. speaker boehner said he wanted to hold the vote to show gop resolve. they have never put anything on the table. how is this going to play with the american people? >> i hope it played badly with the american peop...

Now, i shall read the other half of the replacement bill. now, some of you will say, al, you read too fast. i didnt pick up all of that. so for those who listen slowly or those who may have missed it, i shall now read the replacement bill in its entirety. >> joining me now is house minority whip steny hoyer of maryland. good to have you with us. >> always good to be with you, ed. >> this is political theater at its best. speaker boehner said he wanted to hold the vote to show gop resolve. they h...

Jobs. not to boost the economy, and not to help the middle class in this country. but to take away health care from millions of americans. this afternoon, five democrats joined the republicans and voted to appeal the affordable care act, a law that was passed by the congress, signed by the president, and upheld by the supreme court. the republicans have vowed repeatedly to repeal the law and replace it with something else. democratic congressman al green of texas pointed out the lack of specific...

I didnt pick up all of that. so for those who listen slowly or those who may have missed it, i shall now read the replacement bill in its entirety. >> joining me now is house minority whip steny hoyer of maryland. good to have you with us. >> always good to be with you, ed. >> this is political theater at its best. speaker boehner said he wanted to hold the vote to show gop resolve. they have never put anything on the table. how is this going to play with the american people? >> i hope it played...

Will be the first order of business so republicans are offering reminders like this one to the american people. >> we should repeal it. we should replace it. and here is the good news. the voters get the last word in november. stay tuned. >> now, other top republicans are saying tonight this is a policy issue. tomorrow it becomes a political one and that those that opposed repeal will be held accountable. >> shepard: there is the possibility, mike and i think some up on capitol hill are acknowle...

Concern they have about the economy is the loss of their jobs. jenna: well, everyone gets a turn though. jon: yep. jenna: you also have democrats. texas democrat al green also getting worked up, mocking the republican plan. take a listen. >> mr. speaker, i hold in my left hand a copy of the affordable care act. i hold in my right hand the replacement bill that my colleagues across the aisle have been talking about. this bill has passed the congress of the united states of america. it is more tha...

a statement today on the health of congressman jesse jackson jr. of illinois. one of his top aids says that jacksons condition is not life threatening. last week jacksons office issued a statement saying he is struggling with physical and emotional problems that will require extensive medical treatment. the 47-year-old took a medical leave of absence last month which his office attributed to exhaustion. he has been under growing pressure to explain his disappearance from capitol hill. ...

we begin with the republicans furious assault on president obamas health care reform law and equally determined backlash. mitt romney faced it today going off script after some prolonged boog interrupted his speech before the naacp convention in houston. jim acosta is standing by in the hall right now. jim, show our viewers, tell our viewers, what happened in houston. >> reporter: wolf, naacp leaders told cnn they praised mitt romney for showing what they called courage in coming to th...

House of representatives voted to direct four committees to work on new health care proposals. but any replacement bill has to pass the senate. and thats not going to happen. our senior political correspondent, carl cameron. the only idea was to bring in something to replace it and they repealed it but they have no replacement. >>reporter: they do, republicans have lots of proposals over the years but the last five years with democrats in control of the house they have not been considered so now...

>> many on the other side of the aisle said this is a bureaucratic system. has anybody, any family in america, any single mother, any spouse, any child, any grandparent met a more bureaucratic system than the american health insurance system? there is no more bureaucratic system. >> while republicans said the repeal is all about fulfilling a promise and a whole lot more. >> this is what we said we would do. we listened to the people, we made a commitment to them, a pledge to make their prioritie...