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Wide open for an extended period of time. they said they felt like they made their point that speaker ryan was saying that he wanted to do it concurrently with repeal, this replacement plan. so they felt like they would vote for this and then they would debate the actual replacement down the road. >> shepard: the screen we just had up there, they went from the last vote to the next vote, this is the other important vote of the day. the waiver on general mattis. as you noticed, a couple of no vot...

Credible, republican health care plan and none has been forthcoming. all you have is smoke and mirrors, and the american people are getting ready to get screwed. >> republican lawmakers countered that soaring premiums are already hurting american families, assuming the measure passes, it would authorize the regulatory committees to write repeal language at the same time republican leaders are looking at replacements. >> jenna: thank you. >> gregg: asked the house prepares to vote on that budget ...

News right now the out of capitol hill, the house moving forward, its a complicated process here, but moving forward with the repeal of obamacare. you were there in 2010 when obamacare passed. you voted against it then. there seems to be disgreept about what exactly to do here. let me ask you from this standpoint, donald trump sags hey, i want to repeal this thing and at the same time, i want to put a replacement plan into effect right away. other republicans say, thats not realistic, that cant ...

They dont know that theyre playing with here. and the republicans have been telling each other this story for so long that the law is so bad, theyve been believing it. now theyre realizing, whoa, lets back up a minute. what are the consequences of repealing it? maybe some of the thoughtful ones are, but theyre on this path that it may not be able to be derailed. >> if they do vote to essentially gut it today and lay the groundwork to repeal the entire thing, is it possible to have a replacement ...

Do if theres not a replacement. and president-elect trump keeps saying he want it replaced. paul ryan keeps saying, well there will be a replacement. theyve been trying to come up with a replacement now for six or seven years. they have not come up with a replacement. there are good reasons for that, because it is very difficult to replace something that is as complete and kind of intricate and the affordable care act. >> lets listen to what senator ron johnson republican said about the replacem...

Republicans dont really have a plan ready to go. theyve talked about various elements, none of which, quite frankly, will fill the gap, will help people get the coverage that they need. it just wont. so there is no replacement plan that the republicans have any consensus on. i dont think the democrats will want to help them figure that out. so, i dont -- and during that time, during this time between when its repealed and whenever they might come up with a replacement plan, the insurance compani...

Complete and kind of intricate and the affordable care act. >> lets listen to what senator ron johnson republican said about the replacement today. >> so exactly what is the replacement plan that you would favor? >> well, again, i will freely admit that republicans and the house and senate dont have total agreement on exactly what that thing is going to be. but the elements are pretty common. >> robert reich, the elements weve heard do not come close. not even vaguely close to preserving coverag...

Rise. they dont want republican governors to be upset. they dont want the insurance system to be catastrophic. they want to repeal the law without having bad things happen. that leads us to their third problem which is in order to repeal the law without having bad things happen, you have to have a replacement plan. while they have lots of ideas and lots of plans, theres no consensus on what replacement plan will actually work and how you can actually, as you said, cover people who are older and ...

In the senate. that means theyre going to be able to strip away quite a bit of this law only with republican votes. now, the challenge is going to be figuring out how to replace it. thats why youve seen more and more republicans, quite frankly, voicing frustration about not having a replacement plan in place and saying to their leadership, hey, we dont want to repeal this if we dont have a replacement plan. that replacement plan is going to have 60 votes to pass the senate. that means theyre goi...

About setting the repeal in motion without a replacement plan. rubio is not happy with the handling of trumps pick. he is not happy that he will not confirm that saudi arabia and the philippines are human rights violators. mexico will not pay for a wall along the u.s.-mexico border, he says his basic principles are "not negotiable." the probe is exacted to conclude that the departments repetition for reality is well deserved, having violated the constitutional right of residence there for years....