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First step toward repealing obamacare. he gets to the end of that list and he reads the name of the one republican who voted no -- thats interesting, and a reminder of how tight the margins are in the senate, you only need to peel off one or two remembers on anything in order to make it go the democrats way. so it was very interesting rand paul voted with the democrats on this, he voted no on the obamacare repeal thing. so he notes that, rand paul voted no then he gets to the democratic names an...

Race, hes going to go after sessions, i think tomorrows going to be a lot of sparks and booker may start becoming along with schumer, one of the two real leading voices of the democrats on capitol hill. >> interesting, i asked the democrats response, and thats probably going to be their response. do you think that -- i mean, is it -- sessions is going to be confirmed, right? >> unless he messes up. theres always somebody, whether its tom daschle or linda chavez, something comes out about them in...

Corey booker will testify against him. what do you think about that? >> again, martha, im so focused on tillerson tomorrow and what were doing on healthcare i havent really seen what it is that cory is planning to do. its a very contentious time up here right now and people are having difficulty adjusting to the outcome of the election and the fact if you remember that they did away with the nuclear option. they put in place the nuclear option which now is coming back to bite them. look, this is...

In both texas and north carolina, was sought to challenge voter suppression schemes in those two states. theres a lot of important things that have to be asked, i want to see him ask very directly, and to want see what his response is on the record. >> we mentioned too in the intro, youre in washington today. you met with chuck schumer, the democratic leader in the senate, chuck schumer of course have been calling for a dpla these confirmation hearings, a lot of nominees and donald trump picks h...

>> there are a few who be targeted. rex tillerson, secretary of state. he is in the crosshairs because of ties to russia. theres an article about dealings that exxon had with iran. you mentioned sessions. tom price at hhs, some concerns about his investments in the past. betsy devos, education, hugege teachers union, as you know. >> bill: grandstanding, the democrats will grandstand. now, the republicans, they pretty much let obamas nominees in 09 go right through, right? >> they did. the intere...

Guy, i can assure you that. i think the issue here is, yes, bad foreign actors but its also the dnc that has allowed itself to be hacked by anyone in the world and that is one of the reasons why this was such a big deal. and i dont think anyone is talking about it. >> i want to get to one last area with you and we are running out of time. has president-elect trump given up on trying to work with democrats? >> absolutely not. absolutely not. in fact, -- >> can i explain to you why im asking the q...

Guy, i can assure you that. i think the issue here is, yes, bad foreign actors but its also the dnc that has allowed itself to be hacked by anyone in the world and that is one of the reasons why this was such a big deal. and i dont think anyone is talking about it. >> i want to get to one last area with you and we are running out of time. has president-elect trump given up on trying to work with democrats? >> absolutely not. absolutely not. in fact, -- >> can i explain to you why im asking the q...

Not going to happen. >> what do you want to see democrats do if republicans -- or when republicans i should say repeal obamacare? >> continue to fight. jake, people in this country, health care is the most fundamental thing that they have. your wealth is your health. and for republicans, after 60 times of trying to repeal it, for them to not have a replacement in mind at this moment is scandalous. you cannot just throw people out. 30 million people. their lives hang in the balance over this. and...

Thinks that assange is a great guy, i can assure you that. i think the issue here is, yes, bad foreign actors but its also the dnc that has allowed itself to be hacked by anyone in the world and that is one of the reasons why this was such a big deal. and i dont think anyone is talking about it. >> i want to get to one last area with you and we are running has president-elect trump given up on trying to work with democrats? >> absolutely not. absolutely not. in fact, -- >> can i explain to you w...

Even get to the confirmation hearing spread ive never heard of these ethical procedures or hurdles that they have to overcome first. have you? >> no, you didnt didnt hear about him in 2008 when she chuck schumer voted 42 times to look the other way on democrats that will werent seeking appointment in the obama administration. you didnt see them when the republicans voted seven of those nominees their confirmation votes on day one and five more the next time and 13 by voice well. republicans acte...