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I need you to walk me through this whole slaughter solution. it sounds violent. what does it mean, and why is it evil? >> it does great violence to the constitution. we call it the slaughter the house rule. and it is bizarre. speaker pelosi wants us to pass a bill without voting on it. now this is unusual even for congress to pass a bill without voting on it. it has never been done before in the history of congress. no one has read the bill because it hasnt been writen. now she wants to pass it ...

Theres going to be some interesting parliamentary procedure. theres talk about the deem and pass or what the gop calls the slaughter solution, which is this idea that the house would pass the senate bill on a rules vote or they would deem and pass if they passed a reconciliation vote. a lot of the members dont understand that completely right now. >> a lot of viewers dont understand it. >> reporter: its confusing stuff. it really is. and i think youll see the democratic leadership really try to ...

Face tries to argue that somehow the senate bill cleared the house and no one voted for it. >> greta: isnt this a way for the republican party to checkmate the democrats? you want the democrats to go back to their districts and say i didnt vote for the bill or i did vote for the bill. >> this is not an argument any longer between democrats and republicans. it is between democrats and their own constituents. how will they slain to their constituents that a bill that -- to explain to the county wi...

All sorts of ideas have been raised by the democrats including what republicans call the slaughter solution. what is the slaughter solution? plan c named after democratic congresswoman louise slaughter. she has a plan to get the health care bill through the house without a vote on senate passed bill. how would slaughter solution work? earlier republican congressman dwyer went on the record. >> so -- the so-called slaughter solution what is that? >> what is happening greta is, everyone says they ...

First thing, it looks like its changing rules midstream, midgame and i understand thats politics and thats done. but has your party done anything like that? >> i would commend to you a new direction to america, the document that nancy pelosi put out. when she attacked us when we were in the majority, she said she would have the transparency and openness. could we have done better? yes, but never before has this kind of thing taken place, where they are looking to avoid accountability on a measur...

A firm no or leaning no or likely no are 37. remember, the democrats say they love this bill. right now, there are a firm three yeses. only threes out of the congressional democrats. leaning yes or likely yes. 15 and undecided, 58. but you know what? you dont even have to vote on a bill particularly this one because weve been telling you about the so-called slaughter solution where what they do is the house may do this and its sneaky where they say ok, were going to first agree on the rules for ...

>> will there be this vote on the rule, the slaughter solution. you dont vote on the bill as members come the end of the week, but vote on a rule that deems that to have passed the house. >> the self deacting rules have been used since 1948. whether thats the route we take or not, there is three or four options we can take. again, i dont think the public cares much about the options we take. they want to see us act and by whatever course it takes, we will have this bill on the floor this week an...

Issues. do you have any sense now are you hearing as you walk the halls, where you stand on the numbers in terms of how far away is speaker pelosi? >> hard to say, i would guesstimate on my side, im not in there counting votes with them, i would be surprise -- surprised if they have 200. they need 216. >> greta: when do you anticipate would the likely vote fit comes up for a vote? >> earliest i could see, if they are going to give 72 hours after the congressional budget office scores it earliest...

All sorts of ideas have been raised by the democrats, including what republicans call the slaughter solution. now, what is the slaughter solution? it is plan "c," named after democratic congresswoman louise slaughter, chairman of the house rules committee. she has a plan to get the bill through the house, without a vote on the senate-passed bill. how would it work? earlier, congressman david dreyer went on the record. >> the so-called slaughter solution that is part of the proposal, what is that...

Issues. do you have any sense right now -- are you hearing behind, you know, as they walk the halls, where we stand on the numbers, in terms of how far away -- >> oh, you mean for the whole bill? >> greta: right. >> hard to say. i would -- only a guesstimate on my side. i am not counting votes, but i would be surprised if they have 200 votes? >> greta: 200? >> they need 216. i would be surprised if they have 200. >> greta: when do you anticipate the likely vote on this? >> the earliest i can see...