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Trillion in savings, more spending reductions proposed than any administration in history. this budget will balance in 15 years. >> congressman, is that true? >> well, its not likely. one of the things that theyre doing is theyre projecting consistent growth in the economy at 3%. theres virtually no economist in the country thats projecting that kind of growth. cb son cbo is somewhere around 1.9% over that window, so the assumptions they make i think are very flawed and overly optimistic. yeah, ...

Not have health care. millions more i should say. lets go to our dynamic duo of reporter reporters, chris jansing and kasie hunt on capitol hill. both were listening in and chris i want to start with you. that is about the fastest i have ever seen the white house react to anything. >> reporter: yeah, right after the number went out, i went upstairs and they were huddled. we knew that something was going to come out. look, it was clear over the las week actually and certainly intensively over the...

It basically says, that well be right back at pre-obamacare status with 40 million people uninsured in that country. we believe that the plan were putting in place will eninsure more individuals that are currently are ensured. we think that cbo simply has it wrong. >> one of the things tom just said, it bears repeating. the cbo score, assumes that if you are on medicaid today, that you choose to get off medicaid after the mandate goes away. does that make sense to anybody? youre on a free progra...

That is more than half of that persons income. lindsey graham is responding to the cbo. lets listen. >> i dont think this is particularly good news. if they are half right, there are a lot of people uninsured. it does reduce deficit and premiums some. give me a chance to look at it closer. we should take the cbo report and see if we can make the bill better. >> where does it go now, beth? >> well, even on defer sicit reduction, $36 billion a year is not significant. if terms of the numbers, you ...

As well as costing more for people. so it doesnt achieve anything it sets out to do. its a clear message to the constituents as to how its going to affect them. it has a ten year that says it dont matter to us who suffers. >> can senator get this bill passed to the senate? >> if you look at how many republicans have spoken out against the bill, senator cotton is someone i dont usually agree with b he said dont do it so fast. they are rushing the bill through. the more exposure it gets, the less ...

Look, were going to see this differently on the senate side. these are, yes, potentially republican senators, but they represent states in some cases that have expanded medicaid. that have a lot of people who are relying on that. governors, maybe even republican governors who say i dont to want pay for this. and that is where the rubber meets the road, katy. >> thank you, chris jansing, kasie hunt on capitol hill. more breaking news on the cbo right after this. were going to break downtown numbe...

Of the cost benefits of this. he said, theres going to be more competition and less regulation, but that doesnt happen overnight. it takes time. he finds himself in an incredibly difficult situation with these numbers. this has been a main campaign theme as well as the art of the deal, hes the one who can make something very difficult, some very difficult negotiation happen which may be why earlier today he called all of this a big fat beautiful negotiation. its going to be a rough negotiation a...

Same people had positive things to say about the cbo in the past. that was just one part of their strategy. were going to see it going forward. the other you mentioned that it really isnt an accurate reflection of the people who can get health care. one of the things theyve argued is it doesnt matter if you have a health care card if your doctor isnt part of a plan or you dont have money for the deductible. then you also just heard this mention. they say, well this is a number based on part one....

Backed health care plan to repeal and replace obamacare. this is an analysis that could make or break gop support for this plan. and here are the highlights. according to to the cbo, the number of uninsured people would skyrocket by 24 million people over ten years. with most of that spike coming by 208. that sfig significantly higher than other estimates from left-leaning groups like the brookings institute. its projected to save money for the government to the tune of $337 billion over ten yea...

Were back with that breaking news. the political fallout from the cbo report on the republican health care plan. were waiting for democrats to respond, minority leaders nancy pelosi and chuck schumer are going to address reporters shortly. you see that live shot right there. first the panel, republican strategist, jonathan alter, come um nis for the daily beast and msnbc political analyst and beth fu we, senior editor. first question is first. is this bill going to survive, susan? >> not in its ...