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Or his aides are. this weekend the president is going to camp david with a top republican leader. we are not even at a touching glove moment at this point. >> you just heard a number of the things they will try to tackle in this legislative year and the list is long. increase the debt ceiling by march. stabilize obamacare. come up with an infrastructure deal, we authorize a lot of foreign intelligence targets, agree on funding for national disaster relief. that doesnt even inclip chip or daca. i...

Senator patty murray to stabilize obamacare. has the white house been involved in those negotiations and will you support that deal? >> yes, we have been involved and this is a short-term deal for a year or two years and it will get us over this hump. it is a short-term solution so that we dont have this very dangerous little period including dangerous period for insurance companies by the way. they are working together, and i know very much what theyre doing, okay? >> okay. a sudden turn. but i...

Given its a midterm election year that makes thing more complicated. divisions within just the republican party alone are raising questions about what they can get done on issues like health care, immigration, and safety net programs. before any of that happens, lawmakers have until the 19th of this month to approve a budget just to keep the government funded. joining us live from capitol hill with a closer look at the gop agenda, is cnn national correspondent sunlen serfaty. sunlen? >> ana, the...

>> reporter: apparently lamar alexander said he made a decision with patty murray to stabilize obamacare. has the white house been involved in those negotiations? and will you support that deal? >> yes, we have been involved. and this is a short-term deal, because we think ultimately block grants going to the states is going to be the answer, thats a very good solution. we think its going to not only save money but give people much better health care with a very, very much smaller premium spike....

During a news conference a short time ago, president trump said he endorses this deal in the short-term. listen. >> apparently, lamar alexander said he made a deal with patty murray to stabilize obamacare. has the white house been involved in those negotiations? and will you support that deal? >> yes, we have been involved. and this is a short-term deal, because we think ultimately block grants going to the states is going to be the answer. thats a very good solution. we think its going to not o...