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President and they also needed a heroic return from arizona senator john mccain. >> the insurance care system is a mess. we all know it. those that support obamacare and they know it. something has to be done. we republicans have looked for a way to end it and replace it with something else without paying a terrible political price. we havent found it yet. im not sure we will. >> its been a very tense day here on capitol hill. you have a sense that democrats were getting antsy with mccains retur...

Something thats really spectacular. we have a loft options and a lot of great options and the republican senators really went out there. its not easy when you have 52 senators and you have a block of 48 voting against you, no matter what it is, no matter how good it sounds, its very hard to get the kind of numbers that we got. we ended up with 51 votes, 51 to whatever. i dont know what it is. yeah, 51 to 50. so we had two republicans that went against us, which is very sad, i think. its very, ve...

Senator john mccain. the standing ovation, the strength he displayed and the humor. what was that like to be in there? >> well, it was about an hour plus of drama that -- weve seen a lot of drama around here, certainly, in my decade-plus covering congress, almost two decades. but the combination of the legislative drama layered over the human drama with john mccain was like nothing i remember, maybe since ted kennedy came back to vote on obamacare. but even in that time, you know, ted kennedy, t...

The people are sick of it. and were going to come up with a great healthcare that satisfies the needs of the people that we serve, which is the people of the united states. i will say and i said it at the beginning, healthcare is always difficult. because you have to weed a very, very narrow path like 1/4 inch wide right down the middle. if you go a little too far right, you lose three people on the left. if you go a little too far left, you lose five people on the right. it is a very, very comp...

Lot of great options. the republican senators really went out there. its not easy when you have 52 senators and you have a block of 48 voting against you, no matter what it is, no matter how good it sounds, its very hard to get the numbers that we got. we ended up with 51 votes. 51 to whatever. i dont know what it is. yeah, 51-50. so we had two republicans that went against us, which is very sad, i think. its very, very sad for them. but im very, very happy with the result. i believe now we will...

Without any support from the other side, with all the parliamentary maneuvers that requires. were getting nothing done, my friends. were getting nothing done. and all weve really done this year is confirm neil gorsuch to the supreme court. our health care insurance system is a mess. we all know it. those who support obamacare and those who oppose it, something has to be done. we republicans have looked for a way to end it and replace it with something else without paying a terrible political pri...

Out all the parliamentary rules it requires. were getting none done, my friends. were getting nothing done. all we have really done this year is confirm neil gorsuch to the supreme court. our healthcare insurance system is a mess. we all know it. those that support obamacare and those that oppose it. something has to be done. we republicans have looked for a way to end it and replace it with something else without paying a terrible political price. we havent found it yet. im not sure we will. al...

Starting debate is really telling america that youre fine with obamacare. >> he better get them. he better get them. oh, otherwise theyll say tom, youre fired! you better get senator capito to vote for it. have to get the other senators to vote for it. its time. >> neil: sure enough. shelly moore capito and dean heller vote yes on the measure. byron york, the genius from the washington examiner. what do you think? >> the president did put a lot of pressure on these senators. basically he was sha...

Support for final passage of any bill. i know many of you will have to see the bill changed substantially for you to support it. we tried to do this by coming up with a proposal behind closed doors in consultation with the administration. springing it on skeptical members, trying to convince them that its better than nothing. its better than nothing? asking us to swallow our doubts and force it past a unified opposition. i dont think that will work in the end. probably shouldnt. the administrati...

With the rules. you can wave the rules if you get 60. they cant hardly get to 51. what theyll have at the end of the week, a votearama. a turn where they have 50 or 60 roll call votes concluding with the up or down vote, pass or fail. mike pence could break the tie. >> neil: when is the up and down vote? >> probably thursday night or friday morning. >> neil: if its defeated thursday night or friday morning, im not wishing here but then what? >> the gig is over. its failed. >> neil: if it is vote...