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Policy. this notion that this is not transparent and people dont know whats in the bill, everybody knows whats in the bill. i sat for seven hours. >> reporter: you cant tell me if the special deals are in or not today? is connecticut? >> what are you specifically referring to. >> reporter: $100 million for the moss. moth for the asbestos program. people are worried about this stuff. >> as i said before, in the final provisions will be posted for many days before this thing passes. megyn: joining...

This thing passes. >> he cant answer because, no. because theyre okaying an extended bill and then fixing a senate bill to make the house amenable to the senate bill. theyre going to see what emerges. by the way, is he going to be traveling when this thing is actually done, when the house votes? hes going to be out of the country. a lot of democrats are upset by that. that to me, you can tell bret listened to the question, this is how the president answered and this is how i can ask the question...

>> $100 million for the hospital. is montana in for the asbestos program? listen, there are people, this is real money. people are worried about this stuff. >> as i said before, in the final provisions, they will be posted for many days before this thing passes. >> bret: let me get to specifics on substance, not process. >> only thing i want to say to close up, when you talk about one-sixth of the economy. this is one-sixth of the economy, right now is a huge drag on the economy. we can fix this...

>> but the senate bill, if youre in the house and the democrats a lot of them say thats a real stink bomb but can you really once they pass that initial thing, will you be able to say that guy voted for it, that gal didnt vote for it. >> no, if you look at things carefully and you have a respect for the truth, then you can make it clear that people voted for that bill. but there are constitutional scholars and theres a debate on this. they say article 1, section 7 says you cannot do what theyre ...

And this one, it is not the disaster they that make it out to be. i think that the republicans will do better than republicans have made it out to be, i think the democrats will do better than currently expected. keith in kentucky writes, it will be worse for the democrats in the country of this bill of bribes and back room shady deals come through. i told my congressman if this thing passes, i will hold him responsible whether he votes for it or not, and i will do everything to see him defeated...

There is going to be all this new border enforcement. latino groups are already talking about the coming militarization of the border and already beginning to put pressure on the white house over this militarized state that they foresee if indeed that happens. >> how can we send american troops to afghanistan and pakistan to defend their borders but we are not willing to secure our own? this is crazy. >> i always love having this conversation with george w. bush officials because you all have th...

Know, and this is where its so important, chris, for the republicans and the democrats to set down and get this thing straightened out. either way, i mean, right now, with the folks will still be uninsured for the next four years. its still going to be an issue. j.k. creative in quincy, illinois, mike novis, this guy says if this thing passes, bobby, he says im going to let people go so i can stay under that mark. thats the problem. this is going to crush more jobs. if anything, its going to tak...

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