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>> two. >> two. a clean bill is very unlikely to get through the senate. everyone knows that. chris: michael. >> a very unfair way to frame the issue. you have one chance on 51-vote republican threshold and what conservatives are saying, take the architecture of obamacare and do the rest when you need to get democrats. what theyre proposing going through is the exact opposite. you do the rest now and magically get 60 votes, eight democrats, now that you passed your bill that keeps the architectu...

>> two. >> two. a clean bill is very unlikely to get through the senate. everyone knows that. chris: michael. >> a very unfair way to frame the issue. you have one chance on 51-vote republican threshold and what conservatives are saying, take the architecture of obamacare and do the rest when you need to get democrats. what theyre proposing going through is the exact opposite. you do the rest now and magically get 60 votes, eight democrats, now that you passed your bill that keeps the architectu...

>> two. >> two. a clean bill is very unlikely to get through the senate. everyone knows that. chris: michael. >> a very unfair way to frame the issue. you have one chance on 51-vote republican threshold and what conservatives are saying, take the architecture of obamacare and do the rest when you need to get democrats. what theyre proposing going through is the exact opposite. you do the rest now and magically get 60 votes, eight democrats, now that you passed your bill that keeps the architectu...

Trump or some of his. top lieutenants were the subject of a fisa warrant tap which takes a high threshold to be granted a wiretap. then thats because they might have been in exact with russian. operatives or participating in espionage. donald trump has to come clone on all of that. >> what you just said there is literally the most ridiculous comment i may have heard in this entire conversation. >> why did jeff sessions not tell the truth? why did flynn lie? >> let me finish what i was going to s...

Contacted the transition team before the inauguration and flagged his business dealings. the press secretary sean spicer was pressed on that today. >> attorney calling the transition saying that -- thats in line to be the national security adviser may need to register as a foreign agent. that doesnt raise a red flag? >> its not a question of raise a red flag its the question that they gave them the advice theyre supposed to. it is not up to them to make decisis as to what you need to do or not d...

Activities that fall under each of these requirements. as far as what the threshold is, the activities, who the funding source, et cetera, et cetera. is not up to nor is it appropriate, nor is it legal for the government to start going into private citizens seeking advice and telling them what they have to register or not. >> by the way, that was john roberts, kimberly, a fox news reporter who kept pressing him on this and sean spicer kept trying to avoid him and go on to other reporters, but jo...

President and questions about the media access with regard to the secretary of state rex tillersons trip to asia. david chalian, youre up to bat first. let me begin with you. the back and forth both with john roberts on the red flag question and glen flush with "the new york times" following up and athina also following up what the white house knew and when, let me play the sound and then well talk. >> you have an attorney calling the transition saying that -- >> no no. >> the person in line to ...

Thats not up for us to determine. thats up for them and their counsel to determine if they engaged in activities in the past or whatever it is, or if a doctor needed to go and up their certification. that is not up for the government to determine. there are certain private citize citizens actives you seek counsel on or professional advice. thats not up to the government. thats exactly how process worked. >> how did you -- >> you got your question. >> but this is -- >> no its not. >> you have an ...

Price will do with regulations and the third phase is a bill that is not a reconciliation bill but would require the 60-vote threshold to be able to come to a final vote in the senate. he talked about all three of those items, thats part of the repeal and replace process that hes going through. and we -- the groups who were there with me, we all discussed our serious concerns about the bill. were concerned because it does not fully repeal obamacare. it does not remove the insurance company regul...

Through the national farm bureau plan or a restaurateur by his and his employees insurance on a nationwide basis. let small businesses buy their insurance nationwide. we would love for that to be in this reconciliation bill. but the rules in the senate dont allow that to happen. so were going to move those bills independently. were going to move those bills at the same time through our process and bring those to the vote. unfortunately, theyll have to hit what we call the 60-vote threshold. so w...