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Closed, closed meetings, can they come up with a solution that you think will fix this enough to win your support or do they need to really do it over and bring democrats into the conversation? >> from my perspective the bill needs a lot more than tweaking or tinkering around the edges, it needs some major overhauls so that we no longer would have 22 million people losing their insurance, sweeping cuts in the medicaid program which helps our most vulnerable citizens in our rural hospitals, nursi...

We have a compromise bill right now. were trying to turn the dials to get to 50 votes. well see. >> were not there. were continuing our conversations. theres going to be more meetings today. well see how they play out. >> the bill needs a lot more than tweaking or tinkering around the edges. it needs some major overhaul. >> is this gop senate health care bill dead? not yet. it is on life support. the senate is going on vacation. republicans are scrambling to get a compromise together before ever...

Suggested there could be a little bit of tweaking of this bill and maybe pull people like yourself and rob portman over, but how do you -- i say this as a conservative, but how do you ever get there representing a state that would be devastated by these cuts to medicaid? >> thats been my source of concern. im very concerned about the medicaid portion and what it would do to a state like mine. we have the largest per capita population thats in the medicaid program. it is a wonderful safety yet fo...

Medicaid goodies. so i dont know how theyre going to thread the needle. some people say that mcconnell has designed this thing to allow these holdouts who have been at the last minute -- weve been at the last minute, with a few tweaks, then claim victory. if that happens, thats fantastic.la but i just think ultimately the republicans really want to reduce premiums and reduce the deficit, they are treating americans like adults. theyre going to try to force someone to buy a product that they dont...

Battle damage assessment and sums up what has happened here today. >> it is many leader mcconnells hands to figure out if he can get moderates of senator murko murkowski. he needs more time and this is a problem of the nate, tweaking how the waives happen and different aspect to be changed. >> phillip, your headline asks the question of whos afraid of trump, i would like to hear what you uncover along the way. >> the answer is nobody. not enough republicans for now.

Repeal and replace. and then there are people that are on the fence that love the medicaid goodies. so i dont know how theyre going to thread the needle. some people say that mcconnell has designed this thing to allow these holdouts who have been at the last minute -- weve been at the last minute, with a few tweaks, then claim victory. if that happens, thats fantastic. but i just think ultimately the republicans really want to reduce premiums and reduce the deficit, they are treating americans l...

And then there are people that are on the fence that love the medicaid goodies. so i dont know how theyre going to thread the needle. some people say that mcconnell has designed this thing to allow these holdouts who have been at the last minute -- weve been at the last minute, with a few tweaks, then claim victory. if that happens, thats fantastic. but i just think ultimately the republicans really want to reduce premiums and reduce the deficit, they are treating americans like adults. if theyr...

They walked a plank for him on this health care bill. so you put all that together, and it a really toxic brew for them to swallow. >> senate republicans dont seem to be very scared of the president. >> theyre not very scared, because hes not that popular. but hes still popular enough among conservatives. this is a big problem with the health care bill, its not a conservative piece of legislation. and republicans are trying to figure out what a governing philosophy is. the health care bill for r...

President can be helpful to an extent. buts in a senate problem that has a senate solution about tweaking the medicaid provisions, about tweaking how the waivers happen. different aspects need to be changed. it doesnt take a phone call necessarily from the president. >> phillip your headline asks this. a question who is afraid of trump? id like to hear you riff on the answer and what you uncovered along the way. >> well, the answer is nobody, or not enough republicans rather, at least for now. t...

Because the house bill as you know scored 23 million people losing health care over ten years. >> i think a lot of republican senators are looking ahead to next week, eager to see what the cbo score will be, what changes will take place next week to the health care bill. we know not only are there five republican senators who expressed their doubts and who have publicly criticized this bill and what it does, but there are also a number of moderate senators who could come out in opposition to the...