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Particulars with the plan with no cdo score yet and the multiple phases it will likely take. >> reporter: do you support everything in the bill sitting in the table, sir? >> this is a work in progress. and we work with the house and the senate in this process. as you know, its a legislative process that occurs. im glad you pointed out the bills on the table. >> reporter: can you guarantee that this plan will not have a marketedly negative impact on the deficit or result in millions of americans ...

American people. thats what we want to do and what this process, this bill, 20 15 repeal bill would do. now my pleasure to introduce congressman from south carolina. thank you. >> about a half an hour ago, maybe less than that the white house wrapped up its daily press briefing in the press and instructive that sean spicer said repeatedly the health care bill introduced is a work in progress. its interesting that former colleague congressman price now secretary price said the same thing at the b...

The decisions that are going to be made are not going to be made by the federal government. they are going to be made by patients and families and doctors. >> given the opposition that has been brought up today, does this plan already need to be salvaged in your view? how do you do it? >> e no. you know what happens with these things. you start -- you start at a starting point. people engage, and they get involved in the process, sometimes to a greater degree. nothing focuses the mind like a bil...

>> president says it fulfills all his campaign promises, but with these republican voices speaking out and saying, not so fast. secretary of health and human services, tom price, he stressed today that there was still some wiggle room here, at least it seemed. >> this is the beginning of the process. you know what happens with these things. you start at a starting point, people engage, and they get involved in the process, sometimes to a greater degree, nothing focuses the mind like a bill thats...

Hes a doctor. hes an expert on this policy. he led the charge in the house. he reminds conservatives is this is how it startsit issen necessarily how i ends. but there are principles that we have to lay out. i think he did a great job explaining those. >> he was pressed on whether he supports every aspt ofhis bill. he has said it has been a work in progress. that president trump and his administration support this step in what they believe is in the right direction. he said that we will work wit...

Pow-wow with other republican leaders. hes going to spell out what the american healthcare act, what the republican alternative means. a lot of crowing on the part of those that came up with this, that they have the full support of the president of the united states. lets get more from the white house where we have erin standing by. is that true? youre hearing that that is the case, that donald trump has thrown his weight behind this measure, not the conservative alternative that doesnt like thi...

In this land who wants to make certain we allow the kind of choices and quality to exist. yes, maam? >> the president tweeted earlier today he described this bill as our wonderful new health care bill. theres been a little bit of confusion. does this wonderful new health care bill. there has been confusion. does this represent the administrations bill? and is there anything this bill that the administration cannot support. >> this has been a work in progress. as you know, this has been going on ...

In the right -- in what we believe is in the right direction, a step that reveals obamacare and gets us moving in the direction of those principles that i outlined. >> do you support everything thats in the bill sitting on the table, sir? >> this is a work in progress. we will work with the house and the senate in this process. as you know it is a legislative process that occurs. im glad you pointed out the bills on the table there. as you will see this bill right here was the bill that was intr...

But we believe this is a partnership. this is about patience and partnership. the previous administration tended to make it about government. we believe its about patience and partnership and we want to partner with every single person in this land who wants to make certain we allow the kind of choices and quality to exist. yes, maam? >> the president tweeted earlier today he described this bill as our wonderful new health care bill. theres been a little bit of confusion. does this wonderful new...

In your view? how do you do it? >> e no. you know what happens with these things. you start -- you start at a starting point. people engage, and they get involved in the process, sometimes to a greater degree. nothing focuses the mind like a bill thats currently on the table and is a work in progress -- or in process. and well work through it. >> this is the starting point here? >> this is an important process to be had. the american people have said to their elected leaders, the obamacare proce...