congress. and it doesn't involve the white house hinting behind the scenes that perhaps they're amenable to changes. greg waldman told president trump behind closed doors, that changes aren't coming and offering to help negotiate at this stage in the process is not helping the process at all. it's an important note here, the white house staff was involved in the drafting. they were involved in the strategy. they knew exactly what was coming. a united front will be necessary as we talked to aides to actually get this across the finish line. that includes the president. the president might be helpful in getting those skeptical conservatives on board. phil mattingly, cnn, new york. >> join dane da bash and wolf blitzer with a new town hall with u.s. secretary tom price on