Ossoff in georgia. Watch as the crowds gives a somewhat polite reaction to handels mention of among others Speaker Paul Ryan. I need to also thank speaker ryan and the house leadership, and so many of the members across this country who also united to help us hold the 6th. Yeah [cheers and applause]. Lou took a while, didnt it . Now listen to the sonic book when handel mentioned president donald j. Trump. And a special thanks to the president of the United States of america [cheers and applause] trump trump trump trump its interesting to see all the people who decided that donald trump was something of a burden for some of the candidates running and various elections. It turns out as you heard and saw there, she animating these elections and he is showing the republicans how to win. President trump taking a victory lap himself on twitter. He wrote this that includes 50 million bucks, by the way. Its really 40, georgia was so nice, the president may be counting it twice and thats fine with us. The president will continue celebrations with us holding a make America Great again rally, well take it as soon as he takes the stage at cedar rapids, iowa. John roberts has the report on the growing momentum for republicans, john . Reporter lou, good evening to you. The president touching down in cedar rapids a short time ago with Terry Branstad, the former governor at his side. In part tonights rally is a sendoff for Terry Branstad who will leave to take up the post as u. S. Ambassador to china. Tonight is a big Campaign Rally to celebrate congressional wins for the Republican Party and the president. Reporter President Trump taking off for iowa this afternoon with more lift under his political wings after republican Karen Handels big win in georgias 6th congressional district. And a special thanks to the president of the United States of america. [ cheers and applause ] reporter President Trump tweeted back his thanks to handel writing. Reporter democrats tried to hope the win could be the first ripple in a 2018 congressional wave. White house Officials Say what the democrats are lacking is a compelling message. I dont think they have one, americans have seen, that thats one of the reasons republicans and the president continue to win time and time again. Reporter the president is hoping that running the table in special elections will give new momentum to his legislative agenda tweeting the president s trip to iowa today is in part to reassure nervous voters, independents in particular that despite distractions like the russia investigation, the travel ban and others, the president is focused on jobs, the economy and health care. Im signing this rsvp card so i can get into the republican secret meeting. Reporter democrats today doubled down in their opposition to Obamacare Repeal and replacement, sharply criticizing the secrecy of the senate process to draft a plan. Never seen a more radical or reckless legislative process in my time in politics, write the bill in secret, discuss it in secret, send it to cbo in secret and rush it to the floor with no committee hearings, no amendments and ten hours of debate for the minority. Reporter Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell is expected to release a discussion draft tomorrow, republicans worried about the secrecy. New york congressman peter king voicing concerns on the radio. Looks like theyre trying to hide something. Too secretive, going to put a cloud over the final product. Reporter Health Secretary tom price held another Health Care Listening session at the white house with people from Rural America at risk of losing coverage. It was clear there are still a lot of blanks left to fill in. They didnt offer any plans. Didnt offer inside advice about whats going to happen in the future. I did feel like we had people who were listening, and that goes a long way with me. Reporter couple of sources told me, lou, one reason for all of the secrecy is that the Senate Republican plan is expected to be substantially different than the plan that was passed by the house, a plan that the president , by the way, recently referred to as mean, and that Senate Republicans dont want to get into a shouting match with house conservatives before they get the structure of a bill in place. And that may not be tomorrow, lou, that may be a few days from now. They are trying to hold a vote by the end of next week. Lou impressive by itself, a week or two ago, they would be unable to do that despite all of the counsel from the white house, that thats what the president wanted. Its interesting theyre trying to avoid the conflict thats sure to come between the house and the senate because the senate bill is going to be far more generous than the house bill. Where does that lead us . Well, if the president gets his wish, the senate bill will be much more generous than the house, and when the House Freedom caucus and Republican Study Committee hear about the actual plans, well hear criticism from them, but the house will do what the house will do, and the senate will do what the senate will do, and fix it all in conference. Its that process that may be the most difficult. Lou and one over which the president this time might have an unusual amount of, well, influence. John, thank you so much, as always. John roberts, reporting from the white house. Joining me to discuss how the dems and the national leftwing media are dealing with four straight special election losses and what it does mean, for the Trump Presidency and his legislative agenda, rnc National Committeeman and former chairman of the lawyers association, randy evans and ed rollins, the chief republican adviser to the house leadership, dean ed rollins. Thank you. Lou this is quite a remarkable run. Four elections, four wins, as the president says five wins. Great victory. The georgia race was like a national campaign. A 50 million campaign, which normally congressional races are four, five million at the top. This was a 50 million race, she was outspend badly in the end. She was a good candidate. Stuck to the guns and gathered momentum and had a big victory. Everyone tonight is saying democrats dont have agenda. They do have agenda. The agenda of fdr, the agenda of lyndon johnson, the obama agenda, hes going create jobs and make America Great again. That has great appeal. The dems are on the wrong side of history, randy. History has moved by them it appears to most voters at least in all of these special elections. Your thoughts. Well, ill add one more to the list, opening at number one today on the New York Times bestseller list, understanding trump, about former speaker Newt Gingrich, bumps out of place, you know, books that are completely behind the curve. Lou has newt got you on commission or something . I think in fairness, and all the nice that you are newts lawyer and have been for a long time. I hope you negotiated a deal and getting a slight piece for the book. [laughter] know this. Donald trump is the hottest thing in america because he has ideas, he has energy and direction. Its been shown in the special election, shown in book purchases, but more importantly, its being shown in terms of the leadership in the congress. Lou, youre right. Theres no way anybody thought before july 4th we would be talking about a vote on the Affordable Care act, and here we are, it will be released tomorrow, discussion draft, the vote will come before the floor. Lou and one thing about it, the majority leader, Mitch Mcconnell, also had to include this expression as he was talking about that, the better way forward agenda. Harkening back to the nonsense that has been blathered by Speaker Paul Ryan for the better part of two years. It was an unnecessary barb against the white house. Isnt it about time somebody tweeks mcconnells nose . Not really. Lou yeah, it, is lets be honest, randy no, no, im not. Lou when you start the nonsense of the president of the United States, he didnt learn a lesson from anyone of the special elections. This president is animating the Republican Party, and Mitch Mcconnell is low energy, brother. Well, i judge it by results. If they pass the repeal and replace of the Affordable Care act by july 4th, Mitch Mcconnell will have done his job. But i will give you this, the reason he will have done it because he saw what the reaction was when paul ryan in the house dillydallied around, opened the process up, did all kind of things that were focused on getting it through. Were down to reconciliation, i think well have the votes. Anyone is low energy compared to donald trump. Hes one of the highest Energy President s ive seen. Hes going to have to get on country and sell this bill, and he doll that. Lou i dont get why anybody thinks Mitch Mcconnell is going to do much outside of a closeddoor room in which a bunch of folks are trying to pull it together. Ill give him his due for that, but this is a time for leadership, and you have two people running each of the houses that is not a leader, is a matter of fact. Obstructionists in and of themselves and take this president on the hustings pushing this message to support obamacare, tax reform, all of his agenda that will make the ultimate difference. Dont you agree, randy . The push will come on reconciliation, that is an upordown vote. Lou did you hear that sound, by the way . Did you hear the sound when you said reconciliation, all across the country people are yawning. They dont care about reconciliation, they care about results, and reconciliation are the guts to push this through with a majority vote. Whats the difference . The difference is its an upordown vote. No filibuster, no cloture, you have to have the 50 votes and mike pence to cast the deciding vote. I think theyll have it in the house and the senate, it will take the president selling it to the American People. Lou randy evans, you and i are getting along so well. Are you getting along well with randy now . A brilliant lawyer, fascinating book. Lou who wrote the book . Newt gingrich. Lou Newt Gingrich . What was it about . Mr. Trump. [ laughter ] randy evans and ed rollins, thank you. Thank you. Lou breaking news out of flint, michigan where a Police Officer for Bishop International airport was stabbed in what the fbi is investigating as act of terrorism. The incident occurred just before 10 00 this morning. The attacker allegedly shouted allahu akbar before stabbing the officer with a knife. The officer is in stabile condition. The fbi took a page from the british on this incident, however, they didnt hold a News Conference disclosing the attackers name until more than six hours after it happened and did so with a surly little attitude by the way. Bless their hearts. The suspect was eventually named as amir fat ooh i, a 50yearold canadian who entered the United States. Were awaiting the president s rally set to commence in just about an hour. Coming right back with much, much more and it was a day chockfull of news. 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For the past seven years, republicans offered ideas for a better way forward, and soon, soon we will finally have the chance to turn the page on this failing law. Lou i like that, and soon, soon. About 9 30 tomorrow morning, were told. Joining me to talk about the senates push to speed up passage of the republican, well, the republican bill from the senate is senator luther strange, a member of the Senate Budget and Armed Services committee, also the former Alabama Attorney general. Great to have you with us, senator. This is big news. 9 30 tomorrow morning, going to find out what republicans in the senate have been doing for weeks here. Is it ready for primetime in your judgment . Cant come soon enough in my judgment. People in my state in the country want action, they believe in President Trump and his promise. Thats what i am committed to doing, and you know, theres been a lot of discussion. I know its not been revealed publicly in the final form. Ive only been here four months, and republicans have been talking about this for years, time to get something out there we can review and vote on, and im very optimistic, i think we can debate this forever, weve got to vote. People are hurting in alabama, around the country. They want action and cant wait to see the draft in the morning. Lou when you see the draft, does it feel, if you will excuse the expression, a little strange to you to not have hearings, to not have drafts of the bill and elements of it for your analysis and judgment before going into the voting process . Well, im obviously a newcom newcomer to the ways of washington and find a lot of things very unusual. Lou you did that very well for a fellow thats only been there four months. I could say strange, it has to do with reconciliation of the process and the fact that the democrats have said they are not going to cooperate. As a matter of fact, i was shocked, i wasnt shocked, i expected elizabeth warrens tweet saying this was a mean, vicious, horrible, cruel, on and on, bill, and hasnt been released yet. Lou nobody surprised by that, now. Those folks are i got a kick out of al franken talking about 13 white males controlling the legislation. That would have been so much better if he had not been a white male himself, Holding Forth about it all. The left doesnt have a sense of their own absurdity anymore . No, they dont. The truth is people are hurting right now. My state of alabama has been most affected by the failed obamacare law, our individual premiums have gone up three times. We have to take action and move quickly. Lou the president himself laid out something that was a smart piece of political strategy, that if going after the replace and repeal. Republicans dont do their very best, theyre going to end up being held responsible by the voters for what has been the failure of the dems and the left and obamacare. Thats got to be, i would think, that would be the greatest political con