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Lawmakers. we're told he and his legislative team have continued their outreach over the course of the last 48 hours as well as they will continue to do going forward. as for the vice president, he's been a little perhaps more proactive in terms of the physical effort, traveling up to the hill for a republican senate policy lunch that begins as we speak. i'm told that after that he'll be meeting with maybe a half dozen republican lawmakers, some of them reluctant to come on board in support of this health care bill. a little later this evening he's going to be hosting four conservative senator...

Forecast would not purchase private coverage since the senate bill would encourage them to purchase plans whose premiums and deductibles are too high or be attractive options to them. in the end the plan would reduce the deficit by about $320 billion. at first the cbo estimates premiums would go up, but by 2026 premiums could be 20% lower compared to obama care. still, that doesn't account for reductions in coverage for out of pocket costs and changes to subsidies. the report concluded that the senate plan would disproportionately impact older americans. their premiums would spike while increa...

Numbers are brimming off the charts. ainsley: cbo report came out yesterday afternoon. i have got a message on my phone. we were waiting to hear if it was going to be positive. it was extremely positive. it says it's going to reduce the federal deficit. it is going to eventually lower premiums. 22 million americans will not be insured in a decade. however, just as paul ryan was telling brian, it's because you can choose to opt out and you are not penalized. >> eric: headline numbers of the 22 million that all, you know, the whole mainstream media says oh my god 22 million people. that's over t...

Them to purchase plans whose premiums and deductibles are too high. in the end the plan would reduce the deficit by about $320 billion. the senate majority whip said procedures could come as early as this afternoon. then a marathon vote on amendments could begin as early as thursday with final passage late that night. >> steve ratten, you tooks through charts that showed the cbo pointing out that it is older americans, middle income older americans that are going to be disproportionately hurt by this, and they're going to have to pay up to 40% of their salaries for health care. >> yeah. every ...

Senator. let's start with a couple of points. first of all, the deficit issue. i know you heard phil mattingly say senator mcconnell has money to play around with here to try to win people over. but the cbo says that the bill will cut the deficit by more than $320 billion. obviously, who knows, that's like throwing something against a wall, whether it's actually true or not. but if it is, is it a good thing? >> of course you can cut the deficit if you cut coverage. if you destroy the safety net that is medicaid, of course you can save money. and i think it's also pretty striking because the re...