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The report that was put out. we believe that our plan will cover more individuals at a lower cost and give them the choices that they want for the coverage they want for themselves an for their family, not that the government forces them to buy. >> the cbo predicts the legislation would reduce federal deficits by $337 billion over a decade. house speaker paul ryan is trying to highlight the positive aspects of the bill tonight. >> i'm excited about the analysis. they overestimate the uninsured number like they overestimated who would be insured by obamacare. if we're not going to force people ...

Most notably, the deficit savings. $337 billion over ten years. and the projection that overall premiums would drop by an average of 10% by the time the gop plan fully takes hold. but the top line number of uninsured, 14 million by next year, 24 million by 2026, sparking new democratic attacks and mockery of the republican party. >> no one wants to claim this bill if it's so good, why aren't they rushing to have their names on it? trump wants to call it ryancare. ryan wants to call it trumpcare. it's classic abbott and costello. if it's so good why don't they want their names on it? >> bill: >...

Americans in 2018, so that's why this is much more different. totally different than any other washington fight they're having. but the reality here is, the white house was bracing for this. speaker ryan was bracing for this. they can't completely trash the cbo report because that, it saves $337 billion, which is one of the arguments for why it's good, by taking away that mandate. they're really in a box here. sean spicer's briefing today, this afternoon at the white house, will be interesting to see how they decide to embrace cbo or not because there are differences in the administration and ...

More individuals and give them the choices they want for the coverage they want for themselves and family. not the government forces them to buy. >> reporter: it is important to point out the republican proposal does what republicans campaigned on. repeals the original mandate and medicaid expansion. two drivers for obamacare numbers. it reduces the deficit by $337 billion. and as we already know, it repeals most of the obamacare taxes. these are things republicans say we campaigned on this. just because the models of the cbo or this score doesn't reflect what people want it to reflect, there ...

Attempting to downplay the impact of this explosive new report up here on capitol hill. the congressional budget office projecting 14 million americans would lose their coverage next year. with 24 million people uninsured by 2026 under the republican health care plan to replace obamacare. >> we disagree strenuously with the report that was put out. >> reporter: the white house denouncing the findings. >> we believe that our plan will cover more individuals a at lower cost and give them the choices that they want for the coverage that they want. >> reporter: their strategy, attacking the nonpar...