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At least in the senate version. that's the repeal of the obamacare individual mandate, something that the congressional budget office says over the course of ten years would reduce those with health insurance by 13 million and introduces a political toxic health care debate back into play for senate republicans, one that led to so many legislative failures. so the big question is, why are they actually doing this? here is the simple answer, money, revenue. they need it. the congressional budget office shows repealing the individual mandates creates $3348 billion in deficit spending. that is if...

And 13 million over ten years. insurance premiums would also rise an average of 10% a year. the deficit would drop by $338 billion. >> they are cutting people's health care to make sure they can make corporate taxes cheaper for everybody forever. >> things got heated added typically dry finance committee hearing when bob casey protested the changes. >> ripping health care from people at the same time you are jacking up their taxes. >> your time is up. >> some republicans argue the premium hike that would follow a repeal of the individual mandate. >> my colleagues complaining about a 10% increa...

Democrats have seized on this issue. trying to rally the grass roots like they did throughout the health care debate. the republican play is this, they know this is politically toxic. they know this is divisive, but their hope based on what they've seen over the last couple weeks in the tax reform process is that the political imperative of doing something, of doing anything at this point will win out, when it comes to the debate over whether or not repealing the individual mandate is good politics. christine and dave? >> phil just mentioned repealing the individual mandate frees up $338 billi...

Welcome back. remember when president trump was trying to woo democrats to vote for the senate gop tax bill in well, i hope he's not holding his breath. at least not since he and senate republican leaders decided to add a repeal of the obamacare individual mandate to the tax bill. now, the individual mandate requires you at home to pay a fine if you don't buy health insurance. the main reason for this risky move is theirtach bill was projected to add to the deficit big-time. a deal breaker for some gop senators. repealing the individual mandate helps with the deficit to the tune of $338 billio...

>> reporter: christine and dave, for weeks it's been on the table and for weeks republican leaders made very clear they don't actually want to actually put it in the tax reform bill. and yet it's there at least in the senate version. that's the repeal of the obamacare individual mandate, something that the congressional budget office would release those with health insurance by 13 million and introduces what's been a politically toxic health care debate back into play for senate republicans, one that led to so many legislative failures over the course of the last nine months. so the big questi...