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They say is the must do legislation of the year tax reform. senator republicans added the appeal of obamacare individual mandate to their tax plan. it requires health insurance to pay a fine or repealing this. the congressional budget office would save the government $338 billion over the next ten years. this is all about revenue. this is because it would mean a lot of few people would le understo unfedorly subsidized. a republican said says if the senate approves this, the house will back it. for now the house is expected to vote tomorrow on this plan which does not contain this mandate repea...

This gamble, if you will, that they are going to be able to repeal the obamacare mandate and essentially pay for the huge tax cut. they can't get over $1.5 trillion in costs. they can't add to the federal deficit after ten years. if they do either one of those things, they're not going to be able to pass this with a simple majority vote. and that's really the goal here. they want to be able to pay for this and be able to pass it with a simple majority vote. so, what does this get them? essentially, it gets them revenue. we are talking in the tune of $338 billion, which would be needed to pay f...

Repeal of obamacare's individual mandate to finance that. $338 billion to target things like an increase in child tax credit and reduction in the plan's rates for middle income taxpayers. >> in short, the goal is to repeal an unu popular tax from an unworkable law in order to provide more tax relief to middle class families. >> but u with it, comes clear policy and political dangers for republicans. the cbo says the repeal would lead to 13 million fewer people with health insurance over ten years. premiums on average would go up by 10% each year. >> when i say this bill is a thief in the night...

Finance committee voting unanimously to scrap the so-called individual mandate. >> now conservatives in the house are lobbying their leaders to add an individual mandate repeal to the house republican tax bill. the house begins debate on that bill today with a vote on sweeping overhaul of the tax code scheduled for tomorrow. here is cnn's phil mattingly with the breakdown. >> now, 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. yet, it's there. at least in the senate versio...

Member who's are looking to get to yes. we're going to pass the bill. >> reporter: but it's in the senate where a pitched battle has broken out between democrats and republicans over late-night changes to the republican proposal. >> it addresses problems noted by members on both sides and it will give americans bigger paychecks, more opportunities and a moore prosperous economy. >> there a summary anywhere? i mean, we got 100-page document and a table, but surely somebody on the majority side has a list -- has an aabbreviated list that you made. what is making you do this do us? >> reporter: a...