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Tiny things get in the way of success here. >> there was some talk when it failed the last time about not trying to do one kind of overarching, you know, health care repeal and replace and trying to kind of go piece by piece by piece over time. it doesn't seem like that's now on the table. >> well, you know, look, there are 435 members of the house, 100 in the senate. i've said all along, i said on your show i think more than once, what i'd love to see is a repeal consistent with that which tom price put forward in 2015 that every single republican voted for. and then you take, you know, the a...

Investigation outside of congress so you don't have essentially republicans investigating republicans. it's a big cloud hanging over his head. >> it's a very busy week for this administration and for the hill. yet, russia still seems to be that overhang at the moment and then he tweets about something that's already -- if you will, passe because it happened, you know, a week and a half ago. that was the ahca. your thoughts on how they're trying to get back on track? >> it's a big distraction. health care aside, he wants to push some sweeping tax reforms and, you know, big infrastructure packag...

Donald trump actually ran for president to do? >> i don't know that i would characterize speaker ryan's passions that way. i've always viewed him as somebody that did enjoy the details of budgeting. i honestly was shocked with the way that the ahca came out, because there's been conservative think tanks that have been putting forward the kind of wonky numbers oriented research that speaker ryan has shown an affinity for. we have an issue where we have more people who are technically insured, but that doesn't mean they're getting any more access to health care. we showed 14 million people on to...

The washington post sources a white house official who says they're sick and tired of seeing freedom caucus members on tv and that, quote, this has been brewing for a while. adding, our view is -- >> they've only been in the white house for 50 days, 60 days. it's been brewing for a while? you could impeach bill clinton on a tuesday and he would go golfing with you on a wednesday because he knew a vote was coming up on friday. >> yeah. >> that is what you need in a leader. >> our view is there's nothing as clarifying as the smell of air force one jet fuel. so if he needs to bring in the plane a...

Up pt originally the house was supposed to pass this bill and it would go into the floor into the session. i was talking to senate republicans yesterday and mcconnell was very clear and they couldn't get this until may and they wanted it to be more deliberative and they wanted to work on an underlying bill that was different than the ahca and this is a long way from done and you can give it the old college try and they're nowhere closer than they were. >> and for pr perpes, they'll keep fighting and talking and in the meantime we'll move on to other pressing issues. >> julie, great to see you....