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Pre-existing condition coverage, preserving funding for rural hospitals. the senate voted down other popular provisions like an amendment that would protect access to birth control and preventative access for women and another that protected the children's health insurance program. they even killed an amendment aimed at reducing the cost of prescription drugs. it had enough republican support to pass but died because too many democrats defected. in the end, the budget resolution paving the way for the repeal of obamacare passed 51-48 without a single democratic vote and only one republican, ra...

Were secretary in state. you got in some hot water but you held to your position. what do you make of what the obama administration did? >> first of all, let me suggest to you it wasn't the first time that the united states didn't veto. abstaining in that situation was very consistent with long standing u.s. policy. you go back and look at a lot of the resolutions. in fact, it was one in 1980 specifically on settlements to which the united states abstained rather than vetoing it. in many instances you'll find resolutions that were critical that the united states supported. the reason i think s...

Settlements when you were secretary of state and you got into some hot water but you held to your position denying loan guarantees to the government. what do you make of what the obama administration did? >> first of all, fareed, let me suggest to you it wasn't the first time that the united states didn't veto. abstaining in that situation was very consistent with long standing u.s. policy. if you go back and look at a lot of the resolutions -- in fact there was one in 19 81980 specifically on settlements in which the united states sustained didn't veto. in many instances you will see critical...

U.s. and russia making the future of diplomatic relations uncertain is the word that comes mind. as president obama nears the epd of his term, he's taken a number of steps in last few days to make certain his legacy. among them the sanctions against russia, abstaining from the u.n. vote on israeli settlements and making a push to boost obamacare enrollment. these are all good talking points. let's bring in ron brownstein and senior fellow at the brookings institution michael o han lan. good morning to both of you. thank you for joining us. >> good morning. >> michael, i'll start with you. what...

With just three weeks until he turns the white house over to donald trump, president obama seems to be making a pretty fast dash for the finish line but not before enacting a series of moves that could have an impact on how trump carries out his role as president. among those, the sanctions against russia, abstaining from the u.n. vote on israeli settlements and then making a push to boost obamacare enrollment. in the next month, a farewell address a few days before trump's inauguration. here to discuss all of this, david cantonese from "u.s. news and world report" and david swordlick, assista...