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Obama. we have a long way to go. wage stagnation is a problem. under employment is a problem. the high cost of a college education is a problem. the fact the pension system is eroding in parts of the country, particularly the industrial midwest. that is a problem. we have solutions to deal with those issues. we recognize the contract with the american people has been broken. that's why they deserve better deal, better jobs, better wages and better future. we are going deliver that. >> we will see. congressman, thanks for coming on, i appreciate it. >> thank you. the president hitting the roa...

You used to work in this town. you know the tradition, if you have a problem, the friday afternoon document. you call everybody into the room, we need full disclosure. everybody, by the end of the day, bring your list of contacts, put out a report, we did nothing wrong. the trump white house refused to do that. the trump campaign refused to do it. some say we wish we would have. others say we don't have to be fully transparent. the president saying it is hoke and fake news. >> that might be the core of the issue on the whole disclosure front. you had reporting, john, i want to make sure we get...

Don't trust that the president will have their back if push comes to shove. they are being asked to vote for a bill that the polls show have 17% popularity in the country. that's a heavy lift. they understand all the repercussions and the fact they all campaigned on repeal and replace. but, they are worried about this particular bill and should they vote on it and walk off that ledge behind the president? they don't know where he is going to be. that's a problem they have. don't forget, this is a president who called the house bill mean, at one point. >> right after he celebrated it. >> right....

Polls. they are worried about their own hides. they are worried about their constituents, some of whom are going to be really aif he canned by these medicate cutbacks. they don't see it as all about the president. they see it as about the people who voted for them. they really do understand the problem they are in. it doesn't take a rocket scientist. every one of them ran at some point or another on repealing and replacing obamacare. so, they get that. but, they also understand that you have to repeal and replace it with something that will benefit their constituents. >> the president says, th...