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Gop the chance to fulfill a promise years in the making. >> last week they took our edits and we said if they took our edits, we're a yes. they took it and then removed them. so look, right now, they don't have my vote and i don't think they have mike lee's either. >> with us now rick tyler, also andy slavit, and also atema o'mara. a greaeat panel. rick tyler, is this dead? >> yeah, it's been dead for a long time. i don't know why we're revisiting it again. but obviously rand paul is a no. john mccain made it very clear he's upset with the process. and if it ever comes back, it will come back ...

Legislation that has been the case for nine months that they have been propping that 24% of americans approve. it does not give protections. still raises premiums. so we'll keep an eye on to september 30th. >> rick, what might be talked about behind the scenes? again, the differ betweence wha say publicly versus what they are negotiating behind the scenes. >> what do you mean? >> regarding what may happen in thend. andy was saying let's not necessarily take what is out there and from the details we have of the graham/cassidy bill here, there still could be other negotiations happening. ted cru...

You can fix obamacare, but we have it, it's not going away. >> because it is effectively dead. when we look at this, andy, you ran medicare, medicaid, also the affordable care act for the obama white house. this latest plan of block grants, the idea that certain states who supported obamacare will now get less, and those who did not support obamacare will be getting more, would this even work? >> this is a really radical plan. as you say, it would cut dramatically the funds that go to states. it would sharply curtail medicaid which is the program that cares for kids, people with dsz a disabili...

And if you don't have public support, this is what you get. >> is this master craftsmanship by bernie sanders, because he was bringing up the idea of single payor, that they now have graham/cassidy being pushed forward, so maybe bernie sanders looks like a winner. >> well, i think a lot of democrats including elizabeth warren and hillary clinton have been in support of making sure that everybody has access to affordable health care. bernie sanders is amongst that crew, but certainly not the only one. i think that the big thing here for us is making sure that we get through september 30th, and ...

What have you seen of the health care bill? >> i haven't seen it. >> is that a problem? >> never a problem, no. i always like to move forward with legislation i've never seen. >> john mccain, one of the gop's longest serving senators, deep in sarcasm because he doesn't know what is in his party's health care bill. what would it mean if republican leaders plan on a vote next thursday when people don't know what's in their plan. let's ask editor in chief of vox, ezra klein. and andy slavit. it is good to have you both here. ezra, let's start with the why. why do you believe the process is the wa...