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Happen again? what's happened? >> reporter: well, you know, harry reid was faced with a very fundamental question, martin. he could put on what is essentially an unpopular measure, dianne feinstein notwithstanding, and that's a renewal of the assault weapons ban. he could put it on that base bill and have it bring down the entire bill. under that circumstances, by harry reid's estimation, it has fewer, martin, fewer than 40 votes in support in the united states senate. you can't blame it all on ted cruz and his compatriots on the republican side. there are several democrats who don't favor a r...

The last week or so which brought us to victory in passing the base bill, the senate bill. essential to its passage was a passage of a second bill which would make significant improvements on the senate bill. megyn: as the president prepared for the final bill signing, new concerns over what congress put in that 2,700 page document. and how the changes we are seeing to the healthcare system will impact businesses and workers. james rosen has more on this. how can companies tell if they are going to be effected by this -- aeffected by this bill? >> reporter: they are drafting thousands of pages...

Am i frustrated that's not part of this base bill? absolutely. we must have it and actually congresswoman slaughter is talking about that being her first bill. >> do you think this stuff happens, these amendments actually go through? >> i think that these amendments will be pieces of legislation. i think that they will have hearings. i believe they will be taken very seriously. every single member that i have mentioned that i'm going to reintroduce the robust public option has said sign me on. >> all right. congresswoman, thank you so much for your time this afternoon and your analysis. thank ...

If you like ron wyden and paul ryan and you like freedom and choice and you like a free market. congressman, thank you. >> i want the doctor to be in charge of the patient. >> i wouldn't mind that myself as a patient. thank you so much. i do want to welcome the democrat from california. co-chair of the progressive caucus. in terms of distance this bill goes, before we get into how you would amend it to improve, what is your view of the events as they stand this afternoon? >> big step forward, dylan. no way can we amend something if we don't have a base bill to amend in the first place. i'm ver...

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