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Weeks, it's not like had you to give any of those up. there's a three-week extension. and this morning, nine million children from the least advantaged homes in america know, they're going to have health care reform. how is that a loss if you didn't give anything snup but three weeks? >> and we gained a commitment by majority leader mcconnell on the floor, with specificity, that by february 8th there will be a vote on the floor of the senate on daca, and border security and that that debate will begin with a neutral base bill. there was a lot of concern given his initial wording where he said ...

The real problem are those folks who don't like the medicaid cuts. susan collins of maine, capita. and then you've got rand paul. if rand paul is really a hard no, that has the room that room that mcconnell has to negotiate. do you think he is actually a no? >> i do. i think everybody thought rand paul would be a no from the beginning. the wild card has been ted cruz and mike lee. and there's one more. even if they try to give them the amendment. does it go in the base bill or do they vote on it? they would need 50 votes. it hasn't been voted by the parliamentian yet. there may be a lot of thi...

I think everybody thought rand paul would be a no from the beginning. the wild card has been ted cruz and mike lee. and there's one more. even if they try to give them the amendment. does it go in the base bill or do they vote on it? they would need 50 votes. it hasn't been voted by the parliamentian yet. there may be a lot of things in this bill that can't make it to the senate florida. >> the pressure has been fascinating to watch. there have been indivisible socialists of manager. different groups move on who have been direct action, sitting in in offices, showing up outside the homes of fo...

Uncovered. we'll support that bill. billionaires will only get a $40,000 tax break instead of a $57,000 tax break. that's not the kind of compromise we're talking about. they really need some structural revisions. and we have a second suggestion for our republican colleagues to work with us. abandon the closed-door, secret process they have used. go to regular order. have committee hearings. allow amendments. and go back to the idea that you need 60 votes, a bipartisan majority to pass a bill, and we can start over again and work together and try to get some improvements in our health care sys...

Position where we say rk okay rk only 15 million people will be uncovered we'll support that bill. bill nars will only get a $40,000 tax break instead of a $57,000 tax break. that's not the kind of compromise we're talking about. we have a second suggestion for our republican colleagues to work with us. abandon the closed doors secret process they have used. go to regular order. have committee hearings. allow amendments. and go back to the idea that you need 60 votes, a bipartisan majority to pass a bill and we can start over again and work together and try to get some improvements in our heal...