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Vote ever, they usually find the votes by telling the the bill a little further to the right. and that can only compound what i think is the real problem in the senate. despite what president trump said, the fact that cbo projects 24 million people will lose insurance or 24 million fewer will be insured is still an obstacle for those moderate and centrist members in the senate. that's where the rub will come, even if the bill finds its way through the house. >> just to be clear, the members that cnn is counting is a no, they were not part of the meeting, not part of the group where president t...

President's desk. everyone knows that. it's going through the trek, the traverses of congress. it's going to take a lot of amendments, a lot of concessions. that's going to come. the same way the obamacare bill, if you remember back -- obamacare was written by speaker pelosi in the house and henry reid harry reid in the senate. they had to pat another bill three months later in order do make the bills work and gave the power to the secretary of health. all that is going to take place. we've got a great chance to make this bill a very good bill. >> i hear you, but that often takes time. what we...

>> reporter: tonight, issa went on tv and gave the bill a thumbs down. >> are you going to vote for the bill as it stands right now? >> you know, i'm not prepared to vote for it is right now, and i think that's not because of a specific, you know, this is unacceptable, but because i think we can do better. >> reporter: the businessman president suggests the house plan is just an opening offer. >> we're negotiating with everybody. it's a big, fat, beautiful negotiation. >> mary bruce live with us from capitol hill again tonight, and mary, house speaker paul ryan saying he is encouraged by the c...

>> he deskribed the repeal of happy thought was the phase we played of him playing. are you for any bill a, more expensive, b, has let access for people and less opportunity? >> i'm looking forward to seeing the final product. its hard to imagine that republicans with control of our government and having the opportunity to move forward that we're going to launch a new entitlement program or launch a new tax, that's where vast majority get their health insurance -- >> what about those who have gotten their exchanges they are worried they are going to lose ak t access or it's going to be more

Help each other here. if paul ryan needs help he can ask trump. power of a tweet you talked about. i need your help on this. you want me to move bill a, i need you to put pressure on my republican members because you're more popular in their district in kansas than they are and you're exactly right and that is how these two people who really aren't comfortable with each other can actually help each other. >> a big majority of the house members republicans have never had a republican president so they are learning but they are learning with the republican president who is not afraid to attack t...