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The lobbying, the behind the scenes, not having the important hearing process in doing big legislation. because things like this manage to stay in. we don't know who owns this. we don't know who wanted to keep this in the bill. again, i would broaden it out to we have $1.6 trillion in tax breaks a year. this bill cuts fewer than 400 billion of them. so many are in tact. it is not real reform in terms of improving the taxes but the cost of the bill skyrockets. >> thank you, maya. we want more of a discussion on this but we'll go back to the breaking news. serious breaking news near seattle. >...

And the lack of travel we've seen from donald trump out there trying to sell this to his supporters. >> president obama held a news conference tapitch it to the american public. >> i think people are too lost in the weeds on this bill. the headline is the bill cuts -- >> would never think you would hate being in the weeds. >> cuts a trillion dollars on spending over a decade. the bill will require individual americans to spend a trillion dollars more out of their own pocket on health care over the next decade. of course, that's unpopular. you can make changes to like, oh, we'll tweak the age r...

Obamacare in the very short-term. now that doesn't mean that failure is not an option, and mcconnell has made it pretty plain. they'll either take their shot at this or if they miss it, and they don't pass it, it is see you later, and they are moving on to texas. he is not going to waste a month on this. >> shannon: seems like there is a lot to get done between now and friday. chris, thank you. >> you bet. >> shannon: democrats and republicans alike as this bill cuts down the deficit, does medicaid get cut right along with it? kellyanne conway push back against this earlier today, arguing obam...

He hadn't seen the actual draft bill. he was asked if it is as mean. he didn't say anything. that's a big question. some people are getting criticism. it's close to the house bill. there's some money in certain areas that are more generous. but it's pretty close to the house bill and definitely less moderate than some people thought it would be. >> shepard: on the matter of medicaid, 40% of all kids, 39% of all children covered by medicaid. it's one of the fundamental social safety nets in our nation. it does take a hit. to what degree? >> it does take a hit. this is one where it takes less of...

>> from the winter or southern new jersey to the new jersey white house. as we watch this health care debate now shift to the senate, we will be reminded again and again and again that senators run statewide, not in the carefully drawn districts that protect most house members. and because the majority is so small, we will also be reminded again and again that one or two senators can have outside influence. susan collins of maine and lisa murkowski of alaska for example don't like that the house bill cuts offer fund to go planned parentho parenthooding funding to planned parenthood. and senato...