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Eliminate or remove that from the factor for these people that truly need it. but when you are putting out vicodin and loratab schedule 3 when i first came in 2010. we got it changed to schedule 2. took millions of pills off the market. it was ridiculous. they were giving them out like m&m's. so doctors approved for these drugs, to dispense these drugs have no reason to be dispensing these drugs to their patients. we will keep digging on this. senator manchin thank you so much for your leadership. >> don't give up. we have got to repeal the bill, too. we have got to repeal it. >> martha: clair...

Captured but you called him brave when you got the vote you needed to move at bill forward. senator john mccain walking out onto the senate floor against doctor's orders just 11 days after brain surgery casting his crucial vote on health care and bringing a message for his colleagues in washington. >> i hope we can again rely on humility on our need to cooperate, on our dependence on each other to, learn how to trust each other again and by so doing better serve the people who elected us. >> that's a true american hero. captured or not. a real american hero. now i want to bring in political di...

Strucktionists. he did that today. but he tried to turn up the heat on the senate republicans saying that they would fail voters and break their promise to their voters if they don't move on repealing and replacing obamacare. take a listen to what he had to say moments ago. >> for the last seven years republicans have been united in standing up for obamacare's victims. remember, repeal and replace. repeal and replace. they kept saying it over and over again. every republican running for office promised immediate relief from this disastrous law. we as a party must fulfill that solemn promise to...

Medicaid changes largely remain in place and that is a big point of contention for many of the more moderate senators. we're already seeing some senators voicing some displeasure with this man, among them maine's susan collins. she's already said she's not going to vote for the motion to proceed. that would even allow the bill to come to the floor for a debate, and senator rand paul of kentucky, he's on the other end of the spectrum. he is a conservative. he's been against this reform plan for the very beginning, and his position hasn't changed, and the margins here are tight for republicans. ...

That might be needed here if they want to move some kind of bill forward. it looks like they're in trouble at this point. >> shepard: the fifth point, adding enticements including more money to combat opioid abuse, a huge issue in so many states. >> it's a huge issue. something that is a bigger deal. you've seen the trump white house talk about this more. chris christie is playing a key role in this legislation. it's another thing that mcconnell needs to figure out before members go home for the july fourth holiday. you'll remember, it's going to get more complicated while these guys are home....