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Publicly says to the cameras at the white house, this isn't on us. i don't own this, republicans don't own this. you can get tied up in those knots if you listen to the republican private pronouncements and the words from the president. if you look at what his actions and what he did to push this bill forward. at the end of last year's campaign he was doing five or six rallies a day around the clock on this campaign to pass an obamacare repeal effort. did he ever leave the white house? he threw a party when the house passed its obamacare repeal bill, but over the last couple of weeks, as mitch...
Might say. but, yes. and, look, as we talked about yesterday, the halls of congress not quite the same with john mccain missing. i think there are senators on both sides of the aisle who would feel that way. and, look, i think, you know, he has been -- he's somebody -- he and mcconnell have been around a long time. they know each other. mcconnell's office is frustrated by mccain's willingness to say what he thinks. often in very quotable terms. and so that has been something that has frustrated them from time to time. at the end of the day, mccain has usually been with mitch mcconnell and he w...
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And the health care industry is going to be laid at the feet of donald trump and the republican party. the other issue here is that the cost of health care, the cost of performing open heart surgery or giving chemotherapy is not going down. the idea that somehow people are going to have a cheaper cost to pay in terms of health insurance doesn't make sense. >> we are a minute away from hearing from the president. he's having an event from the white house. the republicans asked for his help. they want to stop negotiating. pass it in the house then the senate. then if you have to negotiate, do it...