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Compare anything to because obamacare won't be around for a year or two. it's gone. >> harris: trump in tennessee last night selling the republican plan to replace obamacare. senate minority leader chuck schumer disagrees that obamacare is failing. but says he is willing to work with the president to fix it but only if the g.o.p. scraps the replacement effort. >> once president trump and speaker ryan, leader mcconnell say they're no longer going to repeal, of course we want to make aca better and we will work with them to improve it. but if you repeal it, you can't do it. have you nothing. and...

Long time. this president is getting deeply involved. he is helping bridge gaps in our conference. he is a constructive force to help us get to a resolution so that we we get consensus on how to repeal obamacare. we're working hand in glove, listen to the consensus of our members. clearly the main part of this bill will stay exactly as they are. we're making improvements and refinement based on feedback we're getting from our members. and the president of the united states is the one who has been mediating this, bringing people together, sitting around a table, hashing out our differences so t...

They work to move this house bill through the house. he seemed to play up at many points today really what he sees as the president's goal and role in all of this, someone who is deeply intent in trenched in the negotiation calling members himself at one point speaker ryan said the president is the one that is mediating all of this. so, really trying to push that ownership, push that responsibility back on the president as someone who is not only fully embracing the house bill, in his opinion, but someone who is actively lobbying for it. here's what he said earlier today. >> this president is ...

That helps us bridge gaps in congress and get republicans unified so we can deliver on our proms. that is extremely constructive. ca carrie. >> reporter: [ inaudible ]. >> there really isn't. we talk about this fairly often, the president and i do. i would say that there is no palace intrigue divisions between the principals. i can't speak for low-level staffers, i can't speak for outside groups but the princi l principa principals, the chief of staff, the vice president, the budget director, hhs secretary, we're all on the same page. we talk constantly. of course you're going to have this cha...

Through a nonprofit they've created called magic wheelchair. every year, five children will be selected through video submissions. and ryan and his team will personally create whatever they can imagine. >> he doesn't want to put a smile on a kid's face, make their dreams come true. >> that's why tammy is part of magic wheelchair. her son, christopher, also has smi. >> it affects the spine from letting you walk. >> christopher has gone through and is going to go through a lot more than i think i ever will. you know? i wish i could take his spot. >> they've been dealt a rough hand, but they're -...