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Fundamental premise of obamacare is kept. >> some things we are going to have to work on the refundable tax credit may be sure that is sufficient so that low-income people can apply a policies. >> we will work together to write our own bill. we will make sure we know what our bill costs. >> special budget rules allow the senate to pass health care with 51 votes, the republicans probably need help from democrats republicans have majority in the senate, but not as big as the majority they have over in the house, the senate is in d.c. this week the house is on recess, means most likely hear opini...

Soon, do we still get the good positive effect? >> well, i think by the time we -- he's right. if we get it done by the end of the year, we can have the kind of effect that our models show real tax reform can have on the economy. >> if we don't get it this year? >> obviously all of this then gets dragged out into the future. it would be sad to have this be delayed into 2018 and beyond once you dthat, you lose the political momentum as he just mentioned and you lose the opportunity to boost the economy in the right way. >> to get all of these good things that your report spells out, must we ref...

Democratic support. you have to tried to do this with republican votes only are almost exclusively. that is tough. the road ahead is hard and it's been made harder. >> shannon: do you see any context for this? presidents in the past two of done something similar? >> i'm trying to think of a time when a president, with the first item on his agenda, top item, has failed this spectacularly and this early. i frankly can't think of one. i think it's almost unprecedented and i think, i will say this. i think the president, she clearly got the capacities -- he clearly got complexities. i think he fig...

Is when you are supposed to be able to get cooperation. >> shannon: not so much this time. thank you. senate democrats delaying a vote on supreme court nominee neil gorsuch. supposed to happen today. it's been rescheduled for next monday. 17 senate democrats and independents have announced their opposition to the nominee. for president trump and republicans, how do they put humpty dumpty back together again? brit hume is here with some thoughts. >> hi, shannon. not clear to me that they can put it back together again. the damage from the action on friday and the failure of the bill to pass is ...

Democratic support. you have to tried to do this with republican votes only are almost exclusively. that is tough. the road ahead is hard and it's been made harder. >> shannon: do you see any context for this? presidents in the past two of done something similar? >> i'm trying to think of a time when a president, with the first item on his agenda, top item, has failed this spectacularly and this early. i frankly can't think of one. i think it's almost unprecedented and i think, i will say this. i think the president, she clearly got the capacities -- he clearly got complexities. i think he fig...