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Republican senator tom cotton is trying to do the house of representatives a big favor by warning them not to walk the plank. >> as it's written today this bill in the house of representatives cannot pass the senate. and i believe it would have adverse consequences for millions of americans and it wouldn't deliver on our promises to reduce the cost of health insurance for americans. i would say to my friends in the house of representatives with whom i serve, do not walk the plank and vote for a bill that cannot pass the senate and then have to face the consequences of that vote. >> walk the pl...

The idea of losing 24 million people off the coverage rules, voluntary or otherwise, it's a bad thing. even if they are off by half, it is still a bad thing. ryan is trying to turn into a positive by saying this is what freedom looks like. obamacare offered people a bad product which they didn't want to buy and we're going to offer them a product which more of them won't want to buy. it's not a solution, which i think what is going to happen is if this can pass in the house, it does go over to the senate where they just rewrite the whole darn thing and see what happens. >> bret: here is senato...

Jordan and others to hold the line. >> do not walk the plank and vote for a bill that cannot pass the senate. to speak with the president and ryan have suggested failure to fix the problem could lead to a bloodbath. >> if we don't keep our word. >> senate majority leader reordered rated -- reiterated the need to act. >> the obamacare status quo is simply not an option. we have an obligation to the american people to repeal and replace obamacare. >> the next step is the house budget committee expected to take two separate components assessed by house committees last week and combine them into o...

Several of the morning shows kick any discussion of this over to congress, talking about how they're going to wait for both house and senate intelligence committees to get through their investigations now expanded into this before commenting any further. so i think it's going to be based on our reporting and based on wha we're seeing going down on the congressional side as well as the white house side. i think you may not see too much of a response until some of that information comes out once the house and senate intelligence committees get through more of their findings. >> in the meantime y...

Consequences for millions of americans and won't deliver on our promises to reduce the cost of health insurance. could not walk the plank and vote for a bill that cannot pass the senate and have to face the consequences that have vote. >> seems like good advice, doesn't it? republican senator tom cotton warning house members not to go along with the gop leadership's health care plan. joining us now, nbc news white house correspondent hallie jackson. how does the white house view the first week of the rollout? >> reporter: well, listen. i think a sense there is still a sense there is work to be...