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In a great state known as kentucky, have you ever heard of it? are in tremendous trouble, will be fleeing and we're going to save it all. >> we're making tremendous progress. we feel very good, and it's because we have been negotiating and listening to one another, improving this bill, making the refinements to it, so that we get to the sweet spot of a consensus bill that can pass. the key, doesn't make any difference if you can't repeal and replace it if you can't pass it. >> a vote is still expected thursday. and speaker ryan led efforts to make changes to the bill just out this morning. joi...

This secret and then thought they were going to like push it into the bloodstream and try to push it through because there was no way they were going to get a consensus bill. there is too much idea logical -- >> wait a minute. it's not just for politicians. it's doctors, it's hospitals and it's these groups. i'll let you weigh in. the organizations that don't like this plan have an issue with this plan, the american medical association, american hospital association, american nurses association, and the list goes on, bill crystal. >> that's exactly right. i think the bill is going to fail and ...

Responders came and knocked on every door and told the people about their the difficulties they were having. that is what our ghdemocracy is about. i think their stories will resonate. i think it's going to command more collaborative work and consensus bill. the consensus bill will have a good bit of things that make it matter. i think it's essential and absurd in this day and age it's not a federal crime with stiff penalties to be a trafficker where you're selling weapons directly to criminals and in my state it's 9 out of 10 of the weapons used in crimes that are illegal traffic guns. if you...

So he can hold tough on some the controversial elements and they'll come along. if he only got five for a tough bill i think we would take that, but if the whole rest of the crew wants to sign on board and have a consensus bill, i think he'll say, i made them take it. what republicans are going to say, by the the way, chris. we stood up against bailouts. we protected the taxpayer from that. >> thank you very much, john harwood. thank you, savannah guthrie at white house. has a healing touch. there's a factory giving old industries new life. and there's a train that got a whole city moving agai...

Wall of opposition. now you see, mitch mcconnell saying, well, we're getting more serious about this now. and richard shelby says we're 85% close to a deal. and the democrats are also saying we're close. in that environment, i think the president is more confident and doesn't feel like he needs to hit them quite as hard. >> would he rather have about a handful of republicans with him and be a real teddy roosevelt or have 15, 20 with him and look like he's a little softer? john, your assessment? what do you think they'd like to see more, 75 votes or maybe 63 and make it a little tougher? >> rep...