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President talked about and the president referenced the bill i had with tom coburn and richard burr which coverses those 30 million people and gets us toward full coverage, in america without all of these new tax increases and without all of the medicare cuts. so, we believe we can get to the same coverage numbers without having a government takeover of health care. >> chris: how do you -- generally, how do you do that? how do you cover 27 million other people? >> we propose to do it through refundable tax credits and give people the ability to have tax credits by ending discrimination of thos...

President talked about and the president referenced the bill i had with tom coburn and richard burr which coverses those 30 million people and gets us toward full coverage, in america without all of these new tax increases and without all of the medicare cuts. so, we believe we can get to the same coverage numbers without having a government takeover of health care. >> chris: how do you -- generally, how do you do that? how do you cover 27 million other people? >> we propose to do it through refundable tax credits and give people the ability to have tax credits by ending discrimination of thos...

Period. that is something democrats are also seizing on, very protective of the medicaid program. there is a definite positive bit of news in this program or in this report for senate leaders and that is on deficit reduction. $321 billion in reduction over the course of a ten-year period. here's why that matters. obviously republicans want to reduce the deficit. on the top line it's a positive number. it is also a positive number, wolf, when you talk about what republican leaders are trying to do now. based on the senate rules they need to match house spending over the course of a ten-year per...

Affiliate phil mattingly with a breakdown of the senate republican health care bill. phil, we now have the cbo score. tell our viewers what it suggests. >> reporter: an all important number or numbers, wolf, especially for those republican senators who have been either sitting on a fence or saying they weren't yet ready to support this bill. on the top line, according to the cbo, 22 million fewer americans have insurance over the course of a ten-year period. that obviously is not a good top line number, something republicans that i'm talking to say is higher than expected. here's why. there ar...

Texas, we have so many people who want health care, they can use and can afford, that they're going to look at these plans tailored to our communities and our regions and say this is what's important to me. >> kevin brady, chairman of house ways and means. we'll watch tomorrow. will the vote happen tomorrow or more like next week? what's realistic? >> we'll meet tonight at 7:00 to talk about the state of play, how we continue to work forward, and then our leader, kevin mccarthy will ultimately schedule the vote. >> fair enough. i will leave it there. sir, thanks for coming on, sharing your vie...