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That at least 15 million people will lose coverage if trumpcare passes. the white house is already playing the estimate down. >> the irony of the score is that the cbo was way off the last time. if you're looking to the cbo for accuracy, you're looking in the wrong place. >> the reason trumpcare proponents are moving so quickly is simple -- with each and everyday that passes, the list of people and institutions opposed to their bill, which already includes the aarp, every democrat on the record, and many congressional republicans, gets even longer. >> look, no one likes this bill -- hospital, ...

People with paul ryan's better way and we campaigned on the fact that we were going to improve the system and i think that's what we've done. >> i get that but there's legislative language now. i'm curious, how many hearings has your committee had on this bill? >> we had a 27-hour marathon session and all of the issues were vetted and i was proud of the committee the in our bipartisan capacity. >> the one that went through the night. but how many hearings with witnesses called to offer their expert testimony, whether doctors, people from the insurance industry, other folks, how many hearings h...

>> oh, gosh, i'd say that's a surprise to me. i'm surprised because the other data that i've seen -- i haven't checked recently, i don't think people would be eager to repeal it if they know folks want to keep it. but i'm eager to repeal. >> it it is the case this bill was unpopular for a long time, 45% support. it's now majority support and 63% want to see it kept or expanded. you want to see it repealed? done away with? >> i want it all ripped out by the roots. i want to repeal every word of it. i wrote the repeal bill in the middle of the night, march 23, 2010. those 40 words end with "as i...

Hurry that the public doesn't get to weigh in and make their recommendations. >> the house version of the aca bill was introduced by nancy pelosi in mid-july 2009. it got voted on the floor in november. it was six months. does six months seem like an adequate or more proper framework to go through hearings? have public airing of this? >> well, that seems like a plenty long time when we look back on that. i didn't realize it was six months before we go to that november 7 vote. i remember that exact date. >> that's right. >> so -- but you know if we had four or five things to work this through, ...

>> -- but we should get a sense of what they think. joining me now, republican congressman leonard lance of new jersey, member of the house energy and commerce committee which advanced the health care bill this afternoon. congressman, you're a yes on this bill i take it? >> i was a yes in committee today based upon the bill as it exists today and we've just completed a 27-hour marathon committee hearing. >> why are you rushing so fast? >> i don't think we're rushing. it came out of energy and commerce and out of ways and means but now, chris it goes to the budget committee and it these go th...