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Are. >> to people's whose lives are literally hanging in limbo, who are wondering about what their status is in this country, who are in this sort of excruciating position right now, we should say the president of the united states put them in and which the republican party is sort of voting to defend in its own way, when they say to you we wanted more. we want you'd to fight harder for us. we feel let down and betrayed by this, what do you say to that? >> what i say is we have a vote. we're going have that vote. hopefully we'll come up with a deal before february 8th. in fact, this afternoon ...

When they say to you we wanted more. we want you'd to fight harder for us. we feel let down and betrayed by this, what do you say to that? >> what i say is we have a vote. we're going have that vote. hopefully we'll come up with a deal before february 8th. in fact, this afternoon a group of senators, both democrats and republicans came together again with discussions on concrete ways in which we can move this legislation forward. so we're going to make that happen. and we're going have that vote. and i think that's where we need to channel our energies now there is a lot of energy here. channe...

There. >> reporter: good morning, john. the debate clock continues ticking at 10:30, and that's when it started in earnest on the senate side late yesterday, they got 20 hours. 16 1/2 hours left to go after the debate process, and that's when it goes to the full floor for a vote. republicans need 52 yes votes on the senate side. there are six republicans who still have concerns over the tax plan. what are they? what are the obstacles here? let's take a look at the fiscal trigger. that's the idea that republicans are promising huge economic growth going to pay for the $1.5 trillion big tax plan...

You can put 218 outcome of the majority will rule. we can respect each other in the debate process. >> juan: absolutely. i hope that's the message people take away. i think we need more of it. oftentimes it seems like division and anger rules the day. what it comes down to is i think americans do honor each other. i love it when scalise, he did an interview with "60 minutes" he talked about what the doctors did with him. he said in humorous terms they put humpty dumpty back together again. he described all the damage in the pelvic area. he later had an infection. it took a lot of work and a lo...

Senator cruz's plan to offer across state lines marketing. i thought that was a deal breaker among republicans. you had commandments, if you will for what they want in a health care bill. >> kennedy: to your point and the ambassador's point, you are right. we need more free market in health care and you're so right about the involvement. >> john: i love hearing kennedy say that i'm right. >> kennedy: i know in your heart, you are very libertarian when it comes to issues like this because it has been so entangled for so long and it really threatens to draw the economy down, and the worst way po...