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Saying, we didn't get this, never to talk to us about that, but that is in the past. it's not the future. the white house is somewhat perplexed as to how it is going to move this forward. >> eric: talk to us a little bit about paul ryan, speaker, and whether his tenure is limited if this doesn't pass. what are they saying he doesn't get his health care bill over to the senate side? as he finished as speaker? >> no question that he has put a lot of personal and political capital into getting this done. i have heard a lot of members say they appreciate how open he has been in terms of being will...

If 2% commit 60%, 70% year after year. deductibles are $8,000, $10,000. insurance companies are disappearing from the marketplace. first and foremost, if the health care bill doesn't pass, the status quo continues and it gets worse. so to me, it is unthinkable that we don't fix this. i know there has been a lot of rhetoric about repeal and replace and some of that and a lot of that is unfortunate, i think, because this is about fixing the health care system. it's about helping people. i know there is a lot of worry and fear. i really believe once people see what is there they'll realize, not o...

That is not the sense i'm getting from president trump or his administration. we're already seeing some blame going on. you know, was this the right idea to put the bill forward, who is responsible for this. administration officials are talking on background to a lot of reporters in this town, blaming speaker ryan for this. but the reality is, president trump decided to bring on as his health and human services secretary tom price, a long time author of this. this is not only a test of the president's ability to bring something over the finish line. this is also a test of whether he can escape...

He kept sending that signal not to the press, not to the american people, but to the white house. they were listening to this press conference, and what he was saying was make me a deal, but help me get to your side. >> let's talk about this issue of blame. there was a focus of -- yeah, i know i'm never getting invited back again. but on the question of if this repeal and replace doesn't pass, who do you blame? trump supporters don't blame the president. they blame house republicans. so this bill has a higher risk for republicans than administration. >> listen, i want to play this for you. thi...

Questions of whether or not republicans can govern. >> so you're saying the vote tomorrow, it has -- for the good of the republican party, it has to pass? >> yeah. this is about a lot more than health care. it's about whether or not we can pass tax reform, about whether or not the president can pass an infrastructure bill, a working appropriations process. this is a gut check moment. while it's familiar to me and dan and folks in the capitol. when the food comes -- >> late nights. >> this is a gut check moment for republicans. the bill has to come up, and if it doesn't pass, there are going to...