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Now but in the end we know it's a good product it's just not there. >> we want repeal of obamacare and have to discuss how to get premiums down for everyone. what we need to do now not at eight later date is empower the consumer. >> chief correspondent john roberts at the white house. doesn't sound like the president didn't want to start over. >> use any cliche you want the white house is employing that today and the president taking to twitter a short time ago linking to a video where he said americans were sold a bill of goods even lies about obamacare. listen to what the president said. >> ...

Caucus is pushing back so harshly and not budging on this issue. they're saying look, we don't want to pass something for the sake of passing it. we have to pass a bill that address the issues and problems that obamacare created specifically costs. when you ask these members what their one thing is they're saying we can't pass what doesn't bring down obamacare cost and the current bill will bring it down in years and saying that's unacceptable it had to bring them down today. >> ed: it seems house republicans are concerned about passing a bill not a lot of republicans like and see it go over t...

Would obamacare, if left alone, would it collapse? because that's what the gop says that this -- that obamacare is such a mess. left alone. collap collap collapse? >> the congressional budget office study says the republican plan would throw 14 million people off health care immediately -- >> obamacare. >> -- also says it's not in a death spiral. now, it has obvious and significant flaws and i am a democrat who is willing, eager to work with republicans to fix and repair the affordable care act and i really appreciated the sentiments expressed by senator graham in the segment you just ran wher...

Graham said. do you know of any democrats who might vote for the bill and might sort of help the republicans out because they've got that problem with those three? >> not that i know of. >> forget the democratic votes on that? >> pretty unlikely on the current house plan for reveal. >> have you heerd ard from the whouwhite house, the gop, come to you and say, senator, this is why you should consider it? >> no. >> there's a wall between you? >> i had constructive conversations in the last congress, i introduced several bills that were aimed at fixing some of the pieces of the affordable care ac...

Only a few insurance providers and one very large medical care provider. so we've seen increases in premiums but also seen a dramatic increase in access to quality and affordable health insurance. i recently hosted a roundtable at christiana care, one of the big hospitals in my state and we had several delawareans, one came to speak about how the affordable care act literally saved her life and others talked about how the costs have gone up more than they expected. we need to keep the best parts, preventative care, consumer protections, making health care accessible but deal with cost concerns...