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Sources involved in the drafting process on the senate side now say they do expect to attach the debt ceiling lift to that harvey relief bill. they have this big bill for harvey relief, they know they need to get it passed, there is bipartisan support for it, they'll give them a bitter pill and kick it back to the house and hope the house decides no to the have this fight get that done. the other must do thing is they got to fund the government. at least for a short period of time. they'll probably kick that down the road, through a continuing resolution all the way out to december. that leave...

That they're going to really open up as senator mccain called for in his speech to a drafting process, maybe even set sitting down and trying to decide what would make foshag the best health care plan for americans. >> not especially, brian. a conference committee by rule has to have members of the both parties in it. it will be nominally a bipartisan process. you'd have democrats the appointed to the committee from the house and senate side. but the numerical dynamics would be the same. still republicans controlling the process. and, again, the open question here tonight is whether republican...

A listening session yesterday on obamacare, secretary price and others sat in the white house with americans who are harmed, they were the victims of obamacare. what about helping them? >> sandra: it does seem like they're sticking on that message. >> marie: we had hundreds of hours of committee hearings about obamacare. we are not going to have any committee hearings about this, they're only going to be at most 20 hours of debate on the senate floor for summing a touch is one-sixth of our economy. no democrats were asked to be a part of the drafting process, most republicans weren't asked to ...

>> also highlighting tax reform, a core element is a 20% tax on imports. the so-called border adjustment tax. how >> paul ryan has asked republicans to keep their powder dry during the drafting process. >> we are going to get tax reform done and there is going to be a whole bunch of drama you're going to enjoy covering. >> many senate republicans are reserving judgment or squarely opposing report attacks. tom cotton of arizona called stupid and rebuffed rent directly. >> we most certainly will not keep our powder dry and see working americans railroaded with a pre-cooked meal that raises our t...

Telling you the secretary on multiple occasions was briefed. his senior officials were briefed. not just briefed. they were part of the drafting process. it went through not only that, but just back up. they get consulted and briefed. it goes through the office of legal compliance. then it gets shipped out to the nsc and the homeland security council. this went through a very, very extensive staffing process. the idea that you can talk -- whether or not he got fully briefed or -- he was briefed multiple times. saw the language. his staff made edits. he came back multiple times. i'm not sure ho...