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Next to the president at that lunch yesterday, at the white house, you are part of a group of senators that met with white house officials late into the night, what was accomplished, senator? >> i am very optimistic, we are so close to the finish line, and frankly, we need to cross the line and honor our promises to the american people, not simply because it was a campaign promise, but because obamacare is failing in every way possible. >> sandra: okay, the g.o.p. has made that very clear, and that is why you're trying to do what you're doing, but again, you got together with his group of 20 o...

Told him look, you have been promising your constituents for seven years that you are going to repeal obamacare, and now when you actually have a chance to do it, you are not? listen to what the president said. >> i have been here just six months, i am ready to ask, i have a pen in hand, believe me. i am sitting in that office, i have pen in hand. you never had that before. you know, for seven years, you had an easy route. we will repeal and replace. but are you signing it? he was here at the white house yesterday, he said that he will put the repeal bill up for a vote, it is fully amendable a...

Additional people will be without health care, while the deficit would be reduced by billions of dollars, let's not forget stuff that is just the repeal bill and it does not take into account what would replace obamacare down the road. the legislative white house affairs secretary and the administrator of the medicare medicaid services up to talk to republicans who are either sitting on the fence or having a very difficult time getting to yes, yesterday, the president had a high-pressure lunch with senators in which he basically

Time means more votes, let's stay here, get the votes necessary, and save the american people from obamacare. that is what we are here to do. >> sandra: and senator, i want to show the present sort of joking yesterday, hey, y'all better come around or you may not keep your job. listen to this. >> i was very surprised when i heard a couple of my friends, my friends, they really were, and they are, they might not be very much longer. this was the one we were worried about, you weren't there. but you're going to be. look at, he wants to remain a senator, doesn't he? >> sandra: a lot of laughter c...

Something that's not only repeals but also replaces obamacare. >> sandra: we spoke with tim scott, he said that he left that meeting feeling optimistic, were any mines change? >> i think that's they probably were, part of that of course he is not the opportunity to talk there and see what it is going to take to address some of the con sermons that were raised, i tend to be optimistic too, but i think we have to get there, and i think that people recognize that, that inaction is not an option, we have to rescue people from a feeling obamacare system that is literally in a death spiral and has l...