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It and a lot of people will be very upset. but i'm sitting, waiting for that bill to come to my desk. they have been promising it ever since obamacare, which has failed. it's a failed experiment. it is totally gone. it's out of business. steve: president trump anxious to pass new healthcare legislation. even after unveiling revamped healthcare bill yesterday, senate republicans remain divided. so are they running out of time to pass the president's agenda? our next guest led the charge to delay the august recess two weeks, alaska senator dan sullivan joins us from our nation's capitol. good mo...

From jersey or the oval office, will he do it by calling governors to find out what they need to green light their senators? >> as you know, president trump is very hands on. he works the phones. he hosts meetings. we have had any number of members of congress and senators here, governors, frankly, over time. we have also had obamacare victims. we have had drug manufacturers. he has approached this from every different facet of the healthcare system because that was what -- that's one of the many things that was lacking in obamacare. this is a seven and a half year sinking battle ship and thos...

Supplement to us already there allowing people for the first time to use health savings accounts to pay their premiums. because we hear from americans all the time that those who even bother to have obamacare, they are having a difficult time meeting these premiums. so the fact that you can use health savings account money to do that, there is 45 billion in there for opioid funding. there are protections in there for those who are on medicaid, and, you know, so far the democrats, who everybody from bill clinton to sitting senators who have admitted that obamacare has not worked as well as it n...

Ainsley: i'm sure security was tight today. >> that comment the president made about in very good shape. i'm guilty of that almost every day. i comment on people's fitness all the time and people go why do you always do that? ened i mean it in the nicest way. steve: on an open mike. four hours ago the president was tweeting even before he did the little review and he was looking to the fight next week in congress. ainsley: he tweeted out this: republican senators are working hard to get failed obamacare replacement approved. i will be at my desk, pen in hand, reminding everyone if it doesn't g...

Is also facing a looming government deadline. kristin fisher is live from the white house with more details. she has her eyes on that and more. so, chrisingen, what is the top priority? >> reporter: it has to be avoiding a government shutdown. that is the one deadline that can't be pushed back. everything else can. budget director mick mulvaney says he's confident that a deal can be reached but, remember, republicans' ability to come together on a spending bill has always been a little bit questionable especially since they were unable to come together on that first obamacare replacement plan....