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Uncomfortable with it. here's the question, senator. if the republicans lose this chance, another chance to repeal and replace obamacare, will your party, the democratic party, commit to working with the republicans to fix the problems with the affordable care act? >> reporter: of course, as you know, we were working with them. we were actually sitting at the negotiating table, about 80% of the way done with a deal, to fix what works in the affordable care act and improve on the parts that don't work as well when mitch mcconnell pulled the plug. we that deal almost done. when they sniffed the ...

Give the states the ability to offer different kind of plans with a few less requirements. i was ready to sign off on a deal that looked like that until republicans walked away from the table. again, i'll enthusiastically come back to the negotiating table if that's where the republicans want to go. >> do you think the president could get on board assuming this current legislation fails and it looks almost certainly like it will fail. the republicans have a 52-48 majority. three republicans firmly say they are opposed. they can't get to the magic number of 50. do you see a way that the preside...

Susan collins have concerns. collins telling jake tapper -- >> it's very difficult for me to envision a scenario where i would end up voting for this bill. i am worried whether cbo's been given enough time to thoroughly analyze the bill. >> reporter: the co-authors released a revised vision with one clear goal -- securing new support. for murkowski, there are clear benefits to alaska including a boost in federal matching funds for medicaid, as well as a grandfathering in to medicaid of native americans and alaskan native who's benefited from the program's expansion under obamacare. for conserv...

Football. they don't understand why republicans won't work with democrats, why they are allergic to us on this issue. let's work together. let's start tomorrow. >> as you know, in preliminary analysis, the cbo report that just came out, it based on the preliminary information they have, they don't have a lot of information, they simply say that the number of those insured in america would be reduced by millions. they don't say 30 million. where are you getting that 30 million number? >> there are a number of independent analyses from the commonwealth fund and others that have suggested that th...

Insurance system in a myriad of ways. maybe there will be a reversal of fortune after this bill fails, and he'll decide to sit down with us. i think it is more likely that congress is going to have to do the work that our constituents want us to do. keep the parts of the affordable care act that are working. fix the parts that aren't working as well. get republicans and democrats to support that package. put it on the president's desk. maybe he's veto it. let's try this without him. he has not hope is any signs thus far -- not shown any signs thus far of wanting to work with us. >> he apparent...