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Typically ran for these positions because we wanted to fix things. we wanted to work. we wanted to get the best ideas. we wanted to work in a bipartisan manner. >> i only got a few minutes. when are we going have democrats toy seay to democrats or republicans to democrats you know what? this gladiatorial stuff has gotten us nowhere. why don't we sit down, make a list of what's wrong with obamacare and just do it? >> that's exactly what we've been doing since july with susan collins, lisa murkowski, with patty murray, myself, all on the health committee. >> when will it come to the floor? >> we...

Enjoy arts we have to fight about it unfortunate. >> more he divisiveness, kwie question on any getting involved in the issues at hand governor in terms of tax details released as well as health care bill on life support right now what are your thoughts is this going to confuse things? get in the way? >> you know -- i don't think it is really going to affect the those particular pieces so much as it is that the atmosphere in congress so tough nothing to do with sports just that you got republicans who don't remember why they were sent there sent there to get rid of obamacare sent there to push...

Gop the chance to fulfill a promise years in the making. >> last week they took our edits and we said if they took our edits, we're a yes. they took it and then removed them. so look, right now, they don't have my vote and i don't think they have mike lee's either. >> with us now rick tyler, also andy slavit, and also atema o'mara. a greaeat panel. rick tyler, is this dead? >> yeah, it's been dead for a long time. i don't know why we're revisiting it again. but obviously rand paul is a no. john mccain made it very clear he's upset with the process. and if it ever comes back, it will come back ...

But look, i didn't support obamacare. i don't support obamacare. i think there is a better solution. but it's the process. you can't get major legislation passed without public support. you just can't do it. because ultimately the people will tell the congress what to do and remember, obamacare was wildly unpopular. we won three election cycles on it and then the republicans turned out they didn't have a plan when they got in charge. and now people like obamacare and there is a lot of people who have benefited. others haven't because they are paying too much. and they like the insurance that t...

You can fix obamacare, but we have it, it's not going away. >> because it is effectively dead. when we look at this, andy, you ran medicare, medicaid, also the affordable care act for the obama white house. this latest plan of block grants, the idea that certain states who supported obamacare will now get less, and those who did not support obamacare will be getting more, would this even work? >> this is a really radical plan. as you say, it would cut dramatically the funds that go to states. it would sharply curtail medicaid which is the program that cares for kids, people with dsz a disabili...