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Saturday morning but it's not over yet. lawmakers in the house and senate still need to hash out the differences in their separate bills before sending a final draft to the president's desk. the house is expected to get that ball rolling tomorrow with a key vote. senator john barasso says the two chambers are not far apart but admits there is work left to do. >> absolutely there are some changes that still need to be made in in in conference to work these things out and the other big differences are the republican bill in the senate eliminates the mandate of obamacare. it takes obamacare from ...

Over yet. lawmakers in the house and senate still need to hash out the differences in their separate bills before sending a final draft to the president's desk. the house is expected to get that ball rolling tomorrow with a key vote. senator john barasso says the two chambers are not far apart but admits there is work left to do. >> absolutely there are some changes that still need to be made in in in conference to work these things out and the other big differences are the republican bill in the senate eliminates the mandate of obamacare. it takes obamacare from being a mandatory program to a...

>> just want to be precise on the reaching out to chuck schumer to fix some of the problems of the affordable care act. you're with the president on that. you think that's a good idea since repeal and replace is not going anywhere. >> i'm for everyone working together to find relief for the american people. and we do need to repeal and replace. because we know obamacare is failing across this country. we'll see what they come with up. but obamacare has been a disaster, premiums are going up and insurers are pulling out of marketplaces. republicans have tried their best to get this done. we hop...

Allout war with north korea. >> the united states has great strength and patients but if it is forced to defend itself or its allies we will have no choice but to totally destroy north korea. rocket man is on a suicide mission for himself and for his regime. >> republican leadership is at the intersection of all of these stories. joining me now is republican senator john barasso of wyoming who is the chairman of the republican policy committee. senator thank you for joining us. i do want to start, if you don't mind, with north korea. the president today talked about attacking north korea. tell...

Where rates are supposed to go up again next year by a huge number. they are talking 30, 40% increases again. whether you have a preexisting condition, whether you don't have a preexisting condition. just being alive in wyoming right now, you are being hammered with huge cost. and it's all a result of obamacare. which is why donald trump got 70% of the vote in wyoming. people were absolutely fed up with what the democrats have done across the country. >> senator thank you for answering, i guess, about obamacare, engo. i was asking about graham/cassidy. but i whole other 45 minutes of a show to...