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You'll hear democrats arguing the flip side of that to say look, this will mean you're voting to end medicaids, as we know it. peter? >> stacey, thank you. ryan, let me get to you quickly and help game this out for me if you can right now. we know the next recess is kicked back for a couple of weeks. cruz/lee amendment, does this then lose a bunch of moderates in the republican party? >> it's important to step back and remember what they're trying to achieve here. some of them, perhaps, have forgotten what they're trying to achieve, which is to reform health care in this country. you're creati...

About an hour from now. what in the new bill could get them back on board? also joining us, ryan streeter, director of policies and former deputy chief of staff for under then governor mike pence. we'll start with kasie if we can. new reporting you have on what is in this new version. walk us through what changes have evolved. >> peter, that's right. nbc news now reporting that what's been called the cruz/lee amendment has been added to the bill will be unveiled later today. what does that mean? essentially that leadership has decided to go with the conservatives, ted cruz, mike lee. rand paul...

Regardless. that sets it up so they have to pick off moderate members one by one to try to get to 50 votes. last version, no whip count stood at 10. right now we have one hard no. sending major signals that she is a harers have to hold everyb else, all 50 of the rest of the conference together. and it looks like they're going to have to vote for this particular provision. the cruz/lee amendment, what would it do? essentially allow americans to buy cheaper health insurance plans that don't cover some of the main benefits that obamacare required these plans to cover. maternity care, et cetera. i...

Amendment. watch. >> this resolution came before the congress three days september 14th. it was overly broad, it was 60 words. i think at this point, 16 years given the nature of the threats we face, that we should in a bipartisan way support my amendment. thank you. >> thank you, ms. lee. the question is on the lee amendment. all those in favor say aye. >> aye. >> although opposed say nay. >> nay. >> in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. thank you, ms. lee. further amendments? [ applause ] >> spontaneous applause breaks out after the vote. the chair is like, oh, that just passed. tha...

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