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Playing ball. or centrists saying this will not fly in my district. it's not like joe biden has all democrats on the same page. >> he doesn't. but to be point, the centrists trying to get this s.a.l.t. cap solved are wimps. they're not making any significant theft. until they make a significant threat, like don't come to me to ask me to vote for the bill unless you repeal the s.a.l.t. caps, they're going to get nowhere. that's just how legislating works. it's not pretty. it's not fair all the time. but if you look -- i'm holding them out as an example but the freedom caucus in the trump era sa...

Of obamacare envisioned this future. it's not what we want for the american people. i wish we had the consensus needed to pass and replace it. we don't have that right now. >> what about the political capital that was burned today. you have to keep the government open. the debt ceiling. you still want tax reform. you said this part was integral. how much capital did you burn on this today and how does that injure those other bills? >> our members know we did everything we could to get consensus. this is how governing works when you're in the majority. we need 216 people to agree with each othe...

Of obamacare envisioned this future. it's not one we want for the america people. and i wish we had the con ken sis to repeal and replace it, but we just don't have that right now. chad? [ inaudible ] >> reporter: how much capital did you earn on this today? and how does that potentially injury the other bills? >> i think our members know we did everything to get consensus. this is how governing works when you're in the majority. we need to get 216 people to agree with each other for that legislation. not 210, not 215, we need 216 people of the house to agree with each other on how to write a ...

It's certainly not one we want for the american people. and i wish we had the kind of consensus we needed to bring a bill to the floor to pass and replace it. but we just don't have that right now. >> mr. speaker -- thank you. what about the political capital that was burned today? you have to keep the government open and about five weeks the debt ceiling, still do tax reform, you say this part was integral to get to that part. how much capital did you burn on this today and how does that potentially injure those other bills? >> i think our members know we did everything we could to get consen...