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America great again ♪ >> estopped payihe stopped payi mortgage to follow the trump campaign. he lost his 24-year-old son rob to a heroin overdose in 2014. he supported the trump plan for addiction treatment now he feels president trump is going back on his promises by supporting a republican health care bill that does not address it. craig moss joins me now. first off, mr. moss, as i've told you before, my deepest condolences to you and yours for the loss of your son. i can't imagine the pain but i think it is admirable to bring attention to this important issue. >> well, thank you. and than...

They had to pull the bill? one would think that they have left it all on the field at this point, everything that could be offered has been offered other than rewriting the bill. >> reporter: it would certainly seem that way. i mean, the white house has said, look, we're not going to make any changes at this point. but legislation as you know, jake, always changes. but the hazard in all of this is you do not want to be the last member to sign onto something like this. you can talk to senators, house members who voted for the obamacare bill seven years ago who ended up losing election because t...

The other members that may have one or two concerns. i have people in my district, jake, that are paying astronomical premiums for their insurance, $20,000 a year for a family of four. they have a $6,000 deductible and they're still paying hundreds of dollars in copays. those people don't go to the doctor any more. when the cbo report came out, they said in ten years there is going to be a 10% decrease in premiums, that means these families ten years from now are going to be paying $18,000 instead of 20. that's not the relief that we promised the american people. so, i have people hard working...

Often. >> if you're a normal republican you're heaving a big sigh of relief. maybe they can do tax cuts a month from now. >> democrats say that obamacare, which was signed into law seven years ago today, that president obama was able to go to democrats, people forget. they had to round up votes. there was the corn hus kerr and kickback and all the rest. this is why we're here in washington. this will provide insurance to more people. let's do this. i know it's risky, et cetera, but the argument for republicans is we promised we'd repeal obamacare and that might not be as compelling. is that fa...

Vote. it's at another time way he could go. i don't think he has that idea logical bond. obama was elected with representing the vision of the democratic party and trump is elected with several different visions of the republican party no one could agree on what they are. >> i think there are two ways you can get votes at the very end. you one is this is why we were sent here, reagan tax cuts, obamacare, health care for everyone. we know you're risking your seat, but this is what it means to be a democrat and republican. or we're up against the wall. the second tarp vote is december 2018. you ...