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The congressional budget office assessment of the bill which could come as early as today. i want to discuss this with republican congressman lee zeldin of new york, sir. thank you for being with us. i first want to ask you about this issue of medicaid and whether the senate bill which i understand you do support. you, of course, supported the house bill. i want to listen to something that kellyanne conway, a top advisor to president trump said about medicaid cuts in this bill. >> these are not cuts to medicaid, george. this slows the rate for the future and allows governors more flexibility w...

>> on both sides. but certainly what's key right now, since they've used these extraordinary procedures so they only have to pass it with 51 votes in the senate rather than the usual 60 votes, that's what's so critical. we've had a number of republican senator expressing serious miss gave vings over the weekend. i applaud them. we've got to -- we've not only got to take on this fight with everything we have, we've got to win. >> you think you can forestall a vote or do you think there will be a vote before the recess? >> i don't know what mitch mcconnell's plans are going to be. delay doesn't ...

And also states struggling with the opioid epidemic, they are pushing to the max and it's unclear to me whether they can get there -- i talked to a democratic senator last night who said you would never bet against mitch mcconnell, but they have the problem with the boat leaking at both ends. the conservatives saying it doesn't go far enough. the moderates saying it goes too far. >> sarah, that's why the cold hard numbers are so difficult to see. we're waiting to see if the congressional budget office releases its math today. what effect is that going to have on the perception of this bill by ...

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Or next week? >> you never make money betting against mitch mcconnell. this is very difficult because i think they're pullishing to the absolute maximum the two coalitions. on one hand you have a bill with a trillion dollars in tax cuts, 60% of which goes to the top 10%, the high earners who are the core of their financial coalition. on the other hand, you have a republican voter base that is increasingly centered on blue collar and older whites. if you look at the interactive map that the keiser family foundation has put up about what this will do to premiums in some of the blue collar counti...