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That is raising premiums nationwide. just one example, according to philly.com, 2018 premiums jumping 23% more than expected in pennsylvania. a jump that the acting insurance commissioner in the state attributed to the president's actions. in contrast, democratic senator patty murray and republican senator lamar alexander today announced a preliminary deal to restore those subsidies if they can get the votes in congress. it's the kind of bipartisan deal the president reportedly had been urging senator alexander to hammer out in a call this weekend. when news broke about the deal the president ...

>> i'm pleased that democrats are finally responding to my call for them to take responsibility for their obamacare disaster. and work with republicans to provide much-needed relief to the american people. while i commend the bipartisan work done by senators alexander and murray, and i do commend it, i continue to believe congress must find a solution to the obamacare mess, instead of providing bailouts to insurance companies. >> are you confused? you're not alone. the confusion isn't surprising. the president has sabotaged obamacare for months while failing to deliver on his own health care p...

>> there are a lot of health care experts who argue that the president's actions to cut off those subsidies created the quote dangerous little period that this deal will work to try to avoid. but the chaos doesn't stop there folks because at virtually the exact same moment that the president was paysing this bipartisan deal seeming to hint that he was supporting it his director of legislative affairs mark short was signaling that the white house would not back this deal yet. in fact short told nbc news really almost simultaneously as the president was speaking that this senate deal isn't even ...

Neil gorsuch, voting to repeal and replace. i'm running on a record of can-do accomplishments, which is what the people want from their senator. >> trish: the president is finding himself in a challenging spot. i'm sure you saw the news today. so many ceos were abandoning his business councils. so he got out in front of it and abandoned the councils first in a preemptive move. it presents a challenge for someone like yourself in that you're getting the backing from the president and you say you support his agenda. if he's challenged, does that affect you? >> well, i don't think so. i had a goo...

Progress. >> a few hours ago this senate voted on debate to repeal and replace the obamacare disaster. we are one step closer to liberating our citizens from thisze obamacare nightmare. and delivering great health care for the american people. we will do that too. i am back in the center of the american heartland, far away from the washington swamp, to spend time with thousands of true american patriots. >> and the president had a stern warning to fellow republicans. >> every republican running for office promised to repeal and replace this disastrous law. now they must keep their promise.