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In the election. they promised to set aside a fund to support gop congressmen who voted note on that health care bill. they do not like the one in the senate. how much does this outside money influence what is happening in the senate in because the koch brothers said they wanted a no vote on the house bill and that eventually passed. >> there are conservative republicans who are concerned that groups on the right are going to hammer them if they do support this legislation. so that is part of the equation that particularly the conservative members are taking into account when they are objectin...

That it's difficult to find the middle ground where that bill could find broad support. you have on one side senator senator dean heller who opposed the bill and on the other side you have ted cruz who oppose the bill because the cuts don't go far enough. president trump is right for the path to find sufficient support is very narrow for the bill and it's hard to see how you reconcile those two kind of objections. >> senator rand paul is calling it obamacare light. this has nothing to do with votes but picking a plan that everybody is going to like, he said. this is a fight to get votes. but e...

Mitch mcconnell believes this is the best way. what does today bring? >> i think it starts to sharpen the debate, both within the republican party and then the senate overall. i think it's really interesting to try to understand, as i think some of the reporting and the discussion on the program this morning has gotten into, what is the strategy of leader mcconnell in terms of how he gets the votes and how he sells the plan? one big takeaway for me is there seenls to be a conflict on what the president says has got to be health care without a heart. he's described the house bill as mean. how i...

Are in a different spot. they provide more care for more people for more money. it would alienate conservative members. if they pull member to make money from the plan, the risk alienating matter senators. i compromise bill would be difficult to reach. senators senator susan collins t against as it was written. she told reporters, she is not sure if any changes would make the bill passed. >> difficult for me to see how any tinkering is going to satisfy my fundamental and deep concerns about the impacts of the bill. >> shep: senator collins and every other republican senator is heading to the w...

Ten cruz from whom you just heard of texas. mike lee of you they and ron johnson of wisconsin. republicans can afford to lose two votes and pass this bill. this comes hours after gop senators released a draft version. it keeps the fundamental principles of obamacare intact. but dismantled some of the healthcare law. gone are the so-called employer mandates and the tax penalty on americans that don't carry insurance. this senate draft lifts obamacare's taxes on wealthy americans and medical company. it also creates a new system of tack credits for low income americans. similar to the health bil...