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Suitorman, Senior Editor at reason magazine. Kasie, let me start with you. Weve already seen far right groups like Heritage Action criticize the plan, Club For Growth as well, freedom works, rand paul calling it obamacare light. You tweeted this a few hours ago. Here it is, it is still early so caveats apply but events of today suggest Gop Health Care bill is already on life support, if not Dead On Arrival. How can that be so early, kasie . Reporter well look, craig, this bill has run into extraordinary opposition just in the first handful of hours that it has been out in the public, and youre...

Million fewer people having health insurance, but it will increase premiums on the individual market by 20%. the opposite of what republicans say they want to achieve. >> as you know the argument you hear from people against obamacare is you can't trust the cbo. >> well, that is the argument of people who don't like what the cbo is saying. all you can say is nobody is omniscient, but the cbo has the best experts that our government has at analyzing the effects of policies. they were wrong on how many people would be on the obamacare exchanges, largely because fewer employers than they expected...

We do expect a vote in a matter of minutes. when texas republican, a medical doctor, urged his colleagues they must rescue their constituents. >> the affordable care act has left the individual market in shambles and has driven insurers away from offering coverage. now we are seeing one-third, one-third of all counties in the united states of america with only a single insurer. >> supporters also noted by acting, they will get rid of obamacare taxes which would also provide relief to their constituents. >> jon: so what are democrats saying specifically about the amendment that might lead to ge...

Of the markets, so there is no competition in a lot of these states. >> that's right. there are things being expected of insurance companies under the affordable care act. the pieces all just don't work together. the rates that they're allowed to charge the masses isn't adding up. that's why so many are saying, i don't really think that i want to be in the business of offering coverage under the constraints that are placed on me through this law. but i think it's completely ridiculous to think that democrats are eager to fix the aca. democrats in congress are eager to stop anything republicans...

Budget office scoring ended up showing would have led to 24 million people not having insurance over the ten-year period after the bill was enacted, so trump was making a lot of sacrifices in pursuit of this broader victory, this win. he wanted something that he could claim as a big victory in his first 100 days and unfortunately he's not going to get it on health care. he's going to look now to tax reform and other issues, but that's going to be very difficult too. >> mary agnes carry, you have a better handle on health care law than anyone. i want to show you a tweet that i sent out yesterda...