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Hurdle that needings to be clear, the final votes that includes questions about the health of the arizona senator, john mccain. phil matingly is closely watching this. phil, we get to the votes in a moment. but first, what response are you hearing with the deal? >> mostly republicans are trying to digest things. this is moving at a very, very quick clip. the proposal has not been unveiled. republican leaders say good about where they will end up. the mentioned the state and local tax deduction expand and that hit a lot of concerns from republicans in states like new jersey and new york and mos...

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Done everything it can. >> we still continue that fight. if it does happen, we had the votes to take it down unless the republicans see the light. they do pass the bill, they lose in the of public opinion and we have to hold them accountab accountable. >> phil matingly is up on capital hill. despite the public confidence, you have two senators who have been missing because of health issues. john mccain and cochran. are they certain they can get this deal to the finish line. >> now they need the votes. that's the age-old votes. when and how will they get there? the health of general and thad co...

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Phil matingly is on the scene for us. i assume the republicans are very optimistic and think they have the votes to pass their version of the tax cuts within the next several minutes. >> according to the aides i have spoken to, locked in is the words you keep hearing. they know they are going to lose members and people who have issues with the state and local tax deduction will vote no, but that won't be enough to take down the bill and they should have a comfortable margin. that's a big, big deal when you look through the legislative failures that happened over the last 10 months. the bill th...