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>> i would know the projections for the federal trust insol ensy a number of decades the biggest growth driver is the cost of medical coverage broadly although that's come down a bit post-obamacare. final question to you just a yes or no. are you intimidated by president-elect trump? >> no, i'm not intimidated. i intend to work with him when he's right. and if he's on the wrong track, we might have to check him. no, i'm not intimidated. >> congressman charlie dent. >> thank you, chris. he once said that trump would be the healthiest person ever elected to the presidency.

Although that's come down a bit post-obamacare. final question to you just a yes or no. are you intimidated by president-elect trump? >> no, i'm not intimidated. i intend to work with him when he's right. and if he's on the wrong track, we might have to check him. no, i'm not intimidated. >> congressman charlie dent. >> thank you, chris. he once said that trump would be the healthiest person ever elected to the presidency. ya sleepin'? come on! what time is it? it's go time. come on. let's go, let's go, let's go. woooo hoooo!! yeah!! i feel like i went to bed an hour ago. i'll make the cocoa...

Deadline day began with this repeal and replace plan calling for action. >> i appreciate the input of the administration. i appreciate the fact that the directive to us last night was to put our pencils down and turn our papers in. it is time, mr. speaker, this is a good bill. the rule deserves our support. the underlying bill deserves our support. >> reporter: speaker ryan says now they are going to proceed with tax reform and obamacare is reality for the foreseeable future. but the fact they failed at repeal and replace will make, in some respects, tax reform even harder. bret? >> brett: mik...

Than a bad deal. that seemed to be the message here at the white house where obviously they simply didn't have enough support on capitol hill. make no mistake about it regardless of the spin, this is a major set back for the president. >> thank you very much. >> what was once soaring on the michelle today finally optimism gave way to the major initiative the effort to repeal and replace the affordable care act, obamacare had fallen to defeat. >> we all learned a lot. we learned a lot about loyalty. we learned a lot about the vote getting process. perhaps the best thing that could happen is exa...

Everybody ought to have healthcare. and i think philosophically what did the republicans have to offer? the obamacare bill said universal healthcare. the bill that ryan was offering was, how could you, other than we made a promise we want to keep it, what was the essence of it? there wasn't. and secondly, there was the technical issue. which is that ryan crafted a bill to fit the technical requirements of what was called reconciliation in the senate, which is why he could not include in the bill the things that would have satisfied the conservatives, tort reform, stripping out the requirements...