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Point. but in addition to assuring republicans that this legislation will make its way through the senate, the president also offered up some new promises that sounded as ambitious as president obama's vow in the past that if you like your doctor you can keep it. the president was promising americans that their deductibles will go down, their premiums will go down. it was a performance vintage president trump. here is what he had to say. >> as far as i'm concerned your premiums will start to come down. we will get this passed through the senate, i feel so confident. and this is a great plan. i...

Tell us. >> we know obamacare has failed. so as statesmen, do we sit back and say, i told you so or do we find a solution to the problem? i think as statesmen on both sides of the aisle people should come forward with ideas to solve the problem. >> reporter: but the political ramifications both on the process and the policy threaten to be devastating. republicans rushed the vote through before they received an updated score on how much the plan would cost or how many people it would cover, and just 17 hours after the final text of the bill was posted publicly. it was a move that drew sharp att...

After two failures they wouldn't be bringing it to the floor if they didn't think they have the votes. think they've been doing a good job of breaking arms and legs. >> breaking arms and legs, how so? >> well, i know there's been a lot of pressure on people to get it out of the house and i think that's very disappointing because i think the reality is, they're trying to get this done before people go home, they're on break and going to hear from their constituents about how terrified they are about where this bill is right now. we have not -- i agree with my republican colleagues in the senate...

Preschool, by preschool, but by carrying a preexisting condition that will require attention and care for the rest of her life. under the affordable care act, zoe is protected but trump care puts her future in danger. i wish that our members who vote for this bill had better -- i hope you make time to sit down with the parents of a newborn or with a heart condition or a young woman who just learned she had breast cancer, the family of loved ones struggling withist a disease or chronic condition, any of the tens of millions of americans who are rightfully terrified of what trump care will mean ...

Children hospitals association, aarp, the march of dimes, the list goes on and on. on and on. the american cancer society. instead of reading all of these pages, i will submit them without objection for the record. >> without objection. >> thank you, mr. speaker. under trump care families seniors, vulnerable children, americans with disabilities, people struggling to overcome addiction and the sick, will lose their health care. rural hospitals will be closed, 2 million jobs will be destroyed across america. 7 million veterans will lose access to tax credits for health care. and all of this, to...