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To repeal back in 2015 but that was when the new president obama was going to veto it. this time it would be for real. one of the concerns is that if lawmakers repealed obamacare without having a replacemen pla, that uncertainty could create chaos in the insurance market and the economy as a whole. at this point, conservatives argue the current plan isn't getting closer to passing so they may need to try something else. >> politically we can get that done, then what we ought to do is get back to what i've been suggesting for the past six months which is to push full repeal and have a step-by-s...

Senate aide as throwing a grenade into the middle of the room. >> it may have been designed to try and press this along here. i know senator mcconnell is workiwork working all weekend and trying to spin the dials in just the right way to get to 50 votes plus one. and senator mcconnell went home and got hit by another clip, anthem said we're going to stay in the market, but we need a 34% premium increase to do it. if he needed another reminder about why a replacement plan is necessary, he got it when he went home. they're not there yet but they still have a few days to get there. this idea of c...

Interest coming out of the woodwork to block this. they need to refine their strategy if they're going to get something done. >> this is an issue that so important too so many americans. which direction do think it will go after the holiday break? >> hopefully the senate will actually not go on break in august. i know there are ten gop senators who have signed on to say they should be working for the holiday and they absolutely should. repealing obamacare without a replacement plan is absolutely absurd. when you look at the pole and you see that it's not just democrats that don't want obamacar...

I think we should get to work at around the clock hearings on the repeal and replace plan. >> dan malloy joins me now from hartfo hartford. if republicans can't agree on a replacement plan now what's going to change in august? >> nothing's going to change. i mean, the plan they have will take insurance away from 23 million people. 13 of them will be medicaid covered. they're breaking promise after promise after promise. the president said repeal and replace at the same time. now we have a senator saying repeal. which means we'll instantly take 23 million people out of insurance. it doesn't mak...

The repeal immediately and set a one-year deadline for the congress to come one a replacement plan. almost forcing them into a portion where they would have to come up with something. this is something republicans had an opportunity to do sortly after they took office and they rejected that proposal. so it's just complicating their efforts to come together and come up with a repeal and replacement to do immediately. >> thank you very much. coming up, just how much tv does the president watch every day? you might be surprised to find out and how it reflects his focus on his own image. that's ...