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It's a strict process, they have to have a plan for reinsurance or risk pools to be able to protect people who have preexisting conditions. your previous guest pointed out that there are a lot of people with preexisting conditions. by no circumstances are they not going to be protected. whether at the federal or the state level. >> the issue with a strict requirement, actually if a state writes to the secretary of health and human services and don't get a response, that state is waived. >> i have to push back on that. that's not what i understand and what i have read. >> i never want to disagr...

Get it over the top. >> sandra: as i understand, you are a no on this? >> well, i am concerned about those with preexisting conditions and theed a quasiof the pools people may be shifted into. we made a commitment to people with preexisting conditions. clearly, they will have coverage. the question is whether that coverage will be affordable, particularly those who are very, very sick and are going to use up a lot of health care resources. >> sandra: the cbo hasn't had a chance to score that. but here's what we heard ab the preexisting conditions. sean spicer said president trump is ensuring g...

Going to try to work with the president when it's necessary and when we believe he's right. huge reaction from the democratic base. you can't, you've got to resist, you can't compromise. like senator collins said, there are these outsides groups putting pressure on you to be purer than a driven snow. >> the state of maine was brought up by the vice president today. i'm sure your ears perked up and i thanks him for the great seg way on health care. you may have the vehicle here for repealing, recalling, whatever you want to call, health care bill. but, is he right in his description of these ma...

This morning said the votes are in and it's going to pass. >> i think the votes are there and it will pass later this week. it's close but i think it will pass. >> help me understand, are preexisting conditions going to be covered? the president says they're going to be covered beautifully. we got you. i've mandated it. having access -- >> there's $115 billion in the legislation. first of all the legislation specifically says preexisting conditions are covered. $115 billion in the bill for states to set up these safety net provisions that we call high risk pools. so yes, that is in the legisla...

Legislative process is often slow. nobody knows it better than you. >> and yourself. you were a member of congress. >> what's the old saying? if you like sausage, don't go where they make it. we're making law here and we're unmaking one of the worst pieces of legislation in modern american history. and on this point, congress obviously wasn't ready to begin the process of repealing obamacare little more than a month ago. but i think we're close, and it is owing to the fact that you're seeing members of congress coming together to repeal the onerous taxes and penalties that people pay if they d...