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Leadership, chris. i think moving forward we have to do a better job. i do think the exchanges are a difficulty and i hope we can work together in a bipartisan capacity on this issue because i do think major reforms are necessary. >> congressman, i want to -- i am curious in your reaction. this is a wild 24 hours. i have never -- i think going back to the first tarp vote is the last time i saw something like this unfold on the house floor. when you were told the bill was pulled, a bill you were going to vote no on, what did you feel? did you feel relief? were you happy? how did you feel? >> i ...

>> the unity of our house democratic members was a very important message to the country that we are very proud of the affordable care act and the american people expressed their support for it. that message became very clear to our colleagues on the republican side of the aisle. today is a great day for our country. what happened on the floor is a victory for the american people. >> not long after the bill was pilled democratic congressman joe kennedy of massachusetts told me he was very happy with the outcome. >> the process worked. chris, this is what happens when you have hundreds and thou...

Again, that's why the way they drafted this bill, republican leadership, it was a bad bill to begin with but try to find ways to strengthen the effective implementation of the law you'll take the politics out of health care. >> joe kennedy iii, pleasure. >> chris, thanks, pleasure. thank you. i'm joined on the phone by congressman leonard lance, republican from new jersey who was a no vote on the health care bill. congressman, are you happy they pulled the bill? how are you feeling? >> that was a decision by leadership, chris. i think moving forward we have to do a better job. i do think the...

Republican leadership that's controlling the legislative schedule at this point to do anything having to do with health care in the near future having just put their hand on a stove and come away with burns so bad they're essentially in the e.r. you're talking about advocating a principle, because there's going to be a big fight on tax reform. it's hard for me to imagine that being a legislative reality. >> that's why we have to do what they did for seven years under -- throughout all of the obama -- both of his terms. they have to -- we have to, the democrats have to as they did 50 or 60 time...

Affect? >> i certainly tried to listen to all of my constituents. as you know, i did the two town halls, one with 1400 residents, another with 900 and we've had lots of telephone calls and e-mails on this topic and most of them were against this bill and certainly i tried to listen to constituents. you are accurate that hillary clinton carried the district by about 3500 votes. i was pleased with my reelection margin last year but chris in my judgment this year, 2017 should be a year of governance and let 2018 take care of itself. >> speaking of 2018, you are now in a very select class of legis...