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>> freshman senator ran paul announced the formation of the tea party caucus. including senators lee and demint, will this divide or unite the publrepublican party. back to the panel. you don't care physically where they sit, but with the tea party caucus. >> i think everyone group should have a place in congress. that's why we have a caucus. do i think the tea party represents a majority of americans? no, i don't. >> more people stayed home, more voters stayed home in 2010 than actually voted, and incident thely the tea party doesn't represent the majority of republicans. if they need a place...

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Now, during the last dinner, the health care bill essentially collapsed when senators lee and moran came out in opposition against it. donald trump said that that surprised him though it didn't surprise many other people. it will be interesting to see what happens today because donald trump often distances himself from the party calling them "the republicans" and today he said "the republicans have to fulfill the promise they made to the american people to fix health care." >> the white house said this isn't him distancing himself from republicans but noted their promise to fix health care com...

Tweeted "republicans should just repeal failing obamacare now and work on a new health care plan that will start from a clean slate. dems will join in." >> president trump held a dinner with several lawmakers, described as a strategy session with senior members familiar with tough legislative battles. he said the party would look like "dopes" if they couldn't pass the health care bill after passing a repeal bill in 2015. after senators lee and moran announced their opposition, senator john mccain who is recovering from surgery released a statement calling for a bipartisan solution to health ca...

Often heard with president trump when it comes to things -- when things are not going well legislatively when it comes to his agenda. >> john, what do you -- there are meetings what do you think could come from this meeting if the republican senators show up? >> i don't think very much will come from this meeting. i can't see what would have changed from the other day when the senate republicans had their lunch after moran and lee came out and killed the bill. so hard to see what the president can offer at this point. i agree with doug completely. presidential leadership is essential for major...