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I think it is doing just fine. it will be a good bill. obamacare is dead as a door nail, it's over, it's a failure. but it would be so great if the democrats and republicans could get together, wrap their arms around it and come up with something that everybody's happy with. it's so easy. but we won't get one democrat vote, not one. >> and that was president trump in an interview airing tomorrow on fox news on the future of the senate republican health bill. joining me now, jane newton small, contributor to "time" magazine and kate bartel at "the hill." the president spoke to senator ted cru...

With less pain, i can be more active. ask your doctor about lyrica. five republican senators now oppose the health care bill as it stands. we are covering this story for msnbcnews.com. what are the key sticking points for republicans not getting on board? >> there are two problems here, one on moderates and one on the conservatives. with moderates, you have dean heller who thinks the bill doesn't cover enough people. then you have a conservative side with mike lee of utah who worries it is too much like obamacare. specifically, he wants to get rid of obamacare conditions for pre-existing con...

Obamacare for eight years now and has come aboard because he knows what a great impact it will have on nevada. we used to be one of the top two or three states in the country for the percentage of people who were uninsured but since obamacare came in place, we have expanded that. almost all children are insured in nevada now. and over 250,000 people have gained insurance. and in my district alone, which is the heart of the las vegas valley, if this bill goes into effect, 44,000 people will lose their insurance. and if we have to pay for it in order to extend it, we lose the federal funding, th...

>> well, nevada hasn't lost any insurers. but in other places where they have, i think you start to look at offering medicare for all as an option for, like a, not just single payer, but a public option like was in the original house of the obamacare bill and was taken out of the senate. what i fear is that the republicans are trying to starve it to death and pick at it piece by piece at a time. if they don't get this passed next week and it doesn't look like they have the votes now as they try to ram it through, then they will probably turn to rax reform. and there are a number of taxes that ...

That position, that's why i think he came around to where he is now. you saw him very closely tied to sandoval. and i think you will see the governor with him throughout his campaign. so yes, it will be a big issue. >> are there specific parts of obama care that you want to see changed? >> reporter: well, i think you can certainly fix it. and that is exactly what we should do. we should look at the cadillac tax, for example. you we don't want to punish people for having good policies. that's what the cadillac policy does. you have to look to extend family coverage. you can sell it across state...