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>> steven, when people at home hear what austin just said about the opposition to it, seemingly in the medical community from a wide spectrum, should that mean something to them? >> well, no, look, i disagree with austin's analysis here. before obamacare took effect, 90% of americans did have insurance, and the vast majority of them were, as you know, were happy with insurance. the worry was this is why obama said, if you like your plan, you'll be able to keep it. if you like your doctor, you'll be able to keep it. what's happened as a consequence of obamacare is everybody's costs have gone up...

Week, an amendment that the conservative senate republicans wanted that would essentially allow insurance companies to offer a cheaper and skimpier plan that would not be regulated under obamacare. now, what does this mean? this means that now, senator ted cruz is behind the bill. he told us earlier that he would vote on the motion to proceed and on the final bill as well. we're still waiting to hear whether someone like mike lee is going to get behind the bill. his aide tells me he is still undecided. others additions that were made to this bill, $45 billion in extra funding that would go tow...

Push this forward. and reaffirm his commitment and outline what has to be in there. >> i know the president is always helpful when he is talking to members. i think talking to the american public is a great idea. explain to them, because if we simply go on the facts, i mean, remember this. under obamacare, mandates that you have health insurance. if you don't, you have to pay a penalty or take a waiver. more people, almost twice a man, pay the penalty or take the waiver than what signed up for it if you want to go back to the old cbo score it, never materialized what okay said it would do. all...

They have offered that input. we have listened and made some modifications in the bill that will be made public here shortly. and then we're going to have to have a vote. what our democratic friends are hoping is that we're unsuccessful and then they're going to advocate a multimillion dollar bailout for insurance companies with no reform. that's not something that i can support. >> trish: that's the threat. that's what you're facing if you don't get something together. you say that you been able to whip up something there. you've made some olive branch suggestions. what is it that you can off...

Gradually ending federal funding for the expansion of the program under obamacare. nevada is a state that expanded their medicaid rolls and stands to lose billions in federal funding under the current draft of the bill. >> changing the growth rates of medicaid to make it more generous might help some but you might lose other people. >> reporter: senate majority leader mitch mcconnell is warning the democrats to join the negotiations, the less conservative the bill will be. and there are plenty of moderate democrats like joe mansion who are ready to deal. >> have any republicans approached you?...