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Getting used to having that luxury. steve: key is as you look at and that is party of the upton amendment right there. the key is getting rid of all those -- a lot of regulations and a lot of the taxes which many small businesse businessesd with they will be out if it passes the senate. the question is will donald trump sign it? of course he will. ainsley: i don't think that's a big question. brian: it's amazing you talk about middle east peace and got totally swamped by everything else yesterday. ainsley: kevin mccarthy says they don'tly have the votes and definitely going to pass. this means...

Visits of members up to the white house, meeting with president trump in the west wing. they are desperately in need and desire this victory. this legislative victory. it can demonstrate to their constituents when they go home after today for another week-long recess. we're into procedural votes here in the house floor. there are three measures they'll be coat voeting on today. first o all, fred upton, the member from michigan who got the $8 billion t help pay for those with pre-existing conditions, helped them out with their premiums, which are expected to skyrocket under this legislation. th...

Names and i feel like i can hear exactly the same criticism coming from democrats today. what is the deal, congressman? there's no cbo score on this bill. this was a party line vote. a slim majority at that. sweetheart deals. we had the upton amendment, $8 billion yesterday after upton met with president trump. 50% of americans are not confident in this bill it sound just like what your republican leadership said back then. >> i couldn't disagree more. we've been on this bill for over six years. ever since obamacare came in, we've been passing bills and marking up bills that then came together...

Amendment just yesterday, which put $8 billion more into stability funds and a high reufb pools that will help people with preexisting conditions. that number is $130 billion in aggregate with this bill. and so it took a number of different sticks and carrots along the way to bring various elements of the party. when you look at those who voted no on the republican side, many of them are moderates from top districts but some are conservatives saying this is not a full repeal. this does not go full enough. the key was to narrow that gap and get just to 216. they barely cleared it, but they did....

Have recklessly and some would say fraudulently claimed that trump care covers americans with preexisting conditions. it does not. it does not. as robert gaboys at the conservative center said about the upton amendment the $8 billion amount is a pittance, spread over five years it is a fifth of a pittance as karen from the kaiser family foundation said the upton amendment would cover the cost for 1% of the individual market. others have given it up to 5%. 1 to 5%. does that mean covering? no. forcing a vote without a cbo score shows that the republicans are afraid of the facts. they're afraid ...