Transcripts For CSPAN3 Senate Democratic Leaders Brief Reporters 20170926

Could you do something now to stabilize the markets . We are live outside the u. S. Senate in the ohio corridor there. Just heard from Senate Republican leaders. Lindsey graham saying that quote, were coming back to this after taxes were going to fulfill our promise to repeal and replace, but our capitol hill producer whos there covering this, also hearing from his comments from senator cassidy and graham, we dont have the votes. Well postpone the vote in the senate. That would be the vote on the Graham Cassidy Health Care Bill up for consideration this week. A number of senators coming out against it. Manu rajai tweets it didnt make sense to hold a vote on something they knew was going to clear. And em it, who covers south carolina, he covers the congress for mclatchy tweets that senator graham insists there was a regular order, his Health Care Bill would have the votes. Were going to stay nearby. Were expegting to hear from Senate Democratic leaders in just a moment. Typical scene on a tuesday afternoon in the halls of congress. Reporters gatt eerred around the podium. Senate democrats and republicans have finished their party lunches. Whats notable is that republicans have announced they will not vote this week on the Health Care Bill. The one proposed by senators dpram and cassety. This after some republican senators that are rand paul and john mccain over the weekend and yesterday, Susan Collins announcing they would not support that measure. The senate itself kinded of in a holding pattern. They had moved on to a measure conference report in anticipation of possibly taking up the bill this week. That wont happen. So well wait and see what the Senate Agenda for the rest of the week is like. The house is in this afternoon. Live coverage over on cspan as we wait to hear from Senate Democratic leaders. Quiet. Ready