hill. >> repeal and replacing obamacare refers to be an impossible dream. some saying i'm open to anything. and some saying i think of obamacare as a collapsing bridge in need of repair. phil mattingly has more. >> reporter: speaker ryan says miscommunication about the republican top line talking points when it comes to repeal and replacing the law. make no mistake, it's still the way to go in both chambers across the board. there's no questioning the fact that there's a lot of confusion about the path forward amongst rank and file republicans. that confusion leading to a lot of concern as well. there's obviously political damage they're very wary of, but very real marketplace damage, patient damage that could also occur if this is not done thoroughly. i want to give you background about how republicans expect this to happen going forward. again, it's a long process, they haven't coalesced around the