mcconnell take the lead in the day-to-day negotiations is stepping up his public push to get the bill passed. he tweeted four times about health care friday morning. writing quote republican senators are working hard to get their failed obamacare replacement approved. i will be at my desk, pen in hand. vice president mike pence made a similar pitch in a speech to the nation's governors. >> president donald trump is going to lead this congress to rescue the american people from the collapsing policies of obamacare. >> trump is also working behind the scenes. spending part of his time in paris making phone calls to gop senators, including senator rand paul. whose position has not changed. many rank-and-file republicans who remain undecide reasonable doubt waiting to hear from stakeholders back home before making up their minds. >> if they wait and speak with their state leaders, as i will over the weekend. i hope they wait until they see the cbo score. which doesn't come out until next week. >> republicans from states with