this is politically a horrible idea. it's a good way to kill tax reform by tying to it obamacare repeal. >> yes. >> but i think once we get to october 1st, people will forget there was a deadline and basically say, you promised, you have to try again, let's try doing it in next year's budget. i think the story may be with us another year with these periodic, episodic efforts to repeal. you get closer to the election, the politics of actually doing it just get worse and worse. >> michelle, speaking of the election. i am particularly obsessed with dean heller, the nevada senator, who is the only republican up for election senator in a state hillary clinton won. he's in a precarious position. and, you know, here he is standing next to the governor in a state just a few months ago basically initially opposing the last version of the senate bill because of medicaid cuts. take a listen. >> i want to protect medicaid expansion states, and i want to make sure that the work that this governor did continues long-term and -- it's all about nevadaens. it's all about health care.