We learned that the fbi is investigating Trump Campaign operatives for potential ties to russia. Heres my belief. It goes wherever it goes. No politicians can stand in the way. We should let the fbi do their job and what happens happens. Cnns Polo Sandoval is covering that for us. A lot of questions today and seemingly handling it well. Hes comfortable in that setting. Reporter yeah, absolutely. At no point losing control of this as he took questions for about an hour and a half, wrapping up in the last few minutes. That question about, of course, russian involvement in the election was, of course, something that he did talk about and also, one of the ones that prompted one of the largest responses from the audience is one of the last ones, some of the audience members calling into question senator grahams vote on some of President Trumps nominee and eventual appointments including secretary of education and secretary of state, several individuals even leaving the room but theres the issue of the muslim ban, not just the first but most recent one you talked about in a few minutes ago that faced some obstacles and i want you to hear it from the senator. And the response from some members of the audience. I dont believe in a muslim ban. Ive been to iraq and afghanistan 42 times. And during the campaign, some of the rhetoric that i heard coming out of the Trump Campaign, to me, reinforced the narrative that awe muslims aall muslims a same and sometimes, they hate it more than you do because theyre the ones getting killed the most. When it comes to immigration, i believe that most Illegal Immigrants come here for economic opportunity. Some are bad and most arelike the rest of everybody else. Now, the campaign is over. This new effort to have extra vetting in these seven countries, i think, will work. I was against the first one. Im for this one. Reporter some mixed reaction when the senator got to that. And sort of a liberal response from some individuals, some members of the audience, when senator touched on gun control and climate as well as Climate Change as well. We witnessed several people hold up those green cards essentially, so it will be interesting to see if he hosts another one. This is the second one hes held on the home turf. Mixed reaction and many people here anxious to see what will come next. The senator himself said that perhaps the next issue, the next agenda item that will be tackled will be tax reform now that this potential changes when it comes to obamacare may not happen anytime soon. Thank you so much. So less than 24 hours after that Stunning Health care defeat on capitol hill, Vice President mike pence is pivoting to another campaign promise. Job creation. Later on this hour, the Vice President will be meeting with Small Business owners in scott depot, West Virginia. Live under way and of course when the Vice President speaks, well take that or at least monitor what hes saying and meanwhile, the president of the United States issuing a new message today after yesterdays Stunning Health bill failure on capitol hill saying, tweeting this, do not worry. Lets go now to cnns athena jones live for us outside of the white house there. Athena, so, where does this administration go from here . Reporter hi, fred. Well, in terms of legislative steps, i talked with a Senior Administration official a short while ago who told me that the White House Team is recalibrating and talking to the president about what to shift around, what could come next. It looks as though what will come next is tax reform. This official told me that yes, its complicated just like the repeal of obamacare. It was complicated, but that there is more immediate buyin from the beginning. This idea of tax reform starts from a position of strength because every member has middle class families and the goal of this tax reform is to lower rates and give a tax cut to middle class families and to corporations. So that is the thinking, the goal still being august, but that, of course, is going to depend on a lot of things. Some of the Lessons Learned from this latest round, this failure to repeal obamacare, this official said that going forward, youre going to see the white house play a more active role on the front end when it comes to writing the language of the bill and determining the strategy for selling any future legislation out of the gate. But you brought up the tweet this morning from the president. Let me read it for you. He said, obamacare will explode and we will all get together and piece together a Great Health Care plan for the people. Do not worry. A bit of a mixed message. It sounds like the president is pulling for the existing law, the law of the land, as House Speaker paul ryan put it, to fail. That means to fail the 20 Million People who are benefitting from it and i think its important to note here that obamacare is not imploding or exploding, whichever word you want to choose, according to some recent analyses. The conssional budget said it would stay stable under obamacare and standard and poors said the huge price hikes for premiums on policies in some states this year, standard and poors said thats likely a one time pricing correction. So the law is not imploding or exploding but there are Serious Problems with obamacare, particularly in the individual market, and so the president is saying, look, its going to collapse. That will bring democrats to the table. Democrats already saying, look, if you drop this whole effort to repeal the bill, we will work with you to fix the things that are wrong with it. So the bottom line is its going to come down to, will the white house, will the secretary of health and Human Services take steps to further undermine the law in order to make it collapse as predicted and bring democrats to the table or work with democrats . Thats a huge question and the other question is how voters and how those impacted by any potential failure or future failure of the law who theyll hold accountable. Fred . Thank you so much. Wie ta well talk more and Vice President is in scott depot, about two minutes away from him taking to the microphone. If i have to cut away from the guest, that is why. Let me bring in jane newton small, contributor for senior economic analyst, stephen moore, a former Economic Advisor for the Trump Campaign. Good to see both of you. If i have to interrupt, do you understand, well go to Vice President mike pence momentar y momentarily. Listen to what the president said about what lawmakers should do next. Ive been saying for the last year and a half that the best thing we can do politically speaking is let obamacare explode, its imploding, and soon will explode. And its not going to be pretty. So the democrats dont want to see that. So theyre going to reach out when theyre ready. Again, as athena was reporting this morning, trump tweeting that obamacare will explode and well get together and piece together a Great Health Care plan for the people. Do not worry. Whats the messaging here . You know, jay, in terms, look, were seeing mike pence there enter the room when he does speak, well try to make it quick and go to him. Is it a mixed message, while the president is saying, obamacare is horrible, terrible, we are at some point, going to go back to the drawing board and try to come up with Something Else . Fred, democrats that ive spoken to on the hill said theyve always been open to doing a technical fix on the bill but theyre not open to completely repealing the law leaving the more than 20 Million People who have health care provided by the aca without health care and thats what theyve been against and what they helped block in the last week, what they want to see, theyd be open to doing a technical fix and bring down premiums and doing certain things to make the law better and more affordable because it wasnt passed in the way that it was expected to go into law when it originally passed and they always envisioned going back to fixing it. Democrats are more than happy to do it. And steve, i want to get your take in a moment, but first, lets go to the Vice President and listen in to mike pence. [ applause ] i want to thank them. I want to thank the whole foster supply team and all the great employees who came out today. Youve been building this state and building the American Dream since 1981. In fact, ron, i just heard that you have a Wall Division here at fosters. Maybe we need to talk. What you do and what youve done here since 1981 is what makes this country great and the president and i are truly grateful for you and for all the good people, part of the foster supply team and all the neighbors and friends who gather here today to stand with us. Give yourself a round of applause for coming out on a saturday afternoon. We couldnt be more grateful. Congressmen evan jenkins, thank you for being with us. So grateful for your support and the congressman, alex muni, thank you for your service to this country. It is great to be in your district, it truly is. You know, its so humbling for me to stand before you today in this role. Im just a small town guy from southern indiana. My grandfather immigrated to this country and to think i had the privilege to raise my right hand on january 20th and accept the oath of office to serve as 48th Vice President of the United States is the greatest privilege of my life. Let me just say on behalfofmy whole family, thank you, West Virginia, for giving us the opportunity to serve. It is the greatest privilege of my life to be Vice President to President Donald Trump. President trump is my friend. He loves his family. He loves this country with boundless energy, optimism, courage, and determination and let me be clear on one thing. President donald trump is going to be the best friend american Small Business will ever have. Thats why you pick Linda Mcmahon to lead the Small Business administration. Isnt she amazing . Linda mcmahon knows an awful lot about Small Business. They started company as a Small Business back in the 1970s. As titan sports and then built into International Entertainment enterprise, the wwe. Any fans in the house . Im one. Now shes bringing that great business experience to building a business to help Small Businesses across america grow and thrive. You know, linda, were grateful for your leadership, but maybe we could have used a few of your wwe super stars on capitol hill yesterday. Another round of applause for leading the Small Business administration. [ applause ] such great, great quality. With Linda Mcmahon, were leading to Small Business owners and that hadnt been happening for a while in washington, dc. Been listening to people just like many who had been with us today. Would you join me in thanking the great Small Business owners who are gathered here today . People that make West Virginia such a great place to live, to work, and to raise a family . We had a great conversation. We talked with these job creators here in West Virginia about the president s pro business agenda, less regulations, fair trade, better infrastructure, and renewed focus on American Energy. And i heard again, from these West VirginiaSmall Business owners about the tneed to repea and replace obamacare. They told me about obamacare stands in the way and stifles growth. Its a burden not just to job creators but the American People. Folks, frankly, every promise of obamacare has been broken. You remember what they were. Seven years ago, after obamacare was signed into law, they said, if you like your doctor, you can keep them. Not true. They said, if you like your health plan, you could keep it, not true. We were all told the cost of Health Insurance would go down. That wasnt true either. West virginia knows this better than most. Its heartbreaking to say it, last year alone, obamacare premiums here in West Virginia spiked by a stunning 32 . Over 40 of the state doesnt have any choice of an insurance provider under the obamacare exchange. West virginians and President Trump knows the truth. Every day that obamacare survives is another day that america suffers. Thats why the president worked tirelessly over the last several weeks to get congress to repeal and replace obamacare. You saw his resolve to work with whoever he needed to work with, to call whoever he needed to call to get the plan across the finish line this week on capitol hill. I got to tell you, i was inspired by President Trumps determination and commitment to keep his promise to the American People. And the president and i are grateful for Speaker Paul Ryan and the House Republicans who stood with us in this effort to begin the end of obamacare, but as we all learned yesterday, Congress Just wasnt ready. You saw it with 100 of house democrats, every single one and a handful of republicans actually standing in the way and were back to the drawing board. Nancy pelosi said yesterday was a victory for the American People. But West Virginia knows better. Yesterday wasnt a victory for the American People. It was a victory for the status quo in washington, dc and it was a victory for the disaster of obamacare. But i promise you, that victory wont last very long. The American People want obamacare gone and the president said today, dont worry, america. He just tweeted this morning. Obamacare is going to continue to explode. And when republicans and democrats finally decide to come together and repeal and replace obamaca obamacare, america will be ready to get the job done. The president promised just this morning, well all get together and piece together a Great Health Care plan for the people. We will end the obamacare nightmare and give the American People the World Class Health care that they deserve. Until then, i can promise you, President Trump is never going to stop fighting to keep his promises to the American People and we will make America Great again. And were moving forward. Next up, get back to the president s three part agenda. Jobs, jobs, and jobs. For every american in West Virginia and across this country. The great news is actually, weve been on that agenda from the very day President Trump has been elected. Its amazing seeing jobs come back to the country, even since the day after the election. Last month, the economy added 235,000 jobs, construction, and manufacturing are booming again. Companies cancelling plans to move jobs and factories overseas and theyre building them right here in america once again. Two, now, businesses and consumers havent been this confident in years and by some measures, more than a decade. The era of slow growth is over. In a new era of American Growth and jobs has already begun. Donald trump is man of his word and of action. President trump went straight to work rolling back red tape that have been killing jobs in Small Business america across this country. He instructed every bureaucracy in washington, dc to find two regulations to get rid of before issuing any new regulations out of our nations capital. Hes taken Decisive Action to protect american jobs and workers and we will not stop until we end illegal immigration once and for all. Just this week, the president authorized the Keystone Pipeline creating tens of thousands of jobs and protecting our energy future. Folks, were just getting started. Next up, as the president said yesterday, were going to roll our sleeves up and were going to cut taxes across the board for working families, Small Businesses, and family farms. Working with this congress, President Trump is going to pass the largest tax cut since the days of Ronald Reagan and were going to get this American Economy moving again. Were going to reform the tax code and make it flatter, simpler, fairer. I guarantee theres no one here including the fosters who could make sense of the tax code. Theres an old joke. Theres an old joke about how the tax code in this country is ten times the size of the bible with none of the good news. [ applause ] am i right . The truth is our taxes make it far too difficult. For job creators and hard working people across this country to get the American Dream. Thats why our tax plan makes american businesses and american opportunities more competitive all over this country. Were going to also cut the Corporate Tax rate in america. We have one of the highest business taxes in america. Were going to cut it to 15 so American Companies will invest in american operations to create american jobs. So were going to gut taxes for every american and were going to cut taxes for Free Enterprise but were also going to get this economy moving with less regulation and more American Energy. Let me make you a promise. Right after we dropped our right hands on january 20th, it was official. The war on coal is over. And a new era of American Energy has begun. [ applause ] politicians and bureaucrats in washington, dc have crippled our nations economy and West Virginias economy without regard to the impact that it has on peoples utility bills, the impact that it has on jobs and hard working americans. Right here in West Virginia, they pushed Mining Companies to the breaking point and jeopardized thousands of good paying jobs and cut off a Brighter Future for countless West Virginia families. Its heartbreaking to think West Virginia has lost more than a third of its mining jobs over the last few years alone with over 130 mines shut down since 2009. Folks, thats not right. The hard working men and women of this state have been forgotten for too long and they will be forgotten no more under President Donald Trump. From the first day of this administration, President Donald Trump has been fighting for West Virginia and fighting for American Energy. We work with leaders in congress and we work with the new director over at the epa, scott pruitt, to slash through red tape to make sure that unelected bureaucrats cant kill your jobs and cripple your economy from the comfort of their taxpayer funded metal desks in washington, dc. Were going to bring back jobs. Were going to get washington out of the way of Energy Producing coal miners because energy means growth for america and President Trump digs coal. Our country is going to be stronger and West Virginia will be stronger and more prosperous because of the president s leadership. When you get right down to it, President Trump is going to create jobs and opportunity and prosperity in this country like never before. But making America Great again isnt just about our economy. It also means protecting our nation, defending our way of life and let me tell you, im with him every day. President trump has no higher priority than the safety and security of the American People and that will always be true. [ applause ] thats why from the first day of this administration, President Donald Trump has been standing with the men and women in Law Enforcement all across america and we always will. Well work with the congress to make sure those who protect our families and our communities have the resources and training they need to do their jobs and to come home safe to their families. You know, theres a fair number of Law Enforcement personnel who are with us today and i know most of you are standing but would you take a minute to show the Law Enforcement here in West Virginia just how much we all truly appreciate the job that they do protecting our families . [ applause ] President Trump is putting our Security First and our safety first. Thats why hes strengthening our borders. This president is going to build a wall, enforce our laws and as he told the congress, were acting right now to take gang members, drug dealers, and criminals that threaten our communities and prey on our citizens on the streets of West Virginia and on the streets of america. As the father of the United States marine, let me say this from my heart. I couldnt be more proud and grateful to say that we have a president who will rebuild our military, restore the arsenal of democracy, give our soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines and coast guard the resources and training they need to accomplish their mission and come home safe at last. [ applause ] hes going to do it. So its about jobs. Its about energy. Its about our national defense. And President Trump is also keeping one more promise that i wanted to mention, and thats the promise that he made to nominate to the Supreme Court someone who will be faithful to our constitution by nominating judge neil gorsuch, President Trump has kept his word to appoint a justice of the Supreme Court who will keep faith with the constitution and who will uphold the godgiven liberties that are enshrined there. We saw it this week. We saw it this week. My daughter was off work. She got to watch cspan. She watch of gorsuchs testimony before the senate. Three days of powerful testimony before the senate. Judge gorsuch made it clear why President Trump nominated him to the highest court in the land, didnt he . He demonstrated temperament and intellect. Explains why the bipartisan phrases rolling in. The truth is, america saw this week what President Trump saw when he made that decision. Judge neil gorsuch is one of the most respected, qualified and mainstream nominees to the Supreme Court in american history. Its true. But remarkably, this week, senator Chuck Schumer and the obstructionists and his party in the senate actually announced to the democrats plan to filibuster judge gorsuchs nomination. Thats something thats never been done successfully in american history. Let me say this to you, West Virginia. If we can get the help of senator joe mansion and with the help of senator shirley capita, judge neil gorsuch will soon become Justice Neil Gorsuch in america and the rule of law will be better for it. Let me be clear. President trump and i are confident. The United States senate will confirm judge neil gorsuch one way or the other. It is great to be in West Virginia. [ applause ] my friends, weve come to a Pivotal Moment in our nations history. In this moment, i think we need every freedom loving america, all of you to speak out. Take time as youve done today to come and be engaged and be involved. We need you to keep telling your neighbors here in West Virginia, we can do better. That were renewing and restoring this country. That we can put america back on a path to a Brighter Future. And this i know we will do. Because i have faith. You know, over the mantle of our home since my first run for office back in the year 2000, theres been a framed copy of a verse from the good book. Its in our home in indiana. Its in the governors residence in indiana when i served there and now it hangs above the mantle in the home of the Vice President of the United States. And it simply reads these words. For i know the plans