have a 30% penalty even though the mandate s gone. reporter: jordan basically saying we told you we were going to do all these things and then we re not doing them in this bill. one of the central figures here in the texas senator ted cruz. he s going to be here at the white house this afternoon meeting with the senior staff. it will be the fourth time he s been here. so ted cruz certainly wanting to play a big role in this. 2018 may have something to do with that. back to you. melissa: a big fat beautiful negotiation. i love it. thank you. for more on all of this, let s bring in our panel. a former bill clinton campaign adviser. matt sclapp is the chairman of the american conservative union. simon, you heard what he said. big fat beautiful negotiation. if you were a democrat in the ring right now and you were trying to not obstruct but to make things better, what would you offer to this plan? what would you say is your number one thing you want
result in our lifetimes. however, having said that, the dangerous takeovers, this language really distracts us from the debate on the substance. harry and louise said in 1994, you re going to pay more and get less if we do something. we did nothing and guess what happened? they paid more and they got less. he s absolutely right when he makes that quote. this is an opportunity both to save money in the short term and in the long-term, and unlike your program, which included 3 million people, this includes 32 million people. but the reality is, this assumes. the congress will do what it says it will do going forward. yes t does. you know there is indeed the chance that some of the financing, raising taxes down the line which won t happen until 2018 may not come to pass. you can t take the cbo numbers to the bank, can you? david, you re correct on that and congress has to show courage and the american people have to show judgment as we go forward, whatever we do.
however, having said that, the dangerous takeovers, this language really distracts us from the debate on the substance. harry and louise said in 1994, you re going to pay more and get less if we do something. we did nothing and guess what happened? they paid more and they got less. he s absolutely right when he makes that quote. this is an opportunity both to save money in the short term and in the long-term, and unlike your program, which included 3 million people, this includes 32 million people. but the reality is, this assumes. the congress will do what it says it will do going forward. yes t does. you know there is indeed the chance that some of the financing, raising taxes down the line which won t happen until 2018 may not come to pass. you can t take the cbo numbers to the bank, can you? david, you re correct on that and congress has to show courage and the american people have to show judgment as we go forward, whatever we do. you re absolutely right on that, as some
murphy easily defeating the republican candidate vital points. new york city bill diblasio running away with reelection by 40 points. a bright spot for republican come in use the special election to replace jason jacobs, john curtis winning by 30 points. it will be interesting to hear the talk today, a lot of folks saying the democrat playbook in 2018 may have been written in virginia. we will see what happens. rob: republicans need to get something done. we will analyze this later in the show. thank you so much. also breaking, do not underestimate the united states, donald trump arriving in china hours after cranking up the pressure on north korea. our commander-in-chief calling on world powers to join him in
president trump chimed in tweeting okay, well, the special elections are over and those that want to make america great again are 5-0. all the fake news, all the money spent equals zero. democrats would do much better as a party if they got together with republicans on healthcare, tax cuts, security. obstruction doesn t work. sad day to be a democrat, guys. real sad. the question isn t are the deplorables, are we tired of winning yet because we never get tired of winning, are the anti-trumpers tired of losing yet? they must be getting tired. one race doesn t make a referendum. four could. maybe an indication what 2018 may hold. 4 for 4 for the gop. the media had it in for trump. they said, you know, this looks bad. it s the referendum. looks like this young 30-year-old outsider will come and take it.