scott and others, the quasi leadership role here saying we can t move on to the tax cut thing, which looks like a hurricanian leap. we re going to sort this out and they can t when two senators are opposed to a procedural vote next week, this is getting diceyer and the markets that we trumpeted might be running ahead of themselves. what are people saying? it is going to be somewhat dicey. the thing that i m encouraged about, when you talk to analysts on wall street, they re saying the way they re pricing the market right now is because earnings are so positive. they have taken into account that tax reform and healthcare won t get done on a time line that they promised us. that s not to say we ll have problems if it doesn t get done. i m encouraged to hear people saying we re watching what is happening and we re seeing the
the fundamental flaw is that if you make insurance expensive to buy through regulations, but tell people they can buy it after they get sick, that leads to the death spiral that we have with obamacare. the republican plan doesn t fix that. the republican plan acknowledges the death spiral of obamacare will continue. they re doing to subsidize it with this massive bailout super fund. that is simply a bail-out of the death spiral of obamacare and an acknowledgement that they won t fix the death spiral. neil: so what happens in the interim? you re very, very good at getting through all of these deep points. if you don t allow a vote, people will interpret that as fighting the wishes of the majority leaders. yeah, i m fighting for what i promised the voters of kentucky. neil: a procedural vote isn t the same thing as saying you re against it. if you watch the senate
meeting. we re looking at the evidence. was there collusion, can we trust the president. is he in fact not an honest person? so i think that he really does have to tread carefully right now and not just write this off. he has to address it head on or a lot of people will continue to have questions. i m hearing more and more questions come from independents. again, his base is strong. they re shored up. but part of the job of a president is to reach across the aisle to skeptics and be a leader for all americans. a lot of americans have questions right now that he has to answer for them. neil: i think you re right. thanks, leigh. all right. we told you about the way this healthcare thing falls out. the senate is big or procedure, including a vote to see whether you can continue to debate a vote and move forward on this. but even to proceed to that, they have to agree and vote for that. so mitch mcconnell wants to continue this debate even if right now you re opposed to what they re deb
so you can t just do the companies. you have to go larger to the countries. let s crack down, let s do unilateral banking sanctions on the chinese. they have increased their trade with north korea. they re not being honest with us. let s crack down. neil: all right, rick. good seeing you. they re not bad ideas. we have the president pressing republicans to pass the healthcare bill. he s applying the pressure to rand paul. he s rejecting the notion of getting a procedural vote on pro seeding with this. he s next. at one point, i did change to a different company with car insurance, and i was not happy with the customer service. we have switched back over and we feel like we re back home now. the process through usaa is so effortless, that you feel like you re a part of the family. i love that i can pass the membership to my children, and that they can be protected.
is intimidated by the strong arming that s coming from the white house these days to try to get the healthcare thing sealed, done and out of there, he has a funny way of showing it. while he s met with the president, hopes to find a solution to get past this impass, he s indicated that as far as the latest deal is concerned, he s a no vote. further more against a procedural vote. he joins us on the phone. good to have you, senator. thanks, neil. neil: are you worried that will get the president very angry? i spoke with the president yesterday. he s very interested in my wants. he considers himself to be from the conservative wing of the party. he really wants repeal of obamacare. if it doesn t happen, if the senate leadership can t put it together, my hope is that he steps into the frey and helps pushes this along. he s indicated he s open to my