we had the votes, that s true with senator blount s support. but we didn t have the republican support we needed on the committee. not to pass it but to then pass it on the floor. and we needed senator mcconnell to bring it up on the floor. so now we re going back p negotiating again. practically we want to get this done more than score a political point. speaking of bipartisan legislating i want to ask you a question about someone you re close to, john mccain, the senator from arizona of course whose family announced today that he will be refusing any subsequent medical treatment for his cancer and thanking all the people that have scarcared for . and i m just wondering as someone who s worked with him your thoughts about senator mccain today. well, this was heartbreaking today. my husband and i went to visit john and cindy a little over a month ago, and i m telling you, he still had his humor, this r
and the white house comes in and they basically nuke it. but you know, you re a co-equal branch of government. roy blount doesn t take orders from the white house. roy blount is a united states senator and he s a powerful member of the senate. you guys could just pass the thing. if you like it let me get to the problem here. we had the votes, that s true with senator blount s support. but we didn t have the republican support we needed on the committee. not to pass it but to then pass it on the floor. and we needed senator mcconnell to bring it up on the floor. so now we re going back p negotiating again. practically we want to get this done more than score a political point. speaking of bipartisan legislating i want to ask you a question about someone you re close to, john mccain, the senator from arizona of course whose family announced today that he will be refusing any subsequent medical treatment for his cancer and thanking all the people that have cared for him. and i m jus