this conversation a step further, tammy baldwin, a member of the senate appropriations committee and also the health education labor and pensions committee. good morning. first, what do you think is next for health care? well, mitch mcconnell says he s going to force this vote. and so, we are after last night everyone thought maybe this repeal effort had come to an end. it was dead. it is not and it is still our first priority is to fight against this repeal effort. and how irresponsible is it, you just said, ali, to look at repeal without replace. the consequences on people s health, well being is extreme. so we have got to keep the pressure up and i want to return to what has made this possible to be this far into 2017 and
let me just say debbie is exactly right. that s exactly what she said when we spoke on wednesday. i asked if she would now be punished for the vote she had taken. she just smiled and said perhaps, but i know my district, i know my district. and she did. she does. as a democrat and republican, debbie, i want to take the conversation a step further and touch touch on that. both of you pointed to this incident at a wake-up call, a teachable moment. what is the turning point we re taking politically? what is the next step? what is the wake-up call here? debbie first. i really think we need to make an effort, a real substantive effort to come together in a meaningful way and bring the parties together. the republicans are going to have their caucus retreat this week. the democrats is next week. i think we need to schedule a separate day-long or however long that our leadership