Hold on. The kudlow report begins right now. Good evening, everyone. Im larry kudlow. This is the kudlow report. President obama and his National Security team continued to make their case for war today, urging members of congress to authorize a military strike against the syrian government. The president and his team warned that if the answer from congress is no that more chemicals and even worse wapz could be used by dictators like syrias assad. Eamon javers joins us live from washington with the details. Good evening. Reporter secretary of state john kerry made the administrations forceful case for military action on syria up on capitol hill today, testifying before his former committee, the committee that he chaired, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Kerry said there were a number of reasons to take military action in syria. Among them is that americas potential enemies are paying attention. Take a listen. The world is watching to see not just what we decide, but its watching
4 00 a. M. In the east. If you had to be in a meeting for 27 hours as Congress Members did, how would you stay awake . Growing involvement by the white house in negotiations over the Obamacare Repeal bill met with growing resistance from republican factions and a major pivot, the white house is open to a big change in the House Republican bill. Rolling back obamacare Medicaid Expansion years sooner than the current proposal. Thats according to two senior officials and house aide. This comes after two signed off on the bill after marathon markup sessions. One ran 27 hours that dave briggs is talking about. With concerns growing about the content and pace pushed through the house, republican opponents are ramping up public criticism. There is no deadline. We need to get health care right and fast. There are republicans saying the same in private. Im saying the legislation as it is written, one, cannot pass the senate. Two, would not solve the problems of our health care system. Problems
With concerns growing of the measures content and pace it is pushed through the house, republican opponents are ramping up criticism. No deadline. We need healthcare reform right. We dont have to get it fast. A lot of republicans saying these same things in private. Im saying in public what many republicans are voicing that the legislation as written cannot pass the senate and would not solve the problems of our Health Care System. Propos problems that obamacare made worse. President trump meets with the house chairman and Vice President sits down with house leaders. We get the latest from Phil Mattingly on capitol hill. Reporter still wary about the proposal and not guarantees that when it gets to the floor they will support it at all. All that does is under score a lot more work to do. The reality is this. When you talk to House Republican leadership aides and Senate Republican leaders. They say this is the vehicle moving forward. If they want to repeal obamacare, that issue they cam
enormous freedom for states to tailor their programs. doug eakin has advised presidential candidates and presidents. he is putting up the two world views colliding. the approach was the point of obamacare. everything would be treek weake. then this grassroots. when liberals hear grassroots, they hear cuts to poor people. and freedom and flexibility to the states. that is a republican core principle. he is the only one making that case. investigation nos use russi meddling into the elections. james comey met with the members
governors who say you cannot do that. we will have millions of people i uninsured or under insured. you are right. i think for the financial markets, which are hoping to focus on the good stuff, tax cuts, infrastructure, the longer this thing drags out and i think it will be early summer before any hope of a resolution. the longer this drags on, the less likely the good stuff can move to the front burner. all right. at the heart of this, a world view difference. you have the federal government taking over health care. as doug eakin writes in the washington post talks about states and how this gives freedom. he was a former cbo director. we expect a cbo score on monday