hour, but we are able to report the president will be coming out with those members of congress after the successful vote in the house on the healthcare bill at 3:30 this afternoon. clearly this will be a victory lap for the president. that s why he s delayed his arcaic rifle in new york city. he will probably not be leaving washington until about 5:00. but, you know, talking with congressman macarthur there, what was instrumental in shaping the whole future of this was the discussions that congressman macarthur had with congressman mark meadows, the chairman of the house freedom caucus, over the course of the easter break. this was a completely different approach by the president. the white house had been encouraging a vote. when it failed, just before the easter recess, they failed to bring it to the floor, the president said, okay. i m just gonna sit back and let the two sides who are in such sharp disagreement with each other talk to each other. that s where you got the beginnings
through moment. the president saying go for it. i like it. their nos turned to yeses. that s how you got to 217. for president trump, it really is i think a testament to his tenacity. never say die attitude, as we went into the easter recess. everyone thought this thing was dead. but as i have said before in the princess bride, billy crystal said it, there s a big difference between dead and mostly dead. turns out this bill was only mostly dead. over the course of the easter recess, the president let the two sides that were at odds talk amongst themselves with him just being on the other end of phone call if it was needed. and they came together. then that final push yesterday morning. and here we are now. sandra: what a moment, john roberts, thank you. let s get to peter ducey where members have been streaming out after this vote. peter, who do you have? reporter: thank you, sandra. congressman steve caine from iowa. at the last minute, how many no
something better, more and more people are saying yes. neil: yeah. it s a matter of math now. financially it s notice sustainable. there s a lot of ways to fix it and address it. republicans think they have an idea. democrats think they have their own idea as long as republicans don t push repeal. we have louisiana senator bill cassidy with us. thanks for taking the time. is it your sense, sir, that we re going to see a healthcare vote as soon as tomorrow? your guess is as good as mine. they re fairly close. there s still sticking points. the main sticking point is president trump s campaign pledge. he wanted everybody covered carrying for the pre-existing conditions without mandates and lowering premiums. unless they can lower premiums, there s folks that have a lot of doubts about what they re voting on. neil: one of the things i noticed in an attempt to win over reluctant congressman, the push to cover and make sure that the pre-existing conditions are
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absolutely. it has something to do with the president s relationships with the press. at the white house correspondents dinner saturday night we heard criticism about the press and a lot framed in terms of the first amendment and freedom of the press. the fact is this president has given extraordinary access to many, many members of the press. his staff has done the same thing. the fact is, this is not a closed up tight ship white house. there is probably more press, more communication going on from the presidential level on down than in many in the past. bill: i would argue he knows the media and has for some time and is his leg up for some time. been doing it for 30 years. bill: especially in new york as we ve known about it. if you look at the calendar and whether this healthcare vote is a head fake or the real thing we ll find out in a couple of days. whether the tax reform is truly going to gain traction now or