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the one that the fifth circuit court of appeals recently declared that the affordable care act is constitutional. it says that the individual mandate is not. we have sent a bill to the senate to make it clear what the affordable care act is all about and what it would do for the vast majority of american people in need of health care. if mitch mcconnell will let that bill go forward we will be addressing what this court just told us we need to address. mitch mcconnell really ought to be ashamed of himself. we fix the health care hr 4 is passed, hr 3 reducing the price of prescription drugs, that s passed. all that is sitting in the senate and mitch mcconnell
solemn obligation and duty, the house passed hr 3, which is a incredible step forward. so, look, i think year hooere t do the people s work. that work will continue while we also honor the oaths each and every one of us took to uphold the rule of law. thank you so much. thank you, chris. and mickey edwards, former republican congress from oklahoma and, lin, let me start with you. i think earlier rounds of contentious legislative fights that i have covered, there was more than an inclination of taking votes to distinguish you from your party. what s we re seeing is the way structural polarization has developed and mitch mcconnell s
year. there is a lot of legislative activity that s going to happen to avoid a shutdown, a bunch of must-pass bills, the president is likely going to be impeachmentimpeached. i am curious what is the mood like in that building right now? it s a somewhat strange week to be going to do your job. i ll say this. as far as the democratic caucus is concerned and the freshman class in particular, i think the mood is one of ensuring that we deliver on the promises that we made to the american people. there has always been consensus in this caucus, chris. we have had a chance to discuss this previously around both the for the people legislative agenda and holding this administration accountable and upholding the rule of law. last week, while the judiciary committee proceeded with the somber and sol lem obligation and duty it proceeded with, the house passed hr 3, an incredible step forward in terms of reducing prescription drug prices. it was supported by progressive
democrats in districts that trump carried to vote for impeachment. is the message that we can walk and chew gum at the same time? well, it probably would have been a good thing to do even without impeachment, because the venerable democrats have a lot to fight for in their reelection. the attacks against them were started personally over the weekend by president trump, who sent out in a tweet the names and phone numbers of the democrats in the 31 districts that he won where they also won. and adding to that hr 3 which ron talked about, the drug bill, you have as you said the budget bill, you have the trump trade bill, which cannot pass without democratic votes. so it s a little trickier i think than when he wins, he has to win and thank the democrats, because there are republicans who will oppose it. so that s pretty clever too by