Senator Lamar Alexander was appointed by Mitch Mcconnell to lead a group are to come up with a compromise. White house is emphasizing the president wants it done right and not necessarily quickly. State senators say it will be weeks before they can bring the bill up far vote. While the president and House Republicans celebrate the passage of the Health Care Act and democrats cry foul. , Stephen Colbert may have summed it up the best. Whats next . Reporter so they did it. Obamacare is finally officially dead. It is something they can say once the bill goes to the senate and then gets out of committee is debated on the floor where amendments can be added and the senate votes on their bill which is sent to Conference Committee where the difference between the two bills is ironed out and voted on in the house and senate again and isnt to the white house for the president to sign. Which is why chanted were number onethird of the way through a very complex process. [ laughter ] thanks, steph
Were heading into this. So what was he trying to accomplish what. But then to stay of the leadership came team to bring on the factions of the caucus to have the reason of which weighed those with an odyssey through 2020 but then Bernie Sanders came up in the leadership. Sell some new titles for senator warren and senator warren from virginia. They were already in leadership with the vicechairman and then Tammy Baldwin to broaden the team. And senator herb Bernie Sanders remains a democrat what was looking for quick. So going into this meeting with the Aberdeen Sanders looking at the number three spot to think about it then that david be working on not reach that that is a natural fit to for him to tap into the younger voters. So ask about those changes and the two key committees senator feinstein is not the ranking democrat and the senator from vermont will move over for the Senate Appropriations committee but regard to senator feinstein there is hell least one Supreme Court nominee f
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Do you see any changes in that in terms of a different relationship between the president elect and the kremlin . No i dont. The russians recently deployed their loan carrier and conducting some ops off of that. Presence sustained a of their artillery and the deployment of a very advanced their deployment air defense system. , clearly theicates russians are there to stay. They want to maintain a presence and base in syria, their only base outside of the former soviet union, the Permanent Base they maintain. I expect their planning on expanding. Russia. Ust question on the 30,000 foot question, and that is one aspect of the putin doctrine has been to enhance his own stature at home by provoking confrontation provoking confrontation with the west, by trimming for his people at home the United States the russian equivalent to the great satan. With hishe square that comments or overtures to the president elect . Kremlin words, does the needed the american bogeyman to maintain popularity at
Id be honored to be considered trump releasing a statement saying hes been unbelievably impressed with him and his phenomenal record but sessions could face a challenging confirmation in the senate in 1986 he was blocked from becoming a district judge over racially charged comments. Matt dowd the country is very concerned about diversity and how the appeals are made and what happened in the campaign and again senator sessions could have real problem getting approval by the senate. Another appointee facing resistance . Leuitenit gener National Security advisor. Michael flynn its going really well and its a great transition. At the Republican National convention flynn incited the infamous lock her up chant against Hillary Clinton. And in his book, field of fight, flynn wrote i dont believe all cultures are morally equivalenta top democrat on the House Intelligence Committee says hes deeply concerned with flynns inflammatory remarks and the Transition Team has filled one more spot pompeo