was easy and this is hard. let s try to fix what is wrong with the aca because there are real issues and get involved in this process. you ve chosen not to do that? nothing could be further from the truth. we ve said that we peetdly over and over, that what we need to do is not treat the affordable care act like it s a clock running a little slow and take a sledgehammer, which is what this legislation does, what we need to do is sit down, work out the kinks, the problems, the challenges that we know have arisen in what was a major overall in the health care system, the affordable care act and work together to iron those out. every republican i ve talked to says you guys have been instructed not to help and as long as repeal is on the table, you won t help. i ll tell you what we re not doing, that s right, we are not going to help them repeal the affordable care act and take away health care from 14 million people a year from now, 24 million people ten years from
congressmen on who peeled back the curtain and said really there s eight sort of that you have to rely on and, if it s just single digits, when you re sitting there on the floor and the votes happening, there s a lot of pressure and you might pass it at the 11th hour there. you might pass it and then what happens? it goes over to the united states senate and everything we ve seen done in the house is probably going to get untied when it gets to the senate. guess what? they have to come together in a radio, the house and a senate to get it done. that s what i was talking to secretary price about which is it s impossible to know what it really will look like and what it really will mean for americans. as he says optimistically, this is the first step. that doesn t help americans know what that means for their pocketbook or for their health care. strategic missteps by the republicans and president trump not to say we re going to start it here. the legislative process will work its w
plan that doesn t work. that s why this is the first phase of the process to bring about patient-centered health care where patients and families and doctors are making medical decisions and not wad. well, at the latest counted, cnn s latest whip count is there are still 31 no or leaning no vote votes; so how will it pass? you have to have the votes to pass. it s important to keep focus on the people of this land, the patients across this land. the mom who has two kids who took her son to the doctor, he had a significant problem, required some tests. the deductible plan was $6,000 and she wasn t able to afford that. she had a health insurance card, but she doesn t have any care for her child because the plan doesn t work for people. that s what i encourage folks to concentrate on, to focus on, the legislators up on capitol hill,
which republican wants to explain to their constituents why they voted to keep obamacare? they are hoping that not the details get them over the finish line, but the sense that republicans have been wanting this for so long here. i can tell you the blame game already starting this morning. the president, i am told, is unhappy with members of his own staff. he does not believe house republican leaders have done enough on this. but at the end of the day the blame will also rest with the president here for not being able to get this legislative bill across. too early to declare this dead by any stretch. republicans particularly in the house, a lot of maneuvering that can be done. officials are somewhat optimistic. chris, as you well know, this is just the beginning of the process here at the house, has to go on to the senate and be reconciled. this is not how they wanted to start their legislative agenda, no question about it. success has many fathers. fail youre usually has one. no que
vote. there s already a sense here at the white house he s ready to turn the page and move on to other things. the white house just announced a few moments ago at 10:15 he ll be assigning legislation to move the keystone pipeline forward, clearly trying to change the conversation and subject from health care. but on capitol hill right now the beginning of this process is under way, the rules committee is meeting. that s the process to begin the way for a vote. they re still expecting a vote on obamacare to repeal and replace it, to start at some point this afternoon. that is still all up for potential change if the votes are not there. now, the white house spent hours last night on capitol hill, top advisers here reince priebus and steve bannon working these republicans still unwilling to vote for this bill. a senior administration official said overnight this is why the white house believes at the end of the day they will get the votes. this is the thinking here at the white house. th