The conversation that has been had, and i will speak to those of you in the media, but us just as the folk. The discussion that there is disagreement with people as to what to do with health care that touches every one of the 320 million americans, however many there are now. Of course there is disagreement about what we should do with it. This is america. Americans have opinions. You cant be married to somebody for two days and be in complete agreement on everything at every time. There is a catastrophe that has been wasted that has been hoisted known as the affordable that has been hoisted upon the American People known as the Affordable Care act. It hasnt been anything but. If this Affordable Care act, it has been truly devastating. We have been in a meeting with Small Business owners talking about how it is actually impacted them. These are folks who employ thousands upon thousands of folks. It has devastated their businesses. It creates confusion, difficulty, costs. It ultimately
That is because they need to hundred 15 out of their 237 member caucus to vote yes. The number is 215 because democrat bobby rush will not be voting today because of a death in his family. Magic number, 215. They can only lose 22 votes. The president , yesterday, according to politico, waging a lastditch bid to avoid a Health Care Disaster from the story at an Oval Office Meeting with 18 House Republicans, mostly opponents of the bill. The president invited steve king of iowa to sit next to him in a chair normally reserved for the Vice President. One of his closest friends and politics. The president asked him why he couldnt vote for the bill and king said he didnt think it was lower insurance premiums enough. A potentialated deal, if the president would publicly back amending the bill to deregulate the healthcare care industry, king would change his vote. Trump agreed and the speaker picked up the desperately needed vote. That happened yesterday. Those republicans that are voting no,
Reporter speaker ryan cancelling the bill after too little votes and too little time. As time ran out, republicans spent the day scrambling, knowing they were facing an unhill bu uphill battle for votes. What happened on the floor is a victory for the american people. Reporter the white house not casting blame for the bills turbulent road but certainly not accepting it, saying the timeline was not rushed. Has the team put everything out there . Absolutely. At the end of the day, this isnt a dictatorship. Reporter on the house floor, frustrations spilled over. Oppose this bill with every breath and every bone in my body we have a marvelous opportunity, but we can lose it. I ask you all and i urge you all to please vote for this act. Reporter that opportunity, gone. At least for now. We all learned a lot. We learned we learned a lot about the vote getting process. Reporter Speaker Paul Ryan saying obamacare will be around for the foreseeable future. And a close vote on health care is cer
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141 passengers racing to get off this plane as the boeing 737 goes up in flames then skids off the runway during a forced landing. The investigation this morning. And swimming with the sharks . Is Michael Phelps gearing up for the toughest race of his life. Pitting the fastest swimmer of all time against a great white, the possible summer showdown that has everyone talking. Good morning, america. Great to have david here with us again. So, whats this about Michael Phelps and sharks . Somebody saying he may race a shark. Im still trying to figure it out. How do you race in a cage . Thats a good question. Why do you get in the water in the first place. A lot of news to get to including President Trumps big announcement today and well hear from new Jersey Governor Chris Christie as we ask him should the republican congressman leading that russian meddling investigation step aside . How the governor answers that. A lot of questions to answer that but before we get to that well begin with d