the senate verse puts back in obama subsidies for premiums eliminated from the house bill but drops the threshold from 400% of poverty to 3508%. it also maintains a one-year block on funds for planned parenthood. the senate republican health care bill is a wolf in sheep s clothing. reporter: minority leader chuck schumer labeled it meaner. schumer arguing that this plan may be worse than the original. this is a nasty bill. and they re trying to cover it up with little things here and there. reporter: the white house has kept its distance in this process but today indicated it plans to play a role in house senate talks. this morning, the president reacted to the senate draft positively. little negotiation but it s going to be great. reporter: but there will be little time for that negotiation. house majority leader mitch
the senate republican health care bill is oh wolf in sheep s clothing. only this wolf has even sharper teeth than the house bill. i understand you had a chance to speak to senator cruz. what did he have to say? significant changes. the expectations in the days ahead. that s what they want to see in the bill. in fact, anderson, behind closed doors, when senators were briefed about this proposal this morning, ted cruz had a list of four items, entitled path to yes. laying out the ways that he thinks he can get there. the big issue are the things that could get ted cruz to yes are the things that could cause other moderate senators to move from unsure or having concerns to no. so that s the needle right now that senator mcconnell has to thread. talking to senate aides right now, they believe ted cruz has been involved in this process all along. they believe he s playing on fair ground here and somebody they could get to yes. the big question remains, though, how do you get those con
further. institute to what is deeper cuts than the house version slowing spending growth over time. republicans defending the proposal as necessary to sustain the program. tonight, democrats are infuriated. the senate republican health care bill is oh wolf in sheep s clothing. only this wolf has even sharper teeth than the house bill. i understand you had a chance to speak to senator cruz. what did he have to say? significant changes. the expectations in the days ahead. that s what they want to see in the bill. in fact, anderson, behind closed doors, when senators were briefed about this proposal this morning, ted cruz had a list of four items, entitled path to yes. laying out the ways that he thinks he can get there. the big issue are the things that could get ted cruz to yes are the things that could cause other moderate senators to move
included in the house bill delaying the start of that process until 2021. the senate verse puts back in obama subsidies for premiums eliminated from the house bill but drops the threshold from 400% of poverty to 350%. it also maintains a one-year block on funds for planned parenthood. democrats who don t have the relying on emotion. the senate republican health care bill is a wolf in sheep s clothing. reporter: minority leader chuck schumer labeled it meaner. schumer arguing that this plan may be worse than the original. this is a nasty bill. and they re trying to cover it up with little things here and there. reporter: the white house has kept its distance in this process but today indicated it plans to play a role in house/senate talks. this morning, the president
healthcare is a difficult situation. after years and years, obamacare was ready for them to get. obamacare is a disaster and we are trying to do something. reporter: democrats are uniformly opposing it. senate minority leader chuck schumer says it is a wolf in sheep s clothing. the president said the senate bill, the way it hurts cuts healthcare is heartless. president said the health bill is needed, the senate bill might be meaner. the senate republican health care bill is a wolf in sheep s clothing. they want to vote by the fourth of july, to afford