To be a more acceptable health care package. Drafting is like put that in eye tall licks and quotes at the same time. There nowhere near to any agreement on this we also get indications they are nowhere near to rush this. This might come up with the white house briefing, with sean spicer. A little earlier today. Well hear what peter barnes is hearing with all the crosssection shun developments. Reporter like House Republicans idea he seemed to try to jumpstart Obamacare Repeal and replace. Listen. I know were all going to make a deal on health care. That is such an easy one. I have no doubt that will happen very quickly. I think it will actually, it is going to happen. Weve all been promising, democrat, republican, been promising that to the American People. So i think a lot of good things are going to happen there. Reporter some Senate Republicans sound optimistic moving Health Care Legislation forward. As one told you yesterday on your show. Listen to that. Neil back to this Health Care Measure they want to take up again. Is that risky if it depends republicans getting together on this because they didnt last time . I dont think we gave it long enough. I think we were gets closer. I know the people in the House Freedom caucus pretty well. They are principled men and women. These people honestly want your insurance rates to go down and fix the problem president obama created with obamacare but i think this getting closer. Reporter but Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell didnt sound optimistic. That obamacare will stay put. That the opportunity to pass the house bill has passed. Neil . Neil we have congressman mike turner joining us from ohio on what the next step for the gop right there. I dont want to digress too much, congressman. But on the intelligence issue whether the chairman should recuse himself from the Russian Investigation, some democratic colleagues say he should leave period, where do you stand on this . I support devin nunes on this the democrats are going crazy because he got close to the heart of this whole issue. We have fbi director comey saying there were leaks. These leaks are criminal of information that was Intelligence Community communications that were likely intercepted on the Trump Transition Team. Those are criminal actions. But, more so, the chairman has come forward, says this appears to be surveillance occurring of the Trump Transition Team that was shared with perhaps officials of the obama administration. We need to know who those people are. We need to know if it was improper. As we get closer, more and more democrats say we need to stop the investigation and stop devin nunes. I think we need to get to the bottom of this just as more importantly get to the bottom of russian interference with our elections and how we stop it in the future. Were there Trump Campaign connections and follow the investigation where it needsleads. Neil lets go back to health care. That holds the key. I can tell you this, there is no bill that will come out of here that negotiated with the Freedom Caucus here in the house will ever pass the senate. You need 51 votes over there. I was not going to vote for the bill because of provisions they put in the bill. First off people in my community will be losing health care coverage. The president said well not be taking away health care coverage. The Freedom Caucus asked us to take out maternity benefits and pediatric care as requirement. Those will never fly in the senate. What i think the president will do and i hope his message is part of that. Get a bill 51 senators can get behind. I have a feeling that bill will probably sail through the house. Neil then it is on to taxes or try to do it concurrent with taxes. Message im getting, might change from sean spicer in the white house, dont rush this. Does that also mean the rushing the tax cut thing . We can only vote on one thing at a time, but it doesnt mean we have to work on one thing at a time. I think it is absolutely essential we work on all issues, move them forward, get consensus, find out where the senate is. No reason that the house and senate cant be in negotiations with a bill house and senate can agree on to put on president s desk. Neil congressman, do you think tax cuts should be paid for . To a great extent but you have to recognize there is dynamic aspect of tax cuts. Tax cuts that grow the economy and in turn result in increased revenue to the covers. That has to be taken into consideration as you go through this transition that were talking about, growing the economy, more jobs, economic growth, certainly will be better for our country and for all of our communities. Neil to some more conservative members and even those who arent quite so conservative say, they have to be revenue neutral, what are you saying . Well you know, they have to be completely revenue neutral you cant create revenue, right . If you say i cut a tax that doesnt result in increased revenue that is neutral also. We need to look at tax cuts targeted growing economy, creating jobs, putting people back to work, moving america forward. Neil your sense how actively the president should involve himself in both, health care rework and the tax cutting, what do you think . I think he should be actively involved. Obviously the president made promises on the campaign trail, one which was no cuts in medicaid that are going to affect families. Well have a Health Care Bill that doesnt result in Health Care Benefits being taken away. Certainly that happens in the current bill in my community. I think the white houses hand in getting negotiations through the house and senate would be very helpful. Neil is it your sense that republicans feel the pressure to get the tax cut thing even more than the health care thing done . I think there is pressure with all of them and the reason is this needs to be done for our economy, for health care, for our economy, jobs, moving the country forward, including rebuilding the military. That is on the president s agenda. Im on the Armed Services committee. We need to push that forward. Neil congressman, thanks. Go to Connell Mcshane before we get to sean spicer. We know about the priorities but how little time they have to pounce on them, right, connell . Reporter continuing resolution of the budget. Otherwise youre faced with a Government Shutdown. Well see if sean spicer takes podium outline in more detail, in terms of priority what is comes first and what comes second, what comes third. A lot of that will depend on whether or not you avoid a Government Shutdown, here looks like coming up here, neil the well see if he puts it into perspective for us. Neil all right, con he nell. Technically afternoon i guess. I, sorry to move it up and screw up with the schedule a little bit but we have couple events this afternoon. So i have to get through this, get some questions and then got to move on but weve got two more on camera briefings rest of the week. This morning the president just wrapped up or continuing to, some of the pool just left but the president is hosting a opioid and drug abuse listening session with Senior Administration officials, governors, experts in the psychology of drug addiction, recovery awareness, advocates and others who have been affected by Opioid Crisis. Drug abuse crippled communities across the nation. In 2015 more than 52,000 americans, that is 144 people a day died from a Drug Overdose with 63 involving an opioid according to the cdc. Drug overdoses are now the leading cause of accidental death in our country. As the president discussed with the group this morning they wont be able to discuss this academic, excuse me, epidemic with a single solution. We need struggling americans with help they need. Too many families have seen the destruction drug abuse can bring and we must focus on Law Enforcement. Cheap heroin flooding into the communities as drug cartels expand throughout the country as triggering a chain of addiction spreading from persontoperson, and family to family. President trump has taken action to strengthen Law Enforcement and dismantle criminal cartels. He will talk about how to work on this threat to American Communities with Drug Enforcement experts to stop this spike this is an issue every american regardless of your political background can and must get behind. We must Work Together from the leaders and local Community Support programs all the way to the white house to solve this problem. White house took a big first step this morning in our battle to combat drug addiction and Opioid Crisis by meeting with individuals which included new Jersey Governor Chris Christie who has been a leader on this issue, attorney general sessions, education secretary devos, Veterans Administration secretary shulkin, Homeland Security secretary kelly and others were in attendance. A full list of participant has been provided. I will say, you i know the pool was just in there. Some of the stories from some individuals involved with this with a Family Member are unbelievably compelling. Their desire to see and to work with administration to get this problem addresses is is plaguing communities. The president places this at highest priority. There was a mention by the drug, the acting administrator of the dea, that they have a program where twice a year they gather unwanted drugs. Last year they gathered over a Million Pounds of unwanted drugs. There are 5000 sites which people across america can drop off stuff in their medicine cabinet no longer used to get it out of their house. The next dropoff will be on april 29th. I think the dea will put out more information. When you see some of the action taking place in this report it is truly a call to arms for a crisis that is plaguing our country. This afternoon the president will drop by the Womens Empowerment Panel that the white house is hosting led by Florida Attorney general pam bondi, education secretary betsy devos, Small Business administrator linda mcmahon, u. S. Ambassador to the united nations, nikki haley. Senators for Medicare Medicaid services will speak about unique challenges young women and girls face. Vice president second lady mrs. Pence will be in attendance. To their incredible work doesnt always make headlines but certainly felt across the federal government and across our nation. Womens History Month is coming to an end but the Trump Administration is committed to empowering women in the work place. The work we started this month will not end. The end of the month will continue. President made womens empowerment a priority throughout the campaign. Speaking out on affordable child care and paid family leave, investing in Womens Health and barriers faced by female entrepreneurs and business owners. In february he and Prime Minister trudeau Prime Minister of canada launched council for advancement of Women Entrepreneurs this month. They hosted an event for International Womens day in the east wing. Cms administrator burma hosted a panel on women in health care. His daughter ivanka held a roundtable with Women Business owners with sba administrator ackman and other latina business owners. First lady joined undersecretary of state of Political Affairs tom shannon, 2017 International Womens courage award at the state department. The president believes as the first lady said this morning, quote, wherever women are diminished the entire world is diminish with them. However, wherever women are empowered towns, villages schools and economies are empowered together and were made stronger. Trump administration will continue to insure the American Economy is a place wn thrive. Vice president will participate in swearing in of david friedman. Next ambassador to israel. Neil were still focusing on this. Were getting tape from the white house right now. The president is meeting with this opioid session here that includes governor Chris Christie, attorney general Jeff Sessions, betsy devos, education secretary, many others. Lets listen in. Down 61 at the border right now in terms of people and drugs and we have to deal with the crisis. Were fortunate to have governor Chris Christie with us, a friend of mine, great friend of mine, a very, very early endorser, in fact an immediate endorser once he got out of the race. He liked himself more than he liked me. Sir, but that is all right. Other than that he has been great. He he is a very effective guy i will tell you. So have you working on this at a great moment, people remember you talking about your friend. That was probably your greatest moment during the campaign for president. It showed hough much you knew about this issue thanks very much, chris. Well work directly with representatives from state and local governments Law Enforcement, medical professionals and victims. I especially want to thank pam garazo, where is pam . Hi, pam, how are you . For being here. Pam sadly lost her son, a Beautiful Boy to drug addiction and pam, we mourn your terrible loss. We honor your strength and the fact that youre here. Thank you. He will not have died in vain, okay . Well make sure he will not have died in vain. Thank you, pam, we appreciate it were welcome aj solomon, vanessa atola, both who fought addiction and are symbols of hope and recovery, right . Great job. We must get our citizens to it help and we need help. Everybody has to help. And we will not have to go through what pam has gone through and some other families in this country have gone through. We want to help people like aj and vanessa who struggled through the dark depths of addiction, not easy, not easy. And they found this bright promise of recovery. We must also focus on prevention and law Law Enforcement which iy i issued previous executive actions to strengthen Law Enforcement and dismantle criminal cartels. Drug cartels have spread their deadly industry across our nation and the availability of cheap narcotics, i mean cheap narcotics, some comes in cheaper than candy has devastated our communities. It is one of the biggest problems our country has and nobody really wants to talk about. Vice president pence mentioned this coming into the room. He said this is a problem like nobody understands and i think they will start to understand it. More importantly we have to solve the problem. Our attorney general Jeff Sessions is working very hard on this problem. Takes a lot of his time because this causes so much of the crime that you have to solve, that problem. So solving the drug crisis will require cooperation across government and society, including Early Intervention to keep americas youth off this destructive path. We must Work Together, trust each other and forge a True Partnership based on Common Ground of cherishing human life. So this is a very, very important meeting. Maybe well go around the room and just say hello to everybody so we all know who we are. Then the press will leave and well start talking. Okay . General sessions, we know who you are. Thank you. Keep up the good work. Betsy he devos, secretary of education. David shulkin, secretary of va. Pam garazzo, parent of carlos. Aj solomon. Thank you mr. President. Vanessa, thank you to much for helping me. [inaudible] scott pruitt, epa. Richard townsend acting director of drug control policy. Harvard medical school. Pam bondi, attorney general of florida. Ga rare a, founder of the ga rare a foundation. They could use you now. You would make 100 million a year. I watched for many years, mariano. George always felt good when mari rain know went in. He never had to worry. You through heaviest pitch the ball weighed 30 pounds. How about the broken bats. How many broken bats . Too many. Those bats used to crack, right . Like fire word. Great honor. Thanks, mariano. Jared and chris. Say a few words. Mr. President and Vice President , thank you so much for focusing on this issue. As you know, mr. Vice president , the governor of indiana for four years, this issue causes enormous pain and destruction to eve