Live in washington to begin our coverage tonight. and caitlin, i mean, this was a five-hour intense hearing. garland standing firm, but one of the key reasons since he was there is because republicans won him to release audio of biden s interview with special counsel in the classified documents case. and so far we ve got the transcript from the doj that s it. no audio and i know to begin, you ve got some new reporting on this tonight. yeah. aaron. right now, there is a fight on capitol hill today between merrick garland, the attorney general, and the republicans who want this audio tape of joe biden sitting down for this interview over two days with special counsel robert hur, about the classified documents he had in his possession ended up not being charged but that s not where that fight is on its own. it also exists in court. there are more than a dozen media organizations as well as two right? leaning groups. the heritage foundation and judicial watch, who are suing for that tape
The mark-up marathon. powerful groups are lining up to oppose the gop replacement plan. the folks who deliver the health care that will be in this is a it is not good. doctors and nurses associa out. american medical association, the largest group of doctors. it has the lobbying dollars. it features national nurses united and conservative players like the association american physicians and surgeons. it told breitbart it was sotoo similar to obamacare. aarp. a lobby that maybe you don t know. it represents the interests of millions of older americans. a powerful lobby starting with the big social media push against the plan. the three hospital associations are against it. the families usa represents
Conservatives on capitol hill, president trump wants a plan a to get it passed and plan b if it doesn t. he told leaders he will allow obamacare to fail and let democrats take the blame. sources say mr. trump scolded the groups for calling it obamaca obamacare-light. they could have done more outreach ahead of the rollout. for now, the white house sticking with plan a. shifting in full campaign mode to sell the republican repeal and replace. the president will stump for the plan with a visit to kentucky and tennessee. although, a feeling in the west wing the republican leaders saddled mr. trump with the heavy lifting. paul ryan is confidence the vote
Consumers. and new report from s&p global finds as many as 10 million americans could lose coverage. we are waiting for the congressional budget office to score this. that is a non-partisan arm of congress to help congress understand the affects of the legislation. you are seeing in washington downplaying that number. it is amazing the lack of outreach to get these groups on board. you need support from the groups ahead of this. republicans taking fire for suddenly dismissing the importance of a score as christine mentioned from the congressional budget office. the gop pushing the health care bill through. so far without a score. that s normally something very important to fiscal conservatives. lawmakers and the white house are worried about an unfavorable cbo report that could forecast high costs or millions losing
He is unable to do that, the reality is this. this major initiative, this thing republicans campaigned on year after year will die. republican leaders believe with that in mind, at some point, everybody will get on board. dave and christine. phil, what you hear is the process. the washington process as they hammer this out. two world views. obamacare world view and conservative health care view. what are the people who deliver health care think? powerful groups lining up against the gop replacement. doctors and nurses associations speaking out. the nation s largest group of doctors. the list features liberal leaning groups. national nurses united and the association player of physicians and surgeons. it told breitbart this plan is