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Of the comments that were made yesterday regarding the reason for the outcome of the election. i think he just wanted to make it clear what exactly happened. on health care, the president appears to be directly involved behind the scenes? how much responsibility does the president plan to take for the outcome of the vote if it does occur this week? i think if we have a vote, which is looking greater and greater every day, but again, i m not going to get ahead of the house leadership in deciding when that is. my assumption is the house leaders will call that when the numbers put usover t over the t. the president has been on the phone constantly, the vice president, chiefs of staff, calling on members, hearing their concerns. i think we have made this an unbelievable bill and an unbelievable replacement for obamacare which is failing. that s what we sought to do from the beginning. there was an important politico yesterday that seemed ....
Last several. i think we re getting to that number closer and closer, but that will ultimately be a decision that speaker ryan and leader mccarthy have to make. on timing, i ve heard different things from the president over the course of the last few weeks. at one point i heard the president say he wants the bill to be taken up now. other times it s not important, let s get the bill right. what s your view, is it very important as far as the administration is concerned that this bill vote take place sooner rather than later? well, obviously sooner than later. the goal is what we re getting closer and closer to every day. but you don t want to put it up and not move forward. the president wants to make sure leadership is confident it can pass and i think he s done everything he can in terms of speaking to members of the house to get there. ....
Predictions of how mideast peace will go. what s different this time? i think demand is different. the president s diplomacy style is paying dividends, whether it is getting someone who is held for years in egypt released, whether it is the actions that china has taken. the relationships and the foundation that the president is rebuilding will pay huge dividends for this country. you saw it today with president abbas, him talking so kindly about the president. you saw the relationship that exists and is only getting stronger between him and president netanyahu. you have two individuals who because of this president are increasing their desire for peace. you ve got an individual in president xi in china that has ....
Briefed. does he then accept that? i m just saying i don t know what he has recently briefed. i know the question was asked during the testimony. i don t know what new evidence beyond what they shared with the president in december has happened between then and now. one more thing on that front. he called russia, quote, the greatest threat of any nation on earth. is that something the president agrees with? i think the president has been very clear that he thinks the threat north korea poses with a potential nuclear weapon that has range capacity is something he finds to be threatening to the lives of americans and our allies. alexis? i have some health care questions. i want to follow up on the president s conversations with congressman upton. until yesterday the president thought there was enough funding and congressman upton came up with $8 billion more. ....
High, it will essentially be like them not having it whatsoever. so they potentially have the votes to pass this. is there a feeling, mike, from your assessment there on capitol hill, that they just need to pass something? it doesn t necessarily matter what is in this bill, but they ve got to prove that they can legislate, that they re not just the party of no, and also give a win to their republican president? absolutely, and you make a good point. i think the sense for many republican leaders here in congress and republicans in the rank and file is the traditional political sense here in washington. if your party is empowering the white house, then your political fortunes rise and fall on the president of the united states. certainly there is a wary eye here. it does not help that message discipline, shall we say, has not been consistent coming from the white house. they feel as though they have the rug pulled out from under them. they ve been working with cross purposes with the p ....