finally breaking in the last 45 minutes, we have details of the new republican health plan in the senate. looks like a compromise. looks promising. maybe that is why the dow is up another 30 points. what is a day. neil, it is yours. neil: great show, my friend. not be all, enall they come up with hope they can pass it. they can fix it, tinker with it. the assumption made all or nothing. they came back dozen times with obamacare. stuart: you can fiddle around with and perfect later. you have to do something now. neil: because they don't do something now, you can kiss everything else good-bye. i don't see any realistic tax cuts of any sort. whatever money plan on expanding that farm, that is gone.

stuart: tree farm, neil. neil: thank you very much, my friend. we're focusing on that. also focusing on bilateral talks going on between president trump and french president macron. i love doing that everyone is so much better. i feel this compulsion to talk french. i compare it to a little bit about like reagan-gorbachev, kennedy-khrushchev, most unlikely leaders getting quite close to one another here. this could be donald trump's way i saying i don't need to deal with angela merkel. i don't need to deal with theresa may in britain. i have a new friend. that is a long, long and durable relationship between ourselves and the french. we haven't gone to war. so with major, major players they are all big ally. he is fully taking advantage of that. so we're on top of that and that joint communique and joint press

conference coming up. we're following closely developments in the united states senate as stuart indicate here. they're closer to something. they have been close to a lot of things before, but a senate health care measure we're told includes provisions that senator ted cruz cooked up, would allow all types of people getting all types of insurance, depending on their need, not one size fits all, consistent rap among those that even supported affordable care act. if you're an older couple, you really don't need, a birthing care, that sort of thing. this idea that everything had to be, you know, the same for everybody with ted cruz's plan it would widen it out and allow people more flexibility, enticement, young people would be able to get on beard. the flip side, gerri willis, would tell you, older folks with preexisting conditions could be paying more. this is way too early to pick apart this whole thing but the cruz option heralded by no less

than "wall street journal" in a editorial today is the one seems to advance the market as teeny bit. what do know know about this? >> that is one big surprise, consumer option put forward by ted cruz, or at least a version. we just got the bill. we're pouring through it. it would allow insurers selling plans with the affordable care act regulations could-off non-compliant plans. here is ted cruz. >> i'm encouraged. i think we're making positive steps. it was a big deal that the senate draft is now includes the con up super freedom amendment. that is an amendment that my office drafted and it is really focused on giving you the consumer, the power to choose what health insurance you want. >> so this is very controversial. conservatives say this could bring down prices for young people which kept them out of obamacare in the first place. more moderate republicans say it would increase costs for elder enrollees.

guess what, he is not the only one with ideas. lindsey graham, senator bill cassidy coming up with replacement plan would redirect $110 billion that goes to fund obamacare to states, would give the money to states to do whatever they want to with it. as i said we got the details of this bill right now. you can hear that meme comment in the back of your head when you read through what they're doing here. in the bill, forget tax relief if you're well to do. the bill reinstates obamacare's 3.8% surtax on investment income for households earning 250,000. it reinstates 0.9% hike in mid-care payroll tax for households earning the same, more than 250,000. so much for those republican promises to get rid of obamacare taxes. number two, no major changes to medicaid provisions from previous versions of the bill although there may be tweaks to help pay for uncompensated care. this contentious with democrats

who say it will leave millions without coverage, reality, far, far different. the bill would have trimmed the growth of medicaid. number three, more money, 70 billion for states to drive down premiums through cost sharing savings accounts, other ideas, so-called stabilization fund. $45 billion for opioid addiction treatment. some senator desperate to get money the bill. protesters criticizing senate leader mitch mcconnell. their big concern, medicaid cuts. as we watch these pictures. oh, by the way, we don't even know if mcconnell has the votes to bring the bill to the floor for consideration. that is the next stop where we expect a ton of the amendments. reading through detail on the website out like 90 seconds ago here, it is clear they're trying to put their best face on. this is a generous bill, not a mean bill. neil. neil: so they hope.

to win over one group you risk losing the other group. always has been that seesawing. gerri willis thank you very much. gerri talked about the 45 million for on pyoid. it will be a lot more money. republicans likely to keep in place at least two of the more prominent taxes built into the affordable care act. talking about 3.8% surtax on the well to do. gerri pointed out earning more than $200,000 a year. couples earning $250,000 a year, the group has to pay a .9 of medicare surtax. it would dole out billions over the next 10 years to buy votes. are they buying any votes? does this make a difference? does this get conservatives on board? buying votes with lots of money, presumably trying to trim this then down seems like an oxymoron.

but let's ask club for growth president david macintosh. what are you hearing about this? >> inclusion of the lee-cruz amendment opting out an consumer choice that is a big step in the right direction. we're all for that. we've been advocating for it. disappointing as you point out all of these wasteful spending increases and therefore, keeping the obamacare tax increases which hurt job creation. it is a protection that over 100,000 jobs will be lost because of senate keeping that in there. so we're going to continue to urge them get rid of taxes. you promised to do that. neil: what if they don't get rid of those taxes? >> in the end we'll have to look at all different parts of it and see. there are a lot of very good things in there. the changes to medicaid. this cruz-lee amendment. getting rid of the mandates. in they can bring themselves to do what republicans should do and cut taxes, then we would be all for this bill. neil: all right. now there are a lot of people you have to give up something to get something and one of the

things mark meadows of the freedom caucus, largely conservative group of republicans had said, that shocked me when we had him on, neil, i would be open not repealing these taxes in obamacare if it was a means to getting to the next step, in other words get this done, move on to tax reform. how do you feel about that. >> you know, mark has a really good point there, and what it shows the conservatives are the ones trying to get the repeal through. we're having to deal with the moderates who decided they would like parts of obamacare, even when they promised their voters would repeal it. the more we point out you're the guys holding it up, the more they're forced to keep their promise and vote for a he repeal bill. neil: i mentioned this to stuart, he touched on the show. not end all, be all they do decide on something. they do approve it. a lot of conservatives are chafing, moderates are chafing, they can revisit obamacare itself legislators did a dozen times to tweak things. >> obama himself changed later

so president trump can make changes in the regulations. yeah, failure is not an option here. we have to get the repeal through. it won't be perfect. we can make it better in years to come. neil: all right. we'll see what happens. david, always good seeing you. thank you. >> great. neil: speaker paul ryan weighing in on will we stay here through august debate. take a listen. >> the house stay in session through august? >> yes. if senate is going to give us a health care bill we'll stay and finish the health care bill. neil: okay. chad pergram right now, what he makes on that, capitol hill senior producer. chad, they go ahead and produce something. house has to act on that something in conference, how likely do you think first off that is? >> they have to get through a lot of things in the senate, the key, right now, neil, not so much whether or not they have the votes to pass the bill. whether or not they have the vote to proceed to the bill. you have to have at least 51 votes to get on to the bill. rand paul, republican senator from kentucky said yesterday,

that he would oppose getting to the bill. there are 52 republicans in the senate. ron johnson, republican senator from wisconsin, who previously had opposed original version of the health care bill said he would vote to proceed. so they still have to get over a lot of hurdles here. there has been pressure applied by the conservative house freedom caucus to keep the house in special, finish obamacare. that is pretty much what paul ryan was saying a few minutes ago, to get this off the deck. you have to see what the senate finally passes, if there are other changes. if the house can reconcile that. again the house bill is very different from what they have cooked up here and presented just a few minutes ago in the senate. neil: this, first this procedural vote just to continue, right? >> to start. neil: when is that slated for? >> we would get a score from the congressional budget office sometime early next week, monday or tuesday. mitch min, the senate majority leader has been silent specifically when they would start but he is pretty adamant

he wants to move this next week because he fools like they're running out of time. you can't start this proses is until you get that cbo score. they're using this special process calls reconciliation which avoids filibusters. it brings the vote from 60 to 51 but you have to get 51. it has to fill parameters of reconciliation. it has to deal with fiscal policy, not regular policy. if you do that, you can use budget reconciliation. that is why you have to have the cbo first. if they have the motion to proceed, probably next tuesday or wednesday, try to vote on later in the week but they have to get through the first parliamentary hurdle which is absolutely critical or the gig is up. neil: mitch mcconnell said regardless how you feel about that, at least get to the vote on that. everything stops. we can't do anything for some of you that want to do something. let me get a sense surprising openness of some conservatives including freedom caucus members

mark meadows, they would be able to swallow, not happily, keeping some obamacare taxes largely on wealthy in there if it was a means to an end. paraphrasing here to go ahead to proceed to tax reform. how widespread is that sentiment? >> you're hearing that. one of the things to watch, what degree they do get to tax reform are they willing to add to the deficit. if you keep obamacare taxes. that sun where key, one reasons to dispeople them entree to do health care was get some obamacare taxes off the books. that would help them deal with other taxes when they do tax reform. that is going to be very interesting to watch and that is something that mark meadows, the chair of the freedom caucus was pushing for yesterday but here is the problem in the house of representatives. they still need to pass a budget. you can't do the second round of budget reconciliation unless you passed a budget. there is a reason it is called budget reconciliation. just this morning vice president pence and budget director mick

mulvaney in the speaker's office, meeting with the die an yak the chair of budget you committee. they were supposed to pass a budget mid-march and again they're not quite there yet. neil: chad, thank you for the reporting and the twists and turns. if i take a peek at the market. talking about up 26 points. a lot of that gain came on word they would endorse the cruz amendment. would allow greater incomessability for people to purchase insurance that wouldn't necessarily be a one-size-fits-all as the case with the affordable care act now. beneficial to keeping young people on because they would obviously choose cheaper policies, ones with higher deductibles what have you. only to get the insurance but, not get coverage for some of the things. now what caused rankles among moderates, you win over conservatives, that is important. they say that will make coverage for those who are older or preexisting conditions much more expensive because young people will sort of opt out the program

and go for the cheaper private insurance plans which republicans generally, and by and large like but it could torpedo them as far as getting coverage and affordable coverage. it would be for those who are young and healthy. maybe not for those who are not young and healthy. that is hurdle to be addressed. it assumes votes are there to support that and put this over the top. anyone's guess on that. i want to go to my buddy charlie gasparino out in sun valley, idaho, allegedly doing work where he can update us on where this rollout stands. sir? >> you know, listen, it is beautiful here. i hope you're eating your heart out back in new york. weather is perfect. not a cloud in the sky. we're having a lot of fun here. we're breaking a lot of news. a lot of people here plugged into what is going on in washington. we should point out ivanka trump and jared kushner are here. here are what we're hearing legislatively what is going on as trump deals with major

controversies surrounding russian influence in the 2016 election. there is talk once again combining, trying to get the dual bill through that combines something with health care and something with tax cuts. we do know that yesterday, before president trump went out, went to france, he was meeting with some of his economic advisors on taxes, how to push this thing through. you know, the impression that we're getting from some of these people in the white house that are telling us about these meetings is that he is looking at his sort of domestic reforms, health care, and reforming health care, getting rid of obamacare and reforming it, getting tax cuts through, neil, as a way of changing dialogue about what is going on in, regarding the russian probe and his son and these, the legal mess that is engulfing the administration right now. so there is some activity, some significant activity behind the scenes in doing that. we understand that mike pence

will take a, play a major role pushing some sort of a health care bill through congress to get that done. you know, as much as people think mitch mcconnell has a lot of stroke in congress which, in the senate which he does obviously as senate majority leader, mcconnell, mike pence, has a lot of stroke with more conservative members. he might even be able to bring them into some compromise. so that is the sort of frenetic activity that is going on behind the scenes. it's a dual track looks like. looks like getting something done you through health care. looks like they're talking about these tax cuts, particularly that corporate tax cut which the market is relying on. which is why the markets have been up. there is, there is a thought inside of the trump administration if they can focus on the domestic agenda they can take heat off of the scandal. if you agree with that, markets are not imploding. that is what we're hearing. neil: i'm sorry, buddy, real

quickly this notion that they are very confident that the, this will pass, something will pass, because the president is throwing the hammer down in this interview with robertson yesterday which he said he would be very angry if they don't do that. how serious that this is not the nice president, we'll do our best, what do you think of that? >> they look at it like this. they see this as a crisis.in the trump administration right now. i mean, listen there is a lot of smoke, no gun on this russian business but it is taking up tremendous amount of time. one way, tons of political energy, okay? one way to change the narrative is to focus on the domestic agenda which, you know, nothing like saying stock market likes my domestic agenda. it is sort of affirmation. that is what is going on. why you see renewed emphasis to get the tax cuts through, get some health care bill through, and you see it is mainly behind

the scenes but it is frenetic activity among his senior advisors. people like pence, the vice president, gary cohn, head of nec, steve mnuchin, treasury secretary. a lot of others. that is what i'm hearing. getting it from good sources. you know, i'll tell you, neil, if there is anything -- you know donald trump actually does better when he is under the gun. he is under the gun right now. maybe we'll see this thing happen. maybe we'll see this happen. neil: thank you, buddy, very, very much. enjoy all the hard work out there. he is perilously close what appears to the highway, maybe the cameraman messing with him. we're awaiting president trump and french president emanuel macron. i'm just a child but i love this sort of stuff. anyway, those two are getting along famously. the one is 39, the other is 71. what started out as bumpy relationship,ed handshake, i can squeeze your hand harder than

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neil: we're moments away now from with could be pretty interesting exchange. first time we'll hear from president trump, maybe reacting to some stories developing with

his son, what he need and said to russian entity in this country back little more than a year ago. all of this will be part of a joint press conference he is having with his french counterpart emanuel macron. what makes this interesting to me, is new alliance. it's a way to checkmate whatever angela merkel is saying in germany. she not a fan of his. we are told he shares that view of her. these two hit it off after what was -- fourth time they have met we're so used toe that anglo-american connection and comradery maybe this is the one that is going to be the case during the trump years. what do you think? >> neil, i wouldn't read too much into this meeting. certainly smart move by emanuel

macron. for bastille day. reality they are oceans apart when it comes to policy ideas. in terms of overall vision there are huge differences between the two leaders. macron is sort of open borders, nationalist, not a big supporter of national sovereignty. donald trump is about advancing robust u.s. national interests. he is a big supporter of sovereignty and self-determination. donald trump is a big backer of "brexit." macron is a self styled enemy of "brexit." you have a gulf of differences between the two leaders but undoubtedly there will be cooperation in terms of counterterrorism, fighting broader islamist threat. also with regard to the war in iraq and syria. neil: you know, outside of all those things, nile, i think i'm

still right. i'm kidding. one of the things i noticed in this relationship how it has improved, a little bit from what it was, wouldn't take much to improve it, handshake thing and everything else. we do have a common theme when it comes to syria, dealing with terrorists. obviously france has been hit quite a bit with terrorist attacks. that is that common bond. president trump could have refused this invite to attend the bastille day events. he had just been in europe last week and he didn't. what do you think, calculate what his calculation was and what macron's calculation is? >> from macron's standpoint he is starting to position himself to be the go-to guy for the americans particularly in the wake of the bad relationship with merkel and to position himself head of the uk. i think it is very smart to invite trump to bastille day where you have very large military-style parades, an airshow. there is this kind of thinking those are things that president

trump will identify with. look, despite their differences there is operational realities to the relationship. there is extensive counterterrorism cooperation in west africa, niger, mali, they are a nato ally. they are a nuclear power. they have a permanent seat on the u.n. as you mentioned there is a long history with the french in the levant in syria, lebanon, iraq, where we have a lot of coordination. there is broad are intelligence sharing. despite some personal differenceses and viewpoints where we're going in the the world, there are very, what i call operational realities in the relationship that are good to work out and have worked out between the two commander in chiefs. neil: when i watch something like these exchanges, watch leaders, you always try to read body language. i'm horrible at it, but what i wonder what brings leaders together those dramatically different stripes? point i raise with the colonel

as well, ronald reagan and gorbachev develop ad quite remarkable aligns and simpatico after rough start. i can go back ironically to kennedy and khrushchev. there is history of getting along with those you didn't think you would get along. i know these are allies, this is a little bit after different case here, what do you make of that? >> those are interesting points, clearly trump and macron led sort of populist revolutions in the united states and france, and certainly both figures emerged from way behind the pack in terms of the political candidates to become their respective presidents. both, secured victories against all of the odds frankly to become the leaders of their countries. but you know, i don't think that you know, you can in any way compare france as ally, for example, with great britain.

the french are certainly a fair weather friend. neil: i think you're a little jealous, nile. i think you're a little jealous. you see what is going an, you're a little upset. i can understand that. >> just reality, neil. just reality, neil. the french aspire to have a special relationship with america but they will never have one of course. neil: all right. >> but a lot of pomp ceremony this week which is always very nice. neil: indeed. colonel, we talk about the changing landscape in europe. we talk about the fact that europeans claim that americans are not providing adequate leadership. so angela merkel assumed that role i guess dealing with vladmir putin, famously challenging him, rolling their eyes at things he is saying, what is happening out there and what are we to make of that? >> one of the things we have to think about is, i think, a number of leaders have pressed the europeans. neil: it being particularly when it comes to nato to step up to pay their collective defense. france is not at that 2% mark

but they're getting close. one of the things we have to accept, look, you need to take more on your own. there will be kind of this jostling who is the first among equals if america is not. that is just with us having such a burden, also comes a lot of leverage on where we want nato to go as an alliance and what we want to focus on. that is the give-and-take i think you're going to see as, i don't call it a pulling back but as we're encouraging all of them to step up militarily. these disagreements we have with the french, whether on trade or other issues isn't the first time. you remember they famously would not back us in the iraq war. so they did in a significant way in afghanistan. we've had our differences before. i think fundamentals of the relationship are sound. of course they won't be the same as our relationship with our, with the brits and uk but it is strong -- neil: you and gardner are simpatico.

>> it is a strong one i'm glad to see the president nuturing. it is important. neil: i'm glad to see you both, good sports as well. we're wasn'ting for a joint statement. meantime one of the things that comes up is whether the president will address questions about his son. jesse burns, "the hill" associated he tore. jesse, if they come up i i guess he would have to. he can pick as many questioners he wants or stop it even if he is on foreign turf? >> we don't know what the foreign press will talk about in in the minds of american media. this is many looking back in the united states, anytime the president goes abroad there is some controversy swirling at home. this is the latest example. because it involves family it is personal. he is ardent and vocal supporting his son not in his administration but was key advisor during the campaign. now a central focus of this russia probe it would seem. neil: where do you think this is all going, jesse?

>> i heard a number of republicans crafting this health care thing separately, one framed we need a win for him, a win for all of us referring to the president an republican party. not to deflect all of this, but just to put up a w, what you do you make of that? >> yeah he. i think, obviously the president's legislative agenda has largely stalled. they want to get to tax reformulater this year. it has taken longer than anticipated to get health care done. they got it through the house. it's a big lift to get it through the senate. they have majority control but need to get on the same page. they need to get that win, they view for trump. if they don't, that has been months of focusing on health care with no fruit to offer. so that is something that if they can get that done, that will be something that they can focus on instead of trump, jr., and the swirling controversy. neil: what do you make, switching a little bit, this might come up as well, i will

imagine or could imagine that if even after all this rework and keeping the taxes in effect, or at least big ones, still gets repudiated, that pretty much, you know, sticks a fork in the republican agenda this year. i can't imagine tax reform instantly happening. what is the fallout of failure? >> yeah. they have a few weeks of runway here to actually get this done. if they can come to some type of agreement between the moderates and more conservative senators but, yeah even if they do advance this bill, they will have to reconcile it with what the house passed which is quite a bit different. neil: absolutely. >> not as generous of course to states that are expanding, have expanded medicaid under obamacare. so that is going to be very difficult, even if they can't get this through the senate to fet it to the president's desk. neil: you know, jesse, you're closer to this than i'll ever be, i found it interesting mark meadows, when we had him on,

chairman of the freedom caucus, he would in fact be open to keeping those affordable care act taxes in effect, the big ones, 3.8% surtax on wealthy, .9 of a percent for medicare also on the wealthy. if it was a means to an end. paraphrasing here. the gist of his comments, this will get us to tax reform, so be it, i'm for that. what did you make of that? it surprised me. >> at some point if they can get it through the senate, what, got through the house, got through the house, it will not get to trump as desk? i think there might be, there will be a lot of pressure on some of these vocal republicans who maybe are staking out a moderate position or conservative position to say look, this is a huge agenda item for trump. it would be his first major legislative win. so they have to come to agreement on that. and yeah, this would set up tax reformulater this year. so there is definitely added pressure because of that.

neil: back, hop skipping like a drunk here, jesse, if you indulge me, this meeting, this alliance or budding friendship, i don't think it is quite a bromance but it is better than it was, it is interesting how much these two leaders do have in common, their age notwithstanding. they have no elective experience but yet they become their country's most powerful leader around they both repudiated the political establishment in place. how much do they work off of that? there are other philosophical differences notwithstanding. >> seems like they kind of both approach this job with certain charisma in their respective ways. they are definitely the heads of their respective states. they have to at least sit down with each other and try to work out any kind of differenceses. one of your previous guests mentioned military alliance long been there between u.s. an france an cooperation between

the various countries that is huge part of the united states relationship not only with france but britain and germany. neil: were you surprised that the president said yes coming to these bastille day celebrations? >> definitely. he could have said no. he hasn't gone to great britain yet. we don't expect that anytime soon. it was a little surprising he is in france and especially at a time where macron is pushing him to find his way back, trump, into the paris accords. that is a tall task for him to try to get done, just because trump obviously is vocally against that. neil: if you're angela merkel or theresa may, german and british leaders respectfully, are you a little agitated at this relationship? >> i think that for them anytime that trump is showing a warmness to europe in general that could be viewed as a positive sign, and you know, we'll see the devil is in the details of course. so we saw last week with the g20

summit, all of them trying to come together on climate change, on trade, despite the stark differences there. they realize trump is trump. this america first agenda at end of the day will be his guiding light but how he kind of goes about that in certain ways, if he makes any kind of concessions to macron and trying to appease some of these european leaders, that might be beneficial for him. we'll see if that comes about at all. neil: jesse burns, "the hill" associate editor, good seeing you. >> thanks, neil. neil: to republican strategist, kevin paul scott, conservative commentator ashley pratte. i want to bring up a point, ashley, jesse raised here uniqueness of this relationship. his point europe regardless whether there are rivalries among leaders would welcome this u.s. president to making overtures period. what do you think of that? >> definitely. i think one, it is fascinating

he did accept this, given macron has shown defiance to president trump and stood up to him. neil: right, right. >> i actually think trump in some ways respects that. seeing pictures coming out of france this morning it was really fascinating to me because you saw macron with his arm around president trump. neil: ashley, this is bromance going on. this is bromance going on. they strike me as huggers. >> something is happening here despite the rocky start. i do think men have a lot more in common than people give them credit for. they are both the same type of leaders but have different ways going about their diplomacy. one is hashtag diplomacy and one more aggressively trying to get things done. with that said i think this whole trip is kind of coming together of sorts how we bridge differences on policy and how we work together. i think macron will try to position himself as a world leader. by doing that, realizes he needs to get in good, that the united states is a key ally.

in doing that he needs to foster that relationship with president trump, but, i think trump again respects him for somewhat being defiant in the beginning. neil: kevin paul scott, you looked at these relationships of republicans and democrats, with foreign leaders. they always test out the new guy. donald trump is a controversial and different figure to put it mildly, but, how is this going to change things? should we worry in the united states about how our president gets along with them? you could argue as i think donald trump kind of has in the past, if i'm a hit with them there must be something wrong but what do you make of that? >> no i agree on ashley with the point it is obvious to me that the president when he goes over there he is connecting with somebody who in many ways he admirers because of the strength. that strength piece is a connection. on the point are we surprised he is going? not at all. the world is adapting very quickly to donald trump. they understand what he likes.

it is what he liked when he went to poleland last week what he likes tomorrow and sits up there sees a parade, welcoming of america's interest in the world war i and tanks rolling down the street, donald trump loves that. and i think the world is at adapting much more quickly than people think, maybe even than some of the left in america can understand how this works. they're appealing to what he is going to like and enjoy. showing strength where they need to. i think that will forge pretty good relationships. neil: let's not go crazy. not as if we're fully endorse putting eggs on top of everything. ashley, one of the things i do notice some domestic concerns, senate is looking to get procedural vote on health measure. still not formally out. coming from senator john thune. heard from a number about guests the same. that is hurdle to get the ball rolling here. there is a distinct possibility to be enough no votes to prevent that.

that could be catastrophic, right? >> yes. this is something, you know, obviously every overseas trip that the president takes it's a good reset for him, i think. but at same time, when there is all of this stuff going on domestically at home between the stuff going on with his son and russian lawyer, he is is trying to put that behind him by resetting on this overseas trip. then other thing at play is the legislation. this is a key tenet, repealing an replacing his legacy moving forward. this is something he ran on and promised to his base of supporters. if it doesn't get done that falls squarely on his shoulders. with that said, this is what, round three now? paul ryan is out there saying that the house will stay in session if the senate gets something passed but i'm not sure that is likely. what i'm hearing there is a few different versions of this. what ends up happening, again we get into august recess which is now going to be you know prolonged and extended, whatnot trying to get stuff done here

which is great. they're finally getting their job done. i don't know that this actually results in a deal that people can get behind in the republican party. neil: kevin, one of the things we're hearing that just to get to that is proving a hurdle. for example, senator mccain is on the wires saying that the new senate health care bill really doesn't seem to address a lot of arizona concerns. he is arizona senator. referring to the fact that older folks there are running out of options and paying a lot more for options they're getting. enter ted cruz has a plan that might make that even worse for older patients. of course those two famously do not get along. without getting into the palace intrigue here, how raucous do you think this will get? >> this is tough now. this is the challenge as president trump goes out of the country to get a reset, he likes that more, he needs somebody here from his administration to be leading. this is one where he needs the political capital. they have to get involved. seems like there is no way that

a deal in the senate is reached unless this administration is actively involved but that takes them having political capital to bring some of the freedom caucus together with some of the more moderates. i worry about that. neil: i hate to jump on you. we're might get more details. mitch mcconnell speaking on the floor of the senate right now. >> these trends are not new. costs have been going up, choice has been going down for years but these trend continue to get worse and things are not likely to turn around unless we act. obamacare was a direct attack on the middle class from the very start. it's a ticking time bomb today. obamacare is years long hurdle towards collapse is rapidly approaching its seemingly inevitable conclusion. total meltdown, which would hurt even more americans on top of those it has hurt already.

we can't let that happen and we have continued working hard to insure that it doesn't. after extensive consultations across the conference, numerous meetings with constituents and intensive conversations with members our conference has updated last month's better care discussion draft, with additional provisions to make it stronger. we just walked through that revised draft together. it is now available online. i encourage everyone to review it. as before it aims to stablize and -- neil: mitch mcconnell is detailing the new senate plan here that will have a number of onerous provisions that some moderates won't like, some conservatives won't like but he is ready to get this going with a procedural vote we're told set for early next week. let's go to paris with emannuel macron with donald trump. >> translator: welcome president

trump. he accepted the invitation i accepted a couple weeks ago in order to invite him to join the ceremonies of the 14th of july tomorrow. i think it is both a symbol and very important that the president of the united states could be with us tomorrow on the occasion of our national day and attend a military parade which will, to which the american troops will take part. we will be also commemorating the 100th anniversary of the american troops joining world war i with the allies in france. i think it is important because beyond "the daily news" we live in countries with roots which are deeper and go further and beyond who we are. so the presence of president

trump with my eyes, not only natural and i think it is also an excellent thing for the history of both of our countries. earlier today we started sharing part of our joint history at the museum, the army museum. then we had a working session. i shall say i am extremely pleased about it. we have been able to talk about a number of topics of joint interest and we underlined a number of shared convictions and most importantly a joint road map for, in order to work together in the coming month. we agreed at utmost to have, to implement free and fair trade and this is what the g20 in hamburg also expressed in terms of sensitivity. we want to work together in order to implement the some efficient measures to tackle

dumping anywhere it is taking place in all the fields by sharing the information that we have and making sure that both the european union and the night can take the necessary measures in order to protect within the context of free trade but of fair, free trade we can protect all of our sectors of activities where we are active. we then had a long discussion which enabled us to cover all of the topics of international policies and challenges for the, security challenges for the people. when it comes to fighting terrorism, from day one i can say that we've seen and are strongly determined to take any necessary measures in order to root out terrorism and to eradicate it no matter where particular narrative. on the internet we agreed to extend action and cooperation in fighting against propaganda. we wanted to get the, all the

major operators to limit the propaganda and also tackle cyber criminality. these topics are fundamental and do hope that we can translation cooperation between both our countries. with a lot of satisfaction that i heard from president trump the very same approach and all services there for will be working in coming weeks and months to have solid action map pulled out. here in syria we agreed to continue to work together in secular in order to be able to launch together some diplomatic initiatives to in order to pit pit -- put in place a road map what will commodity after the war. we talked about a role, post-conflict role but nichely we want to put in place a contact group in order to be more efficient, in order to be

able to support what is being done by the united nations in order to support a political road map particularly for syria after the war. it is important to put in place some inclusive political solutions for that period of time. we know where destabilization comes from. the road map will take care of that. we'll cover it and we'll ask our diplomats and our staff to work along those lines, so in coming weeks some concrete initiatives can be taken and -- by the p-5. we share the same intentions regarding libya. like i told president trump i very much want to take a number of diplomatic initiatives trump want given the situation we know and which requires more stability and better control over the region. libya or sahara, i think i can

say that we have the same vision, very coherent understanding of the situation in the region and the same willingness to act very clearly against any form of terrorism and destabilization. next, climate, well, we know what our disagreements are. we expressed them on different occasions but i think it is important that we can continue to talk about it. i very much respect the stand taken by president trump. he will, work upon implementing his campaign promises and, as far as i'm concerned i remain attached to the paris accord and will make sure that step by step we can do everything which is in the accord. ladies and gentlemen, this is the in summary, what we've been talking about. we will continue to with a friendly tune and informal one this evening.

regarding trade and security for both our countries the fight against terrorism, stability in the near middle east, in libya or in the is a hair remarks i can say that we have a shared determination. the united states is extremely involved in the iraq war and i would like to thank president trump for everything that has been done by the american troops and i would like him to know that i am fully determined to act together with him in this, fully determined. i very much want both our countries in these matters to increase their cooperation in the coming months because the threat we are facing is a global one. the enemies, our enemies are trying to destablize us by any way and i believe that this is very much at the heart of the historic alliance between our two countries in which fully

justifies the presence of president trump today and tomorrow in paris. thank you. thank you, dear donald, thank you. >> well thank you, very much, president macron. and melania and i are thrilled to join us and mrs. macron. this is a wonderful, national, celebration, we look very much forward to it. it will be spectacular. tomorrow bastille day. we're honored to be here in your beautiful country, and it is certainly a beautiful country, with its proud history and its magnificent people and thank you for the tour of some of the most incredible buildings anywhere in the world. i was very, very, very beautiful thing to see, thank you. when the french people rose up and stormed the bastille it changed the course of human history. our two nations are forever joined together by the spirit of

revolution and the fight for freedom. france is america's first and oldest ally. a lot of people don't know that. ever since general lafayette joined the american fight for independence, our fates and fortunes have been tied unequivocally together. it was a long time ago but we are together. and i think together perhaps more so than ever. the relationship is very good. this visit also commemorates another mile stone. one century ago, the united states entered world war i, and when the president called me had mentioned that fact 100 years ago, and it was, i said, mr. president, i will be there. that is a big, important date, 100 years. we remember the tens of thousands of americans who gave their lives in that valiant and

very difficulty struggle. we also pay tribute to the heroic deeds of the french troops whose courage at the battle of marne and countless other battles will never be forgotten by us. more than one million french solds laid down their lives in defense of liberty. their sacrifices and an eternal tribute to france and freedom. french and american patriots have fought together, bled together, and died together in the fight for our countries, and our civilizations. today we face new threats from rogue reg booms like north korea -- regimes like north korea he, iran and syria and governments that finance and support them. we also face grave threats from terrorist organizations that wage war on innocent lives. tomorrow will mark one year since a joyous basses steel day celebration in nice turned into

a masses cure. we all remember that, how horrible that was. we mourn the 86 lives that were stolen and we pray for their loved ones. we also renew our resolve to stand united against these enemies of humanity and to strip them of their territory, their funding, their networks and idealogical support. today president macron and you myself discussed how we can strengthen our vital security partnerships. just had a meeting with our generals and our representatives that went very he will well. france has excellent counterterrorism capabilities. the french troops are serving bravely in placing like mallly to defeat these forces of murder and destruction. the united states and our allies strengthen our commitment to he defeat terrorism. we are also making tremendous progress. earlier this week with the

strong support of the united states, and the global coalition, iraq forces liberated the city of mosul from isis control. now we must work with the government of iraq and our partners and allies in the region to consolidate the gains and insure that the victory stays a victory. unlike the last time. last week the g20 leaders also reaffirmed the right to sovereign nations to control their borders. we must be strong from within, to defend our service from threats from the outside. the nations of the west also face domestic challenges of our own creation, including vast government bureaucracy that saps the strength from our economies and from our societies. for this reason i applaud president macron on his courageous call for that less bureaucracy.

it's a good chant, less bureaucracy. we can use it too. and the europe that protects its citizens. we did not become great through regulation, and in the united states, mr. president, we also have cut regulations at a level that we've never seen before. so we're very proud of that. although the last six months but by allowing our people to follow their dreams. that is what it is all about. to achieve these dreams, however, we must also confront unfair trade practices that hurt our workers and pursue trade deals that are reciprocal and fair. both president macron and i understand our responsibility to prioritize the interest of our countries and at the same time to be respectful of the world in which we live. we live in a very complex world. we have to respect it. the united states remains

committed to being a leader in environmental protection while we advance energy security and economic growth. the friendship between our two nations and ourselves, i might add, is unbreakable. our occasional disagreements are nothing compared to the immortal bonds of culture, destiny and liberty that unite us, so strongly unite us also. as long as we have pride in who we are, where we've come from, how we got here, and what we've achieved, as free and democratic nations, then there is nothing we can not accomplish together. france helped us secure our independence. a lot of people forget. in the american revolution thousands of french soldiers fought alongside american troops

so that as lafayette said, liberty would have a country. ever since then courageous heroes from both nations have fought for the same noble values and the same righteous cause. tomorrow the french tricolor will once again wave proudly alongside the american "stars and stripes." our brave soldiers will march side by side. we will all be inspired to protect and they cherish the birthright of freedom our ancestors won for us with their sweat and with their blood. president macron, thank you for inviting melania and myself to this historic celebration, and to you and your spectacular country, may god bless france and may god bless america. thank you very much. thank you, mr. president.

[speaking french] >> translator: very well. we will be taking four questions. neither president trump nor myself have microphone. >> hello. >> he is getting first question, the president. regarding the paris accord and now president trump, for you to come back to the paris accord and change your mind.

regarding your relations, how would you describe today? is it a dinner between friends? >> well, regarding climate, we have a number of disagreements between some particular the commitment by president trump during the presidential campaign. i am aware of the high importance, but we talked about our disagreement and we discussed the matter even before president trump reached a decision. it should have an impact on the discussions we are having on all of the topics. this is the reason why we share the same views in some major common goals on many other topics are all other topics, which we've been discussing

today and we shall move forward together. next of course president trump will tell you about it, but we are going to be working together and work with the united states is a major topic. i understand the things that we shall lead the united states of america and continue. today, and there is nothing you and the president did, but i believe there is a joint willingness to continue to talk about things and try and find the best possible agreement. i remain extremely attached to the framework of the accord, which has been within that framework that i am working on

priorities for the european union. lastly, i never very much want to comment who we are and what we are doing, but i can tell you that -- because we are the representatives of two countries which have been allies for other and because we've been able to build a strong relation, and matters a great deal for both of our countries and it will therefore give me great pleasure to gather with you tonight. >> i think that i can reiterate. we have a very good relationship and friendship and we look forward to to dinner tonight at the eiffel tower. it will be something special. yeah, something could happen with respect to the paris accord. we will see what happens.

but we will talk about that over the coming period of time and if it happens, that will be wonderful. if it doesn't, that will be okay, too. we will see what happens. we did discuss many things today including the cease-fire in theory and we discussed ukraine, a lot of different topics that we briefly hit on the paris accord and we will see what happens. >> thank you. mr. president, your fbi nominees said if someone in the campaign got an e-mail about russia like the one your son, john junior, received, that they should alert the fbi rather than accept the meeting. is he wrong? also, were you misled by your team and not knowing about this meeting? mr. president, thank you very much. you have heard president trump say it may have been russia, may

have been others that interfered with the u.s. election. as president trump taken a hard enough line on russia as you see it? >> well, start off by saying first of all, i believe that we will have a great fbi director. i think he's doing really well and we are very proud of that choice. i think i denigrate service to the country by choosing him. he will make us all proud and i think someday we will see that. hopefully someday soon so we are very proud of him. as far as my son is concerned, my son is a wonderful young man. he took a meeting with the russian lawyer, not a government lawyer, but a russian lawyer. it was a short meeting. it was in meeting that went very, very quickly, very, very fast. one of them left almost immediately. the other one was not really

focused on the meeting. i do think this from a practical standpoint, most people would've taken not meeting. it is called opposition research or even research into your opponent. i've had many people -- i've only been in politics two years or decades many people call up, g, we have information on this person or frankly hillary. that is very standard in politics. politics is not the nicest business in the world, but it's very standard where they have information and you take the information. in the case of don, he listened. as i see a come and they talked about adoption and some things. adoption wasn't even part of the campaign, but nothing happened from the meeting. honestly, the press made a very big deal over something that really a lot of people would do. the lawyer that went to the meeting, and she was in the halls of congress also.

somebody said that her visa or her passport to come into the country was approved by attorney general lynch. now maybe that's wrong. i just heard that a little while ago. she was here because of lynch. so again, i have a son who is a great young man, a fine person, took a meeting with a lawyer from russia. it lasted for a very short. and nothing came of the meeting. i think it is a meeting that most people in politics probably would've taken. mr. president. >> to answer your question -- [speaking french] >> translator: >> and i do believe both of us have relationships with russia. president trump had to raise

meeting with president putin and i had two very long with president putin, the very first one -- this relationship is very important. we have a lot of discrepancy with russia that in the current environment, especially middle east, it is to work together, to share these agreements and to build relationships. that is my relationship with russia and we don't have obviously the same relationship as the one with the u.s. that's a long-standing relationship with russia as well in sport and have us both of us have with president putin. >> one of the great things that came out of the meeting was the fact that we got that we got a cease-fire that now it lasted

for a guest, mr. president, almost five days. while five days doesn't sound like a long period of time, in terms of a cease-fire in syria, that is a very long period of time. that was a result of having communication with a country. so during that five day period, a lot of lives have been saved. a lot of people were not killed. no shots have been fired in a very, very dangerous part of the world. this is one of the most dangerous parts of syria itself. by having some communication and dialogue, we were able to have that and move on a cease-fire in a rough part of syria and if we get that and all of a sudden you are going to have no bullets being fired in syria and that would be a wonderful thing. >> mr. president, do you have a question? [speaking french]

>> translator: a question to president macron, do you go on to support presidents ability for the olympic games and you somehow criticize president trump's policy without naming him. president trump made a very clear choice not to build wars to protect these. do you condemn the ban and the rule between the united states and mexico? regarding syria as was mentioned by president trump, they are ready to talk directly with bashar al-assad in negotiations that you mentioned. >> you mention the friend. we told you that paris is no longer paris. you were implying that the time that paris was not safe anymore. you also say that france and germany are affected and it is their fault because they let people enter the territory.

those are very strong words. would you repeat them today? do you believe france is not able to fight terrorism on its own territory? thank you. >> you better let me answer that one first. that's a beauty. he is the one that answered the question. that wasn't even one of my picks. you know what, it is going to be just fine because you have a great president. somebody that will run the country right and i would be willing to bet because this is one of the most beautiful cities in the world and you have a great leader now. you have a president comic tough president. he's not going to be easy on people that are breaking the laws and people show tremendous violence. i really have a feeling that you will have a very, very peaceful and beautiful heiress and then coming back. you do better -- better do a good job otherwise you're going to make it look really bad.

>> regarding the first question, i believe the discussions that we've had today, -- [inaudible] in the never-ending fight against terrorists and this is what i was referring to. this is what we are working on together. in this respect, there is no difference and no gap between the french and the american position and i do say when i refer to those who have been by opponents in the french political battle come i also mentioned, so let us not mix up

everything in the fight against terrorism. this approaches as to how the intelligence is also to be working together on all oppression with which they will enable it more. your question regarding bashar al-assad is an important one. let me put it simply. we now have a new approach as theory because we want some result and to be closely working together. we have one main goal, which is to eradicate terrorism. we want to build a sustainable political solution against our background. i do not require assad's departure. this is no longer a prerequisite

to work on not because i can only tell you that for seven years, we did not have an embassy and still we have -- we have a common red nine together with president trump intervened before i was elected and i sent it to president putin after the election. any use of chemical weapons will lead to reaction regarding the price is and that we also want the core doors. also, we want to build a sustainable political ability for syria. this is an order to stick to it, we need diplomatic initiatives beyond the military action. this is what would be agreed

upon because we want the members of the security council and the members of the countries involved in the process. of course there will be representatives of the thought that will enable us to put in place a roadmap, but there will also be representatives in a position in people with different backgrounds and we will talk to all of them against that background. one must question. for americans journalists. [speaking french] >> translator: both presidents, mr. macron commuter first meeting during the g20 summit. what will france do?

how will france cooperate with all of these areas with china and what do you think would be for xi jinping? -- during this g20 summit and how do you want it to continue to work with china and what do you personally think about mr. xi jinping? thank you very much. >> is a great friend of mine. we've gotten to know each other very well. a great leader. he is a very talented man. i think it's a very good man. he loves china i can tell you. he loves china. he wants to do what's right for china. we asked him for some assistance with respect to north korea. i probably need to do a little bit more, but we'll find out. we are now working on some trade deals. he's been very nice, he has let beef go back in an certain

financing go back in, credit card financing and other things go back in at my request, which is a great thing for farmers. a lot of good things happening. we are going to be working on some very major trade components. president xi jinping is a terrific guy. i like being with him a lot and he is a very special person. okay, thank you. [speaking french] >> translator: i got to meet president alejandra in hamburg. early next year i will be turning to china. i cannot say that he is a friend of mine or that i know him very well because i very much want things as they are. we had some initial contacts. i have a lot of respect for president she and over the past few months he did express his

willingness but the vision and i wanted to commit himself on a number of topics. i think that many in.vos and he made -- very strongly expressed his vision of china. including climate is very committed to that and he told me he wanted to do more in the field and i can be happy about the cooperation. the president trump said, the trade issues regarding the members, there're differences,, but a joint willingness to sort them out and as members of the security council. but this respect is a key partner all around the world and i share what he just said that

china is playing a very specific role regarding the rising growing tension with north korea and it's important in the region. he is today one of the great leaders of our world, implementing a major ambition is china, society and the economy and the willingness with respect if you have the strategic dialogue to continue to talk about the industry, economic matters in any difficulties. >> very well. ladies and gentlemen, once again i think president trump for his visit and i will be seeing him in a few moments in a friendly atmosphere. >> thank you very much. great honor.

neil: would you have been watching the respective watching the respective new president of the united states of course that france and was very short and sweet when it came to reporters for ham united just said the french leader, emmanuel macron said don't let the screen door hit you on the way out. one of the things i found interesting is the president said regarding what was going on to address that, that most people would have taken a meeting saying my son is a wonderful young man. most of it was devoted to this back-and-forth with the french leaders, saying that he says their friendship will be unbreakable and their bonds are undeniable. the u.s. and france share a special spirit of revolution. not for the french, american independence itself would've been called into question. blake burman at the white house. very, very quick address of what it going on with this wretched thing with his and not with

that. >> as many would expect, the president of the united states came to the defense publicly in front of the cameras of his oldest son and the defense from president trump on this date in regard to donald trump junior is this. he's a wonderful man. it's a great young man. those are the words of the president used. he defined this is a short meeting that donald trump junior took. said it was a lawyer from russia and not a russian government official. trump said this was a meeting that really lasted about 20 minutes or so, that the other folks and a commensurate kushner, paul manafort, basically implied were just there in body in a way because he said kushner got up after a few minutes and paul manafort as we know was just typing away on the iphone the whole time. president trump also said that anybody else put on the spot the president claimed would've taken the meeting as well. >> most people would have taken

to a meeting or event research into your opponent. i've had many people. i've only been in politics for two years. i've had many people call up, g, we have information on this factor for this person or frank lee hillary. that is very standard. reporter: the president that is very clear in politics. politics is not the nicest business in the world. at least on the policy front of this come a little bit of news from president trump as well. he got a little bit of an assist from emmanuel macron. he said in regard to vladimir putin, dialogue is good and that is when president john didn't and said not only was he able to negotiate a cease-fire with russia in regard to south wisteria, but the president also saying there are talks in the work currently for a second ceasefire within syria. the other issue of course is the paris climate agreement. president trump, president

macron making it clear that these two have differences on this issue and for now it will remain that way. neil: much has been made of the fact that president trump been there last week as a special courtesy in favor and an honor to return and emmanuel macron was impressed by that and he is too might appear to be opposite in so many ways, not the least of which is a 32 year difference between them. they do share a lot. political novices in their respective countries that they might be striking a bit of a pro-man's here. >> a friendship if nothing else. there is certainly political differences as the main one, which both of them talked about is the agreement that the main city, and the paris climate agreement, those are polar opposites. when you talk about syria, we heard both of them mentioned that country they are.

the troops inside of iraq, an issue that france stands by as well. several different issues here that these two can find common ground in. russia appeared you heard him say he too met with vladimir putin. the president made some comments in regard to paris months ago in which he said paris is no longer paris and the president was asked about that instead book, emmanuel macron is basically rolling out the red carpet saying you are now in good hands. there is very clearly an outreach here. we saw this at the g20 with these two talking that these do feel there is some common ground here, france an ally. both of these young presidents in their tenure in the two of them reaching out to each other. and that there was a very clever answer to say i did say that but you've got a new leader. see how that goes. blake irvin, thank you.

managing editor cady, would you make when the romance might be pushing here, that these two started off pretty isolated in their first meeting was anything but. >> yeah, the president was extremely friendly and jovial. macron back to president trump when it came to russia and vladimir putin, saying i met with him before, too. dialogue is good. it was interestingly very friendly between the two. we can help perhaps because that is good if we can increase those relationships. not a bad thing and it shows perhaps trump can start bridging the divide between him and the leaders of canada and germany. >> when it -- neil: it comes to climate change, he did not. they feel they might have more common bonds may be on some trade issues of this president, too sweeping country by country.

what do you think about? >> they are finding areas where they can work together. the important part is people try to label president trump as someone who refuses to work with people and browbeat people and is doing what he wants and instead he's showing he can reach out to the french president, find similarities, work on things like russia. maybe they don't agree on climate change, but that doesn't stop them from being able to progress together another issues. neil: kitty phrase, thank you very much. very good having you. we are learning former president jimmy carter had a fainting episode today for dehydration in canada. part of the habitat for humanity homebuilding africa was going on coming the 34th such year he has done that. this occurred out of sight where it was very warm, very hot. he's expected to be okay.

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neil: all right, we did get this conference wrapped up between the president of the bad dates in france. interesting enough for american audiences that the president stuck by his son, donald trump

junior, singing it happened in this meeting with the russia moyer and most people would've taken that meeting. in fact, the russian lawyer in question some of the visa was approved by the obama administration. what not to say his oldest son. my son is a wonderful young man. i am paraphrasing there. commentary writer tom nevins with us. what did you make of that? the extent of the comments on this whole thing? >> you know, i think he is being slightly misleading or quite misleading and how he is per train it. if we look at the facts of what happened, the pursuit of a meeting with essentially a russian cut out, someone working as an intermediary for the russian intelligence services. to me that is concerning, the rationale for why they have these investigations running. neil: so, in your way of looking

at it, it is not done. i notice one of the things that came up and it wasn't even asked for that he was distancing himself from that. he wasn't aware of it. he minimized the importance of the meeting to the people there, referring obviously to jared kushner and paul manafort, his former campaign manager. not up and leaving soon. so he minimized and didn't seem to have two share anything whether he knew about it before or after. when you think about that? >> it suggests however you want to define it, running from smoke or fire that he doesn't want to be associated that closely. he was defending his son to be sure and i think we would expect that. at the same time, as you suggest is that calibration by what trump is saying. he is sensitive i think more than some people give him credit for it to the complexities surrounding this issue that will

continue to grow i think. neil: is it your sense that president, how this progresses on this investigation about who and what and when did he really needs, as i was mentioning that the prior guest come in the area on the legislative front. obviously they are coddling something together still a long way from a procedural vote next week. but he really needs of the very to keep the momentum in another area and not in the investigation area. >> i think that is true. that matters to rebuild confidence with republicans especially in the senate and obviously today rob portman is backing away from the health care bill. we should see what happens. one element in president trumps favor surprisingly before he became president is the degree to which on foreign policy, president macron france is

actually forging a measure and that really comes down to having two masses of defense in rex tillerson is a realist old hand guiding him. it could be worse. there's a more steady hand on foreign policy than i would've expected. neil: thank you very much. i do want to update you on some developments in france right now. later on, these two reasons will be dining. this is a very, very expensive restaurant, very fancy commish nancy. what is it, maybe 20,000 leagues under the sea, which is the distance, not leagues like baseball leagues. anyway, let me just tell you something about how pricey this place is. the minimum per person charged works out to about 230 euros, which is about 260, $270. might be a little off, but that is about anyone.

they do put a gun a lot of stuff. with an egg dish, do you put on it? it is very fancy, very nice, very filling. very rich. but they hypothetically have had heart surgery. probably not the place you want to run to, but it's a wonderful restaurant and one of paris' best. the venue is an accidental. this was a force uniting on french president macron is that you cannot alter what leaders do corporations do or what visitors do when they come. they go to an expensive restaurant and this is one of the best in the world, would you like the egg thing or not. we don't know who's going to pick up the tab, but there's going to be a tab. after this. dentures are very different

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neil: are we in france? i'm already getting a bunch of french tourists and viewers aware that the rather restaurant

at the eiffel tower. how do you know they are not eating on the first floor? i'll tell you why i know it's not that one because that one starts at a luxury five star restaurant starts at closer to 200 dirty euros per person and that is the starting point, 260 u.s. dollars. so i think i know. in the meantime, you have a meal like that, you just might need to see a doctor because there's rich food, delicious food. susan collins among the early nose or so it seems to this reworked plan on the part of republican parties that pride again something going together on an obama caret placement. so they were eager to knows. you can't afford anymore than not. they were anxious about it. alabama republican senator luther strange. good to have you.

where are you on this, sir? >> i'm very encouraged after the briefing this morning and i just came from our policy lunch in their ongoing. i really am encouraged. >> there are some alliances and he didn't say one way or another whether he reject it. it didn't sound very hopeful. two win over moderates, you're going to kick off conservatives who don't like how big medicaid is getting how much money is thrown at it. where do you think this will go with a procedural vote next week and after that if it gets after that? >> i'm for sure hoping we would get on the votes of the procedural vote will pass next week. i'm in the conservative camp so i like what i've seen. i like the flexibility, the freedom of amendment and more diverse choices. but the talk is still ongoing. bill cassidy and others are

working and if we get on the bill, we will have a robust amendment process. again, i am optimistic we are going to deliver here. neil: senator, any pressure you feel on the part of the president saying yesterday he would be very angry if republicans failed at this? >> no, i don't think so. i hear that from my constituents all the time. they want us to take action. that is what we were elected to do. i'm not surprised he would say that. i hear it all the time. again, i'm going to be optimistic here they really am. today the mood is different and people are working together in hearing each other talk. those are all good times for me. >> do get a sense, senator that the party could swallow, keeping the taxes, to keep taxes on the largely upper income 3.8% tax on investment income and the nearly one percentage point medicare.

can you live without? >> well, i don't like it but i'm more interested in the hard-working men and women getting creamed right now by obamacare premiums. i see this as a process. i don't see the final solution to anything good to anything. adequate time prices doing on the regulatory side. much more marketplace things on the broader bill, but that can't happen in the next two weeks. neil: what happens if this doesn't happen? when i was talking to mark matas about the freedom caucus largely conservative group of folks who were hoping like you to consider in keeping those taxes then. it means to an end, getting tax reform. are you of that mindset? >> i want to see greater entitlement reform. i'm anxious to get the tax reformcommon thing i hear the most about what their citizens. we've got to get the economy going. a lot of good ideas to do it. we are stymied right now, so i think we've got to bring this to

ahead. take as long as it takes, stay an extra two weeks to get it done. drain to paul ryan indicated that if the senate turns out or approves the measure, they will obviously stick around in conference to put together an assessable measure to both houses. how likely do you think that is, you know, he seems to be predicating the houses summer plans on what you guys are doing. >> well, they probably have more to do. they could stick around and work like we are. i hope they're working on the reconciliation bill like you say. i don't doubt they will be here and we'll stay here as long as they need to get it together and come back and vote on final passage. neil: if you don't get this through and i know it's jumping the gun, but are you worried that the whole agenda for your party goes cuckoo way? >> it will be helpful, i'll say that. if we can get it done we need to acknowledge it right away and

move on to things that people care about. click regulatory reform, filling up the cabinet post in conservative judges. neil: senator, thank you. very good being you. senator luther strange of alabama on the senate budget committee. charlie gasparino has some breaking news developments concerning cbs ceo les muñoz. we'll have more on that. the peak of the menu as the jewels aren't recognized and heralded as one is the best restaurants on the planet. some of the prices i could repeat to you should be. a little more after this. i had frequent heartburn, but my doctor recommended...

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>> lowering them, which we do in modern history. that alone won't keep them from moving overseas or competitors go lower. we have to redesign the way we tax or companies can compete anywhere in the world, especially here at home. if the board of adjustment isn't politically readier needs more study, we have to find a solution. we are looking at a number of proposals from the past as well as new ideas on how to tackle the problem. neil: that is kevin brady

speaking with adam shapiro. he is the house ways and means chair. the guy cooking up all this tax reform and reform is the operative word here. the key to that discussion as you heard, the idea that lower rates alone won't cut it has to be a fundamental change in the way we conduct tax policy. the devils in the details. one of the devils getting this help your thing done because if they don't get that done, they are not going to get this. even if they do come it will not be here. a lot hinges on what progress they make and that is looking dicey, but things can change in a number of allowances to conservatives and moderates alike. you know the drill. you do something for one group, the other group gets annoyed. it's like my kids, you can do with it. here's the guy can do with it, but fortunately he is in sun valley so i don't have to directly. my buddy, charlie gasparino breaking news out there. how are you doing, but? charlie: if using a rented aside, i think there are rattlesnakes over here.

i keep hearing them in the bushes. if i run away from the cameras because i'm about to be bitten by a venomous snake. >> your producer is in a box raid near you. connell: we do have breaking news because my producer, and the ceo of cbs. cbs is in the news for a lot of reasons. not just broker made but because they could be taken over. they could merge with somebody. they don't have distribution. there was an idea of viacom earlier. both by the media empire headed by sherri redstone. here is what les told brian. he said cbs has no plans to make a plan for another company and they are willing to go it alone in this competitive media space. that is interesting. sometimes stories are not just deals happening. with less moonves, he believes that cbs is better alone yet he

hasn't been a need to merge, to team up for distribution or by something else. pretty interesting. they are always rumored about buying something or merging with the distribution outlet. also, time warner was in play, cbs, and there is a notion that maybe cbs is teaming up with time warner. that is not happening. that is being merged with at&t. we actually -- brian actually asked moonves about the deal and he said he believes that deal despite everything from president trump during the campaign that he didn't like the time warner deal because it was too much distribution and his animus at cnn for a lot of reasons. moonves tells us he thinks a look at the regulatory approval in the trunk battle with cnn will not impact the regulatory review. he thinks it's basically the professionals are in place and the justice department antitrust division in the sec check the

boxes. he said it's going to have been. there it is. standalone at least for now he thinks at&t time warner is going to happen. back to you, neil. neil: the reception jared kushner is getting with ivanka, i know there is a split. some like trump, others don't. they like the tax cuts, but it falls differently. what kind of reception are they going to have? >> listen, i think they would get a good reception. this is mostly a left of center crowd. media executives, tech executives. the media tech and telecom, all the same these days as you know. these are not strict delineation between newspapers and everything. generally it is a left of center crowd. remember, ivanka and, ivanka and jared, ivanka trump and jared kushner are left of center people. they represent the left wing of the trump administration.

i think they are friendly territory. you know, my guess is they are here for two reasons. escape a little bit based on the stuff going on in washington with the russian investigation. and also i think they will press the flesh a little bit unfair that the president in such a bad guy. here's some positive things he wants to do. and by the way he's good for your business. the trump administration would likely approve the at&t time warner deal. these guys want to be able to do deals. that's good for their business and i am sure ivanka trump in jared kushner are saying that. i don't know for sure because they won't let me in the place. neil: now come i understand that. the producers getting mad, but you have you ever eaten at this restaurant at the eiffel tower? very extensive. 230 per person usually $260 at a minimum each.

>> i am not big -- i'm not a big french food guide. i like italian food and coming you know, give me sausage and peppers any day over frog legs. neil: it is not all frog legs. what do they eat in france? >> a lot of eggs. delicious food. connell: not eggs. chicken cordon bleu. they are screaming at me. they want to cut me off? neil: yeah, they do. they don't like you. charlie: state creates.

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neil: welcome back, everybody. less than a minute ago on this show before i hand it off to my buddy trish regan. look at what is going on at corner of wall and broad. the dow is not moving that much through the french thing and progress on health care. seems to be hoping when we got word they were including these ted cruz features that would allow people to buy bare bones basement kind of products for health care that would be offered at cheaper price, thereby insuring more young people will sign up. the problem with that is, a lot of older folks, those with preexisting conditions might pay more. price will not be an issue for the perspective presidents of

this country and france, dining at one of the fanciest restaurants in france on is being floor of eiffel tower where the minimum meal set you back equivalent of 230 euros, about $260. i might be off on the ratio. it should be a le good time had by all. to you, trish. trish: did such a good job. thanks, neil. lots of news going on. president trump coming out swinging blasting the liberal media making a big deal over his son's meeting with a russian lawyer. the president said his son has done nothing wrong. anyone in his position would have done the same darn thing. all this as senate republicans unveil he revised version of their health care bill. we got it all. welcome, everyone, i'm trish regan. this is "the intelligence report. defending his son donald trump, jr., in a press conference with purchase leader macron.