upton: i'm fred upton. let me just tell you how we got to where we are today. i support the bill with this amendment that's going to be included as part of the rules package when we consider this likely tomorrow. i made it pretty well known last week that i was not comfortable with where this process took us after the bill left the energy and commerce committee. i made that publicly known. i sat down at length with chairman walden and chairman burgess earlier this week, monday night, with a number of colleagues and we talked about how we can add protections for those with pre-existing illnesses. staff wrote up my thoughts about that in terms of legislative language. i reached out to billy long last night. and what this amendment would do is provide additional funds directly into the high-risk pools to be spent for people that might otherwise lose their coverage because of a waiver that a governor would seek. it's our understanding that the $ billion over the five years will more than cover those that might be impacted and as a consequence, keeps our pledge for

two moderates, fred upton and billy long say they're ready to vote yes. that's as long as an amendment that congressman upton wrote is in the bill. they made that announcement after meeting with president trump and vice president providence. congressman upton's amendment adds more money to protect people with pre-existing conditions. it's not clear if it's enough to convince other republican hold-outs to join in line. it clearly did not do anything for senate minority leader chuck schumer. he said the proposed upton amendment is like administering cough medicine to someone with stage vote cancer. congressman upton said he expects an up or down vote tomorrow, sometime in the early afternoon. in march, republicans couldn't get enough support to bring a bill to the floor. our senior capitol hill producer points out republican leaders could be playing with fire if they make too many changes now. he says we may put this on the floor and roll the dice. john roberts is live at the white house. just in the briefing. what else is the white house saying about healt

billy long, a conservative from missouri and fred upton, the former energy and commerce chair, one of the key voices who was pushing obamacare repeal over the last several years both said they could not support this bill because of what they said it would gut protections for, people with preexisting conditions. and so those were a one-two punch for gop leadership this week. it looks as though the vote is heading in the wrong direction from what gop leaders would like. >> we are looking as we speak this afternoon the headline at thehill.com. 22 no votes. on fred upton and billy long, this seems to be an issue that is concerning a number of members. >> it is specifically members who are from more moderate districts although billy long is more conservative. that is surprising and unexpected up here on capitol hill. but essentially, this stems from an amendment or a deal that was struck between tuesday group chairman tom mcar thur of new jersey, a moderate and mark meadows, the freedom caucus chairman, in order to bring on reluctant conservatives from the house freedom caucus, but what it

the two congressmen, missouri bill long, and michigan fred upton switching their votes after the secure $8 billion moreover 5 years to help people with preexisting conditions. >> i talked to the president yesterday, based on our discussion, and agreement, can now be in a place where i can support the bill with such amendment. >> we're both yes on the bill. there work to be done. i am happy to announce that people in 7 district of missouri will have preexisting conditions covered add quad adequately. lou: it is now likely that bill will go to house ruling committee later tonight. preparing the way for a possible vote tomorrow. and house delivering an earlier budget win for president trump to keep the government running through september. the vote 309 to 118 that 1118, mad-- 118. president trump by the way will be in new york city tomorrow, meeting with australia prime minister malcolm turnbull to mark 75 anniversary of battle of the coral sea aboard the aircraft carrier turned museum. parked on manhattan's west side. the president has not been in new york for 107 days, that is longest st

to win over the likes of fred upton to the reluctant congressman, do you lose anyone else?at's the way it's been going. the conservatives this is a two state rep moderate or vice versa. real clear politics cofounder on that notion whether the white house is making progress on here. the president is obviously working overtime to make sure whatever we come up with and i guess this is leading herein is it's going to be better than what we've got now. everyone on board. he's not been subtle about it. what do you think? >> well, i did think having fred upton, meeting with them, that they've switched from a node to a gas is big. right now on capitol hill, they are passing up the upton amendment to all of the other folks undecided. there is still republicans and another night team that have come out against. >> you are unsure and i don't know if you are on earlier. prepared remarks from him that said there really aren't that many who are guaranteed no. if they put on record it have to be an record, they would vote for this and a number of so-called uncommitted that you just outlin

we saw fred upton, a brilliant play by fred upton, he holds out for his constituents concerned about the pre-existing conditions, the waiver, the escalating premiums that will result from that. he extracts $8 billion by going down to the white house and march b out in the driveway and more or less waving this agreement around saying he's the one who has procured that. when you look at the details of this, plus the fact it's going to go to the senate and change considerably, a lot of these changes stripped away, republican leadership is asking a lot of moderates who have constituents who are concerned about the provisions of the bill and lost coverage to walk the political plank for a bill they know is going to change, that's not going to look anything like this when and if it comes out of congress. >> mike viquera, thanks so much. to your point, nancy pelosi said what you called last night, she called it a moral mon stros stay. moderate republicans know this will be tattooed on your head forever. >> forever. mark halperin, i don't want to be overdramatic, i know there are members of

and fred upton, one of the key voices who was pushing obamacare repeal over the last several years. both have said they could not support the bill because of what they said it would gut protection for people with pre-existing conditions. those were a 1, 2 punch for gop leadership this week. it looks as though the vote is heading in the wrong direction from what the gop leaders would like. >> as we speak, we are looking at the headline at the hill.com saying there are 22 no votes. issue thatto be an is concerning a number of members. >> it is specifically members who are from a more moderate district. elong is a conservative, though. that was surprising and unexpected. essentially, this stems from an amendment or deal that was struck between the tuesday group chairman, tom mcarthur of new jersey, and mark meadows of the freedom caucus chairman. that was in order to bring on reluctance from the house freedom caucus, but what it has done, drive -- essentially drove away gop votes on the more moderate lane of the party. fromhere is a real push the vice president, who has been up your on

fred upton has been talking for years now about doing precisely what he's spent the last week opposing. it's a bizarre, hypocritical position. the g.o.p. moderates seem to have bought into this been put out an aggressive style by the obama administration that the key issue is pre-existing conditions. that that's what kept people from getting insurance, when that was a tiny fraction of the issue. the real issue is pre-existing economic conditions. but pre-existing medical condition poles better. republicans seem 12 bought into it. tom macarthur from new jersey, a lot of states already have guarantees about pre-existing conditions that have have been for decades. even if they got a waiver from obamacare, it wouldn't affect anybody with pre-existing conditions. it's a weird poll testing complaint of convenience rather than dealing with the actual issues about getting more people insured. >> bret: here is raul labrador on that issue. >> you in the media have been reporting that were not taking care of people with pre-existing conditions, and that's not absolutely -- that's absolutely false

fred upton came out against the bill. he got a lot of backlash.hen he came out with sort of a face-saving thing that really did not do anything to the bill. but he voted for it. we do need to make sure that mitch mcconnell doesn't just engineer this so that a few republican senators get some window dressing changes and send it back. so bottom line, it's really important that everybody turn out to all the town hall meetings now, just as they did before. >> so senator, i want to take you back to your house experience, you're an expert on this. and what you just mentioned with congressman upton, he is in a position when he is asked to cast that vote, as we said, the first inning of this exercise. it's a less pressurized vote at that point because it's so much more distant from actually becoming law. this bill, if it passes the senate, goes back to the house in some other form. and all those fred uptons have another decision to make on a completely different document at that point. and that is a much more pressurized decision that's a round about way

. >> the key is that this amendment offered by fred upton and billy long, it seems to be the magic thatnlock this health care puzzle. we saw this when the democrats were struggling to pass health care and there was an amendment then which was the unlocking mechanism and this was the magic alive. once they got out, republicans quit having attrition in terms of members jumping off than they were able to get this almost right. >> that is absolutely right. and so obviously a nailbiter there for house republican leadership and that was that fred upton amendment that promises a billion in subsidies for pre-existing conditions. that has been the big issue in the house. but as you know, this is a short-lived celebration because now the legislation has to go to the senate where it is going to me a very different fate. but it also has a different set of eyeballs and priorities. can you explain that? >> they have to move this through budget reconciliation. they are trying to avoid a filibuster in the senate if you consider things under a special set of rules. democrats would filibuster it as a rul

i said fred upton and i have been working on some language that if we could get in there would get us both in the position where we need to be on pre-existing conditions to make sure those people are covered, cause they need to be covered. period."rep. nancy pelosi, (d) minority leader "they are not legitimate they have put this forth to make it look like oh we've improved the bill. no. it doesn't improve the bill. and don't let this - this is an insult to the intelligence of the american people. " a previous g-o-p bill collapsed in march, partly because of opposition from freedom caucus republicans. that group is now on board with the new bill...but other republicans say its fate is still uncertain. (steve) it has been five long years... and now, the sierra lamar murder trial wil soon be in the hands of the jury ... and deliberations could begin by the end of this week. the defense is expected to resume and wrap up its closing arguments tomorrow. and the biggest question now being asked .... "is antolin garcia-torres .. the wrong man on trial in the murder of sierra lamar?" lead defe

moderate republican fred upton and conservative billy long said they will support the bill.y spoke after meeting with president trump on their amendment to help cover people with pre-existing conditions. >> he said that this bill would be just as strong on pre- existing illnesses as obamacare. i want him to keep that pledge. this amendment allows that to happen, and cover those that otherwise might have been excluded. >> woodruff: the amendment adds $8 billion to the bill over five years. leaders of the house conservative freedom caucus endorsed the proposal, and said the "vast majority" of their members will support it. but as of the time we went on the air, no vote has been scheduled. in eastern missouri, another wave of heavy rain is adding to a flood emergency that's already claimed five lives. the swollen meramec river neared an all-time high in suburban st. louis today, damaging 200 homes and threatening some 1,500 more. parts of two interstate highways are also under water, and a section of the mississippi river is closed. the u.s. justice department confirmed today i

so, fred upton gets another 8 billion thrown into that. you get a sense now -- here comes another running member of congress that passed me -- you get a sense now that the tide may have shifted in some way. meetings are ongoing here. still very much touch and go at the moment. there is talk, murmuring about possibly putting the bill on the floor tomorrow. one thing we know for sure, katy, they're not going to wing it. if they put it on the floor, they know they'll have the votes which brings up another issue which is what happens in the senate? i've been talking too long now so i won't describe that for you. >> i do want to ask one more question about the senate and where it goes from there. there is a feeling that it going to have to get a lot more moderate if it's going to get anywhere in the senate. we heard from tom morgan really trashing this. >> that's the uphill climb they have had in trying to convince these moderate members of the house of representatives on the republican side to go along with this, because you're essentially ask

congressmen fred upton of michigan and congressman murray said they threw their support behind the plan to support those with pre-existing medical conditions. they were trying to round up enough votes to push the bill through the house this week.

i said fred upton and i have been working on some language that if we could get in there could get us both in the position where we need to be on pre-existing conditions, to make sure those people are covered -- covered because they need to be covered, period. i said that all -- i started running in 2009 but after they passed obamacare, i said, there's two good things i like about it, pre-existing conditions and keeping kids 26 on their folks' insurance. i'll always stand for what i believe. it's probably got me in trouble with the right and the left. but that's where i am. and that's why you don't see much of me out here. i usually do my work behind the scenes. i try and put a lot of work in the committee and the energy and commerce committee. so today, we're here announcing that with this addition that we brought to the president and sold him on in over an hour meeting with him that we're both yeses on the bill. there's still work to be done an the votes, i believe. so we're still going to have to, i don't know where the vote count is. no one has shared that with me. we all still ne

. >> the key is that this amendment offered by fred upton and billy long, it seems to be the magic thatnlock this health care puzzle. we saw this when the democrats were struggling to pass health care and there was an amendment then which was the unlocking mechanism and this was the magic alive. once they got out, republicans quit having attrition in terms of members jumping off than they were able to get this almost right. >> that is absolutely right. and so obviously a nailbiter there for house republican leadership and that was that fred upton amendmet that promises a billion in subsidies for pre-existing conditions. that has been the big issue in the house. but as you know, this is a short-lived celebration because now the legislation has to go to the senate where it is going to me a very different fate. but it also has a different set of eyeballs and priorities. can you explain that? >> they have to move this through budget reconciliation. they are trying to avoid a filibuster in the senate if you consider things under a special set of rules. democrats would filibuster it as a rule

billy long of missouri and fred upton of michigan. both are against the latest bill to replace obamacare but they are working on an amendment that would protect americans with pre-existing conditions to make the measure more palatable to moderates. you see this balance don't shift. republican leadership and the white house making a hard sell to get the plan through the house. phil mattingly has the latest from capitol hill. >> reporter: as it currently stands according to a cnn tally 22 republicans are firmly and publicly in the no camp. republican leaders can afford to lose all of 23. that means over the course of the next couple of days they have major work to do primarily with moderates and centrists on the issue of pre-existing conditions. something fred upton a congressman from michigan and the former chairman of the committee that oversees health care laid out like this. >> from day one i've supported the rights of those with pre-existing illnesses to be covered. and in my view this under minds that effort and i can't be a part

people know about fred upton's knees but not fred upton himself.does this say about republican leadership as to where we are today? >> that's a great point. this has been seen as a litmus test for paul ryan and his ability to get this through. we saw the spectacular failure only 48 days ago to get to a point of the vote, people wondered if paul ryan pulled a fast one on the president in taking on such a difficult issue. thisanalysts are saying was probably not the way to start for his presidency. on the flipside, the democratic don't see that many of the new generation of democrats able to really mobilize the fight. that's something we will have to watch going forward. the democratic party is focused on resistance or donald trump and not as much focused on offense and how they bring their message to the american people about what they will protect. if they can use health care as a springboard to do that and consolidate the body under a stronger message about the economy and jobs and health care in the future, this could be a defining moment for the

moderate republican fred upton who opposed the bill now reportedly under change that would help peoplewith existing medical conditions pay premiums. steve scully's way in and as the clock ticks down to a possible vote before a recess that last 11 days. >> are bill protects people with preexisting conditions and provides multiple layers of protection in ways that obamacare doesn't do. >> some white house officials want to vote in the health care bill tomorrow. that decision not just victor paul ryan and majority leader kevin mccarthy. drink at the white house blasting democrats after victory over the announced budget agreement and defends the $1 trillion spending bill. more right here from blake burman. reporter: the senate to vote today and tomorrow any government funding bill that would fund the government through september. questions have arisen about what might happen in october and beyond. on tuesday, president trump treated out the following quote. the reason between republicans and democrats is they need 60 votes in the senate which are not there. we either elect more republican

what this tells you is that when president trump brought billy long, fred upton -- chris: two members of congress. >> and dr. burgess into his office last week and said, fellas, let's work it out, let's make sure this pre-existing condition taken care of, president trump made it happen which should show every american how committed he is to making sure that if you have a pre-existing condition, this president is not going to let you down. chris: okay. you're talking about that narrowly. there are arguments against it, we're going to talk about that in the next segment. but here's the broader point. the cbo released ap analysis of the last bill, and let's put the stats up on that. by next year the cbo said 14 million people covered under obamacare will lose their insurance, by 2026 24 million people will. that's not taking care of everybody as the president promised. >> first of all, we don't buy that cbo score. everyone instantly isn't going to come off of insurance as that score would indicate. we're also going to have more options for people, different levels of options for people,

trs. >> and the result of that was this deal, fred upton, now a firm yes on this bill.lso willie long, who helped work on that amendment is a yes as well. i'm told from aides interest this process, a full on blitz is behind the scene on the hill. president trump making phone calls. house republican leaders making every individual member they can to try and get them on board that they are cautiously optimistic that they could get there. what does get there mean? it would mean, wolf, a vote as soon as tomorrow. before they leave for that recess. but the question remains, is the amendment, is the addition of that $8 billion enough to get members comfortable with essentially the idea they would be touching a third rail? this idea of conditions, and giving state the opportunity to opt out of the price protections included in obamacare. this is something they campaigned against doing repeatedly over the course of the last couple of years. that on the table in order to bring conservative on line. they are are worried about what they have been hearing from constituent the last

congressman fred upton, former chair of house energy and commerce committee giving the bill a significant today. saying it torpedos key protection. >> from day one i've supported the rights of those with preexisting illnesses to be covered. and in my view, this undermines that effort and i can't be a part of it. >> republican leaders looking to reassure their members and prevent even more loss of support for the bill. >> even if that is a requests a waiver and get's a waiver, continued coverage is the law of the land can't be waved for people with preconditions. >> billy was born with heart disease -- >> meantime democrats are drawing attention to an impassioned plea from late night host jimmy kimmel who shared the story of his son recently born with heart condition. >> if your baby is going to die and it doesn't have to, it shouldn't matter how much money you make. i think that's something, whether you are republican or democrat or something else, we all agree on that, right? we do. >> former president obama tweeted today, well said, jimmy. that's exactly why we fought so hard for aca an

it is from a congressman named fred upton. reason why this matter system he used to be the chair of the manager and commerce committee. the committee that is in charge of health care policy. listen to what he said about the current formed health care bill. >> the freedom caucus insisted on this provision. they've added it in the rules committee. as you may know, i'm not at all comfortable, i said this last week, i'm not at all comfortable with removing that protection. i've supported the practice of not allowing pre-existing illnesses to be discriminated against from the very get go. this meant torpedos that and i told the leadership i cannot support this bill with this provision in it. >> phil mattingly, why is that a mini earthquake? >> you think about the member. when you have somebody with the statu stature and experience like fred upton and you say that's a problem. he's essentially echoing what all of the either unsure or flat-out no members i've talked to have said. they believe despite what the speaker has said, despit

liz: fred upton, bill long, mike burgess. saying hey, wait a second, what about the preexisting condition? will they get more money for higher risk pools? you know, i know we have betty ma coy has been becoming up on misreporting that preexisting conditions coverage will be gutted. i have seen that coverage too. they are struggling to get the health reform passed. the fact fred upton will be in the meeting is very key to get the repeal and replaced bill massed. charles: stay on health care. obamacare continues to collapse under its own weight. aetna says it will scale back its participation in the exchanges next year citing massive losses. betsy. you say they're running scared? >> they're cowed by reports, false media reports that this bill guts protections for people with preexisting conditions. that is exact quote from the cnn website, a lie right across the top of the cnn website. typical what they're hearing. if they read the bill, something novel for members congress, they will find out in fact people with preexisting co

they were getting absolutely nowhere when fred upton, the former chairman of the energy and commerce committee, the committee that put out how many versions of repealing obamacare back when president obama was still the president -- when he jumped ship, they knew they re in pem so, again,hey've done he old-fashioned way, a series of closed-door meetings on capitol hill. mike pence, the vice president, has been here for three consecutive days. i'm standing in statuary hall in the house of representatives. he was down stairs in his first floor office, a parade of undecideds. the arm-twisting, the cajoling, the pressuring has gone on. you saw those two members marching down to the white house and walking out with that $8 billion commitment. now, despite all of that and despite kevin mccarthy telling me and other reporters just a few minutes ago, after he emerged from a gop leadership meeting behind me in the speakers' suite of offices here in the capitol, that they did have the votes to go forward. it's still going to be touch and go along the way tomorrow. not clear at all they have an

a senior republican like fred upton getting off bills in significant size. if they had the votes they would take the vote. if they aren't taking the vote it's because the votes aren't there. >> in fact, that's why paul ryan persuaded the president the first go-round not to go to the floor. i want to play for you something that's been extraordinary. it is on this subject but it is from a different venue. it is jimmy kimmel saying his son needed heart surgery and people without his resources would be facing issues if this went through. let's see what happened last night. >> on friday, april 21 my wife molly gave birth to a boy -- a baby boy. his name is william. he appeared to be a normal, healthy baby until about three hours after he was born. they did an echocardiogram a found he was born with a heart disease. and on monday morning dr. starns opened his chest to fix one of the two defects. he opened the valve. the operation was a success. it was the longest three hours of my life. [ cheers and applause ] before 2014 if you were born with congenital heart dis

>> the substantial new part has come from congressman billy long and congressman fred upton.t's well vetted, i can tell you in the ways and means committee and house leadership. the rest of the bill is largely unchanged from what has been sitting before them. >> i've got to run. steve, you like that question by the smile you have on your face. you can do it in five seconds. >> all right. what has not changed is the cbo premiums, 15%, if you're older, you're going to pay more. that hasn't changed another has the cbo score. >>> the fbi director calling russia the greatest threat on earth. mouch is russia continuing to interfere with u.s. politics. >>> plus, john legend joins me. why he thinks president trump is unqualified for the office he holds. ray's always been different. last year, he said he was going to dig a hole to china. at&t is working with farmers to improve irrigation techniques. remote moisture sensors use a reliable network to tell them when and where to water. so that farmers like ray can compete in big ways. china. oh ... he got there. that's the power of and.

these are people -- i mean fred upton is a good example of somebody. he was somebody who for years was pushing to repeal and replace obamacare. i reported today that back in 2013, he actually issued and authored a report as chair of the energy and commerce committee saying that community rating and essential health benefit requirements were driving up premiums. now he's saying he can't support this at all because it's giving the options to state to opt out of these things. >> this is a key point. you know, at least mel brooks got a lot of criticism for what he said the other day about basically sick people paying more. the house freedom caucus at least there are members who have a sort of coherent ideology, which is that we want to deregulate the industry. we don't want to offer these sort of essential guarantees that people should be able to pick and choose and hopefully that will drive premiums down. that's the story they're telling, whether that's what it is. but it's harder to tell a coherent story if you say, well, we like all those protections. w

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now the congressman, fred upton said the proposal would provide $8 billion over five years to help people with pre-existing conditions. he said it is not a done deal, but it addresses many of his concerns. >> president trump and russian president vladamir putin agreed to work together to end the violence in syria. the white house describes their latest phone call as very good up safe zones in syria. the kremlin characterized the conversation as business like and constructive. the two leaders agreed to try to set up their first face to face meeting in july at the g-20 summit in germany. >> meanwhile, we are getting first look from inside a helicopter over syria showing at least four barrel bombs being dropped on to a rebel held town. another video shows the ground view of the explosion and destruction. a pro opposition report says these bombs killed at least six people from one family yesterday. four children are also said to be among the victims. both videos were shared, by a pro opposition activist. >> back in the u.s., manhunt is under way in chicago for a suspect who shot two police of

people like fred upton, who supported bills to repeal when they knew it would be vetoed by obama, alla sudden, when it could be signed into law, got cold feet. they didn't support it. i think this is a major achievement to find a consensus replacement for a very fractious undivided republican caucus. i think it is a cause for celebration among republicans, even if, as i think is likely, the senates want to go along with that. >> martha: we just want to let people know that kevin mccarthy just confirmed that there will be a vote. it's going to happen tomorrow between 12:30 at 1:00. that is when it will get started. charles, you make a great point. if it has been so long since we have seen this kind of function and the government, where we see things getting hammered out. i'll be at, it is all on the republican side. they have the majority, they have been roundly criticized for not getting anything done in the first 100 days. at something they are getting there now. you also mentioned that we have crossed the rubicon. we are now a country that expects there to be health care available t

>> reporter: steph, according to our hill team, representative fred upton of michigan is working on anmendment that would deal with the issue of pre-existing conditions. that's the major sticking point. because there is concern that the bill so far could allow insurance companies to hike up the prices for people living with pre-existing conditions. so under this upton amendment, it would effectively bring $8 billion over the next five years to help people living with pre-existing conditions to pay for their coverage. the reaction, we're still waiting to get that. what we do know is that fred upton and billy long of missouri, who's also currently a no vote, are planning to meet with president trump here at the white house later on this morning to discuss this amendment and this sticking point, this major sticking point. president trump now getting personally engaged in this plan and in this effort to revive the plan to repeal and replace obamacare. i was also told according to one of my sources here at the white house that the president was working the phones overnight, reached out to a

fred upton has jurisdiction over this bill. billy long, a missouri congressman who's been behind donald trump all along says he can't back it because of the controversial weakening of the provision for pre-existing conditions. so it's not looking very optimistic for republican leadership and those who want to see this bill passed from the white house to capitol hill, steve. >> and the other moving part on capitol hill right now is this bill to fund the government, this deal to fund the government through september. donald trump taking heat from some of his political base, rush limbaugh in particular saying, basically trump got rolled on this. there's no money for a border wall, there is money for planned parenthood. trump in response to that going on twitter today and essentially saying, hey look, in september why don't we have it when this funding bill expires, why don't we have a government shutdown then, it might be good for the country. paul ryan, the house speaker was asked about this. listen to what he had to say and i'll

. >> after meeting with the president yesterday at least two moderates, representatives fred upton of michigan and billy of missouri switched out to a yes vote. they were able to provide afternoon amendment for an extra $8 billion over the next five years to help those with pre-existing decisions. >> house democrats blasted opposition to pass the bill. >> people want us to get it right and i don't believe anybody here believes we're getting it white. >> the person at the bhous doesn't like losing, he says, but he's getting ready to lot. >> if they oppose it, republicans can onto afford to lose 22 vote os get the bill to the senate. at last count only 16 plan to vote no. and today president trump plans to return home in new york city for the first time since his inauguration. he'll deliver remarks at the uss intrepid museum. anne-marie? >>> well, today president trump plans to sign an executive order that will ease restrictions on political activity by religious groups. the irs rule known as the johnson amendment says churches and other nonprofits risk losing tax exempt status if they

fred upton, moderate member from michigan changing his mind. he said they're saying pre-existing conditions. they got an accommodation. tell me about this deal that was struck and is going to cost them any support from the freedom caucus side? >> the deal, in really simple terms, it's $8 billion, it's an extra bucket of money that can be used to help people who have pre-existing conditions who are forced to pay penalties. so it's a little bit more money to help some of these folks, but really it's not very much money and the reason, you know, we know it's not very much money is because as far as i can tell, as far as i can tell through my reporting and my colleagues' reporting, this has not spooked members of the very conservative house freedom caucus. so, you know, on one hand, that's a good thing. on another hand, maybe not so because maybe it won't be quite enough to satisfy some of these moderate members who are worried that this bill isn't actually going to do enough to protect people with pre-existing conditions. >> so what are indication

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. >> bill: fred upton from michigan. his big hang-up was the pre-existing conditions.met with president trump and after that he talked about this. >> i talked to the president yesterday afternoon. i told him i could not support the bill as it was then moving through the rules committee without added protections for those who pre-existing illnesses. and based on our discussions and the agreement on this amendment, can now be in a place where i can support the bill with such amendment. >> bill: apparently the amendment includes an $8 billion fund for high-risk pools that would cover those with pre-existing conditions. critics are already saying it's not enough money and you leave people hang out to dry. >> it's not true. i want to commend the president. he has engaged in this in an incredible manner. unprecedented like this. talked to members of the house of representatives over and over to make certain th're comfortable the direction the bill is going. the amendment that congressman upton and long worked on will absolutely ensure that those with pre-existing illnesses,

fred upton, i took a lead with a privacy working group and peter and i cochaired that in a bipartisan manner and we did a lot bill deeper dive with some of the members on the issues of privacy and data security and you may remember last year, we had a data security last year that made it out of committee but we never got it to the floor and people are ready to see something come forward from us on the issues of privacy and on data security and certainly now we are beginning to have not only states but cities, look at privacy, regulation and they're doing it because the federal government, because congress has not taken an action and now that the privacy issue will not have two regulators, which is a good thing. we are going to have one and the ftc has historically been the regulator of privacy in both the physical space and the virtual space and we think it's important to have one set of rules for the entire ecosystem and one regulator for the entire ecosystem so that consumers know who is in charge and so consumers have that protection. i think our consumers deserve to have a very fu

congressman fred upton who got extra money put in the bill to protect people with preexisting conditions was frank when he said i don't know if the extra money will help to solve the problem. this is something republicans insisted on when obama care was making its way through congress. you had to know what was in it to have a clear view of how to vote for it and what you are doing in the name of the voters who sent you there. they do not have that clear view. >> and so, this bill passed the house today with no democratic votes, the origin obama care passed with no republican votes. looks like you can either have a republican healthcare plan or a democratic healthcare plan. but there seems to be no compromise. the key thing to pay attention to is president trump suggested this had just happened in eight weeks. this is as they said, a three- phase process. and the third phase of the process is a piece of legislation about healthcare that would require 60 votes in the senate. it would need eight democrats. that's a tougher hill to climb than the one he has now. the fight he has now. the sen

this after congressman fred upton said that he would back the measure if it includes his proposed amendment that increases protections for people with preexisting medical conditions. >> i think it is likely now to pass in the house. we'll see what happens. i'm not on the whip team. but then it goes to the senate and there will be a conference. this bill will change from where it is today, and likely from my perspective and others, probably change for the better. >> congressman upton's amendment would add $8 billion over five years to high risk pools to help offset costs for people with those preexisting conditions. >>> separately, the house today passed the trillion-dollar spending bill to fund the government through the end of september. the senate is expected to vote on the measure later this week. >>> secretary of state rex tillerson today said the u.s. is considering imposing new sanctions on north korea if necessary. >> we are preparing additional sanctions, if it turns out north korea's actions warrant additional sanctions. we're hopeful that the regime in north korea will think about

from those no to yes votes after a special visit to the white house >> we mentioned congressman fred upton. they change after working out a deal with president trump of the preexisting conditions. it would provide 8 billion dollars over five years, now, of course, they polled people. half of voters don't want states to opt out, 52% of democrats and 48% of republicans agree, maybe rare >> the ceo joins us thanks so much for joining us. american people seem to be concerned about this preexisting condition. where will this lead all of those people under the current plan as it is right now, the gop plan in the house >> i got to tell you, shawn, what concerns me about this isn't what i think is concerning the american public. this feels like something from that movie in the 90's wag the dog >> what do you mean? >> as a lawyer in healthcare and dan r candidly i think that's part of our problems we have too many politicians and lawyers doing healthcare policy, previouslying conditions for somebody that works in the industry is kind of like building our foreign policy around our relationship with

representatives fred upton and billy long met with president trump at the white house today to discuss what they hope will be a new break through plan. >> we have been working day and night. >> reporter: the new amendment would provide $8 billion over five years to reduce payments for those living with pre-existing conditions. the move aimed at resolving concerns the initial bill wouldn't sufficiently cover pre-existing conditions. >> can you say definitively that no one with a pre-existing condition will pay more? >> i think we have done everything we can. >> can you guarantee it? >> with all due respect to answer a respect, to answer a question to say i can gaurn see something -- but i can say that every single thing the president has done does everything to bend the cost curve down. >> reporter: fierce opposition from two powerful groups, the american medical association and aarp saying the fix could actually increase prices. >> this new change is like administering cough medicine to someone with stage four cancer. >> reporter: all the uncertainty about health care rattling the insu