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the rsc has been locked solid.ve had the block grants added. >> neil: what does the president say when he meets with everybody? >> he's very charming. he wants a picture with you. we sat next to him. he was very gracious that we worked the process throughout the evening the night before. we're not about creating histrionics. this is about the cause. >> neil: all right, congressman. you're a busy guy. thanks for taking the time. >> thank you, neil. >> neil: i can almost guarantee for you if you're waiting to pick up your papers tomorrow, what they'll read like. disaster for donald trump, republicans in disarray, a armagetton again. i'll explain after this. well, a 103 yeah, 103. well, let me ask you guys. how long did it take you two to save that? a long time. then it's a fortune. well, i'm sure you talk to people all the time who think $100k is just pocket change. right now we're just talking to you. i told you we had a fortune. yes, you did. getting closer to your investment goals starts with a conversation. sched

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an earlier meeting with the republican study committee, the rsc, our capitol hill producer craig caplan there, capturing steve scalise, the majority whip, saying that we are working out some final details to make the bill even better. here's a look at a video of that. >> how this bill accomplishes our goals, putting patients back into health care with a lower cost, and reducing the deficit. >> what has to be done to get that? are you concerned about the getting out of the budget committee because of the limitations of the rules? >> every step of the way we've already gone through two different committees. every republican's voted yes, every democrat's voted no. because obviously

northwards across wales on the north—west of into scotland, and most of the wet weather will be out in the rscnd west, temperatures will not be quite so high but good for the time of year. rain on friday, focused on that area of low pressure going up to scotland. this front is weak, little rain in the south—east. behind it we have cooler, fresh air but a good deal of sunshine. temperatures could be 15-17 sunshine. temperatures could be 15—17 and it will feel quite pleasant. the weekend is a weekend of two halves. on friday there will be some sunshine —— on saturday. it will be pleasant enough when the sun is out but there will be showers developing, slow—moving and eventually on the heavy side. then we find these showers get pushed the wa ke we find these showers get pushed the wake —— pushed away on saturday night, a dome of high pressure keeping away the weather fronts. it will turn chilly on saturday night. but it looks like it will be a dry day for most of us on sunday, with sunshine around, light winds, temperatures of 30—16 , feeling quite pleasant for the time of year. hello, i'm ros at

president came out today and said i want to let you know that house conservatives, you guys in the rsc republican study committee, your concerns have been heard. i believe the rs drrks in general is very close to signing off. >> that said, if this bill gets through the house, it would then move to the senate. that is where senator ted cruz says it would be dead on arrival. >> the house bill would not pass the senate. but i believe we could fix it. i think the white house is playing an active part in negotiating improvements to the house bill. and that is positive and beneficial. >> all right. joining us now, susan page, usa today washington bureau chief. syndicated radio host, bill press and msnbc political analyst rick tyler, former ted cruz campaign spokesman. thanks to all of you for joining us. susan, let me start with you. i've been as fascinated i think as anyone with some of these conflicting signals we've been seeing from republicans. i noted chris rudy, newsmax, he is a friend of the president' i've seen other conservative media figures who haveeen close to trump. there seems

but a dozen of these are rsc members met with the president and other this is morning on health care reform and some changes they want, would like to make to it. afterwards, the group said the president had agreed to some changes in the legislation to win members votes including allowing states to take federal medicaid funding in block grant rather than just reducing program funding in 2020 and capping its growth at the price of medical inflation. including also a change requires work for able-bodied adult medicaid beneficiaries without depends cents. they wanted using tax credits to purchase insurance under this legislation, from he vent any use of that for abortion payments. >> we met with 12, pretty much nos in congress. you saw that a little while ago, and they went from all nos, to all yeses. and we have a lost yeses coming in. it is all coming together. >> you're looking at some of the top conservatives in the house. we stand united today to move this forward for the american people and we're very proud to do so. reporter: now the house is expected to vote on the republican pla

back in 2003, the chairman of the rsc, the republican study committee went to the house floor, and stood up and said, you know what? despite the best efforts of my leadership, i cannot vote for this bill. it is the largest entitlement expansion in 65 years, and i will not do it. that guy, that was mike pence. he is the vice president of the united states now. mike pence is a beacon of hope for all of the conservatives in 2003 when the republicans were expanding the entitlement. and with need new leaders in washington right now to stand up. we saw mark med dose and jim jordan and dave bratt and tom cotton and mike lee who going to be up here, and ted cruz, and they are leading this fight, and in our congressional leaders need to follow them so we can actual ly repeal obamacare. we can do it, and they need to hear your voice to make it happen, because it is not what happens up here, but it is what you all want, and they need to hear it. thank you for being up upper hoo, and remember, we can do this and we can actually are repeal obamacare. >> once again, we are broadcasting live on the sir

i would think about this group of people, the rsc, as a potential problem for the speaker.ey wanted to make changes to the bill. they were privately unhappy. and basically they needed to make sure that they had all of these people locked down before they could say that they felt confident that this uld go to the floor next week. so, they're still going to have problems with conservatives. it's possible still they don't have the votes they need, but this does represent, i think, how to put it. a calming of the nerves, i would say, for republican leadership. >> so shane, as kasie just eluded to, there's a battle in the republican wing. conservatives, moderates, conservatives don't want any medicaid expansion, the moderates are hesitant. what sort of concessions could both sides be making in order to get this to a vote on the floor? >> well, in the house, you know, the fact that they've scheduled the vote for next week is a strong sign that they think they have the votes. the challenge is going to be in the senate where you have a slimmer marginally two votes to work with. and

we're going to talk this through freedom caucus, tuesday group, rsc, some the senators, bring them in and say listen, healthcare is going to be one of the big things we're going to do. i want everybody in agreement. instead, they write this bill in secret. then they push it out and say you're going to vote for this 18 days back and forth and it's like you thought you were going to roll these people in 18 days? i actually think -- i know people have been beating up on the freedom caucus. let's talk about the tuesday group. let's talk about how paul ryan facilitated this? let's talk about trump letting ryan drive the agenda. >> harris: what do you think that was? >> that's a great question. i wish if trump was going to come out and say veterans reform bill first. feel good bill. then he wanted to do tax reform and then we move to eric repeal and replace. i think it would have gotten him off to a much better start, easy win, nothing -- you know, success. instead we are in this -- >> harris: abby, part of what i'm reading about the timing is that you had just come out of enrollment period

in all factions of our conference, in the tuesday group, in the rsc and in the freedom caucus. >> reporter: but, jake, i can tell you there is palpable frustration with two wings of the republican party, particularly the right wing of the party, the house freedom caucus, efforts to try to get them to back this bill failed. negotiations, to change this bill to move it to the right could not get these members on board. and trying to win over those moderates at the same time in that so-called tuesday group proved to be futile. so, this just showed how difficult, how divided this conference is over a fundamental issue and there is a lot of frustration, finger pointing and about how this went down. and whether or not they could have done a better job of selling this going forward. not just to the conference, but to the public, but significant disappointment from members who are leaving this room after failing to deliver on their central campaign promise. jake? >> all right, manu raju, stick around. thanks so much. let's go back to cnn chief political correspondent dana bash. and, dana, obviousl

the head of the rsc said the same thing, which is a majority of their conference. the majority in terms of the numbers, but they don't have agreement within their party. they don't have a consensus, which you need to have. as you know, becky, when nancy pelosi and steny hoyer were speaker and majority leader, we didn't get any republican votes. we got 218 on our side of the aisle to enact the policies that we thought were important for the american people. the republicans don't have that. >> does that mean they should not be expecting any help from the democratic side of the aisle? i'm sorry, we've got to go. >> becky, i want to make it very clear that we're prepared to work with the republicans and work with the president on policies that we can come to agreement on. what we won't do is just have it put on the table and say take it or leave it. we'll probably leave it and see if the republicans can take it on their own. they haven't done too well on that over the last six years. but we're prepared to work with the president on infrastructure. i was heartened by th

he said these changes definitely strengthen the number in terms of the rsc coming on board. it seems they are short. >> they need to hundred 16 to pass it. he did not say yes, he said this is helping our numbers. he said he is relying on having met with the rsc this morning to encourage members to vote. he said trump is more on board than he was before, 1000% behind it. he is looking for the president to push it over the finish line. but it is not clear they are there yet. they still need more votes. >> follow the debate in the coming week. follow it on thehill.com. >> we are bringing you the debate over the republican plan to replace the affordable care act in the final vote expected on the house floor thursday. and is here on c-span and, streaming on the free c-span radio app. >> c-span's washington journal, live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up saturday morning, the discussporation's -- secretary of state tillerson's visit to china this weekend. and it education analyst joins us to discuss charter and pre-k programs in the u.s.. watch c-spa

he just said it was helping their number and he iselying on psident trump who met with the rsc this morning to try to encourage members to vote. crump is moresaid onboard than he has been before. 1000 births -- 1000% behind it. they're looking to the president to help push this over the finish line. does not look like they are there yet. >> following the debate in the coming week, read more on the hill.com. and father -- and follow peter sullivan. thank you for joining us. all of thereview debate over the republican plan to replace the affordable care act and the final vote expected on the house floor on thursday on c-span as well as online at c-span.org and streaming on the free radio -- c-span radio. app. app. c-span's washington journal, live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up this morning, the rand corporation's timothy heath and sean minor discussed secretary of state tillerson's visit to china. and we will discuss pre-k programs in the u.s. be sure to watch washington journal beginning live at 7:00 a.m. this morning. join the discussion. afterwards,ght on