[Jake Tapper, Cnn Anchor:] Welcome back. Sticking with our politics lead and new reaction to the newly revised health care plan unveiled by Senate Republicans until just a few hours ago. GOP leaders have kept this draft closely guarded, only releasing a few headlines. Now on paper, the actual provisions seem to address some of the major demands made by various senators, the question, of course, is, will the changes be real today convince at least 50 Senate Republicans? That's the minimum number they need to support the final bill. CNN's Ryan Nobles joins me live from the Hill. And, Ryan, the Vice President Pence says President Trump's going to be working hard to get the votes needed. A lot of undecided Republicans. Specifically on the substance, how is this legislation different from the previous health bill that the Republicans couldn't get enough votes to pass?
[Ryan Nobles, Cnn Washington Correspondent:] Jake, really substantively, it's not dramatically different, but there are a few key changes that Republicans are mulling over right now, deciding whether or not it's enough for them to support this bill. And let's break down a couple of them. One of the big changes is, there's now going to be an option for folks to buy and purchase cheaper insurance plans that will also offer fewer benefits, these catastrophic plans that are currently not available under the law. They also want to allow people to use their HSA payments or their allowance pretax to pay for premiums. That's something you're not allowed to do now. There is $45 billion that have been allotted to combat the opioid crisis. That's something a couple of key senators are very keen on getting into this bill. But this is one of the most important aspects of this bill, there aren't any dramatic changes to Medicaid from the previous bill, and that's one of the reasons that a lot of moderate senators have been concerned, big and deep cuts to Medicaid down the road that they're unhappy with. But moderates are happy with this provision. There will be no repeal of the Obamacare taxes on the wealthy. That's something that they have fought for. You know, there is one key senator who has been somewhat of a purity person when it comes to this. He wants to be a full repeal, and that's Ted Cruz. He sounded a little bit different today after they emerged from a meeting on this bill. Take a listen to what they had to say.
[Sen. Ted Cruz , Texas:] The bill today reflects the input from senators across the spectrum. It's not the ideal bill I'd like it pass. I suspect there may not be a single senator for whom it's the ideal bill they'd like to pass. But it does represent a bill that reflects the concerns expressed across the conference. I think that's how we actually come together and honor our promise to repeal Obamacare.
[Nobles:] Not necessarily a ringing endorsement, Jake, and that could be the problem for Mitch McConnell as they try and bring all these senators together to get those 50 votes necessary to get this bill passed.
[Tapper:] All right. Ryan Nobles on Capitol Hill for us thank you so much. President Trump says most people would have taken the meeting his son had with that Russian lawyer promising dirt on Hillary Clinton from the Russian government. If that's true, and it's no big deal, why are we just learning about it now? Stick around.