All Out Blitz on Health Care Vote Tomorrow.
BALDWIN: The White House is launching a full-court press to get the thousand to vote on health care tomorrow. Here are the pictures of the vice President who has rolled up on Capitol Hill trying to get some of those votes and hold some meetings from members of Congress. Earlier the President met with two Congressmen who planned to vote no. Congressman Billy Long and Fred Upton are now voting yes. That is apparently because of an amendment to the health plan that would provide another $8 billion to fund high-risk pools and help those with pre-existing conditions. Moments ago the White House said it is, quote, impossible to estimate whether that amount is going to be enough.</s>SEAN SPICER, WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY: If someone has continuous coverage, that's never going to be an issue, regardless of no circumstance anyone with continuous coverage with have a problem with pre-existing conditions. If someone chooses not to have coverage for 63 days or more and were in a state that opted out and put in a high-risk pool then we've allocated an additional $8 billion over five years to help drive down the costs. For somebody to know what that number of people, is how many states will ask for and receive a waiver is literally impossible at this point.</s>BALDWIN: With me now CNN politics reporter M.J. Lee on The Hill, and so on top of the question of whether or not $8 billion is even enough, we know the white house is also insisting anyone with pre-existing conditions be covered. That is a major promise. Do we know that that's how the latest bill is being mapped out?</s>M.J. LEE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: I mean, I can tell you that talking point from Sean Spicer that we just heard is not going to be enough to win over the folks on Capitol Hill right now who have real concerns about parole texting people who have pre-existing conditions. That $8 billion big is something that we've been talking to lawmakers all day about. Is that going to be enough. Does that move the needle enough? For some members obviously, members like Congressman Upton and Billy Long, they have both said today that that was enough to get them to a yes vote from a no. For a lot of other members that we've spoken to, particularly the moderate members who are in the Tuesday group, they are still saying that that is not enough to change their votes, and, brook, I can tell you obviously, the White House would like nothing more than to be able to have a vote on this bill tomorrow, Friday or even Saturday, but as of right now there has been no scheduling changes, and what that means is that leadership still not have the 216 votes. Just to share some fun color from Capitol Hill, obviously a very frenzied day. What that means for some members is they are preparing for maybe, and I'm stressing the word maybe, the possibility of having to stay a little bit longer in Washington, D.C., maybe past Friday, even Saturday, and for one member of Congress, Congressman Phil Rowe, he has a wedding to get to on Saturday and it's his own wedding, so a lot of uncertainty right now about what is going to happen to the schedule. Again, as of right now, no scheduling changes.</s>BALDWIN: Why were you late for your wedding? The health care vote. Hopefully they can get that thing done early. Thank you so much. We'll continue covering this until presumably that vote happens tomorrow. Coming up, all kinds of breaking stories today. You saw the testimony on Capitol Hill from FBI Director Comey in the hot seat talking about why it makes him quote, unquote mildly nauseous to think about his letter regarding Hillary Clinton's e-mails, his decision and why he says he'd do it again. We'll be right back.