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And I wonder, does that extend to the health care fight?

Is this is this a larger problem for him?

And how is he trying to lead through it?

If we take into account what's going on with some of the Republican women and we combine that with what is a mess, frankly, over health care, is there any risk that Johnson loses the speakership?

All right.

We are 16 days out from the end of the year.

What happens next with this health care fight?

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When he was tweeting that today, members were taking notice. That tweet was flying around. I saw people on their phones on their way to votes looking at that tweet. One of them pulled it out and showed me. And that mattered. They view him really as the most powerful proxy. They think he speaks for Trump.

When he was tweeting that today, members were taking notice. That tweet was flying around. I saw people on their phones on their way to votes looking at that tweet. One of them pulled it out and showed me. And that mattered. They view him really as the most powerful proxy. They think he speaks for Trump.

When he was tweeting that today, members were taking notice. That tweet was flying around. I saw people on their phones on their way to votes looking at that tweet. One of them pulled it out and showed me. And that mattered. They view him really as the most powerful proxy. They think he speaks for Trump.