The president is saying to these freedom caucus members is, I'm calling the question and you have to decide whether you want to be the ones who stood in the way of repealing and replacing.
David Axelrod: “The president is saying to these freedom caucus members is, I'm calling the question and you have to decide whether you…”
On the recordMarch 22, 2017
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Axelrod explains the pressure being put on Freedom Caucus members regarding the health care bill.
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