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Sunlight or secrecy, which would you choose?

Hello again, I'm Orinalny, and this is To the Point.

The House passed its Obamacare replacement without any public hearings

and before the Congressional Budget Office determined what it would do and what it would cost.

Now comes the reality check on the pros and cons, a deficit cut of $119 billion, leaving 23 million

people without health insurance. At first, many senators said they'd start over from scratch,

but now it appears their deliberations will be conducted secretly, too.

As debate rages over White House connections with Russia,

would most Americans rather know what's next for protecting their health?

Later, on today's talking point, can any White House function the way it's supposed to

during an independent investigation?

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Hello again, Mormon-Aulney. Back with To The Point. This week, we learned more about the health care bill passed in the House without any public hearings.

Next week, will the Senate also decide major questions behind closed doors? That's our main topic today. On our talking point later,

the Trump White House is reportedly not functioning smoothly, but now the president and every staff member is likely to be distracted by the independent council investigating ties with Russia.

We'll get some lessons from history. First, this news update at the G7 meeting today in Italy.

Heads of state are clashing over trade and climate change and terrorism.

Yesterday, the newly elected president of France greeted Germany's Anglein-Mircle

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