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President Donald Trump used to be a reality TV star, but his predecessor got better TV ratings the first time he addressed a joint session of Congress.

An estimated 48 million people in 33.9 million households tuned in on Tuesday night to watch Trump deliver his speech for a rating of 28.7, according to Nielsen.

His address was carried on NBC, MSNBC, NBC Universo and eight other national television networks.

By contrast, some 52.3 million in 37.1 million households watched President Barack Obama speak to Congress for the first time in 2009, Nielsen reported.

Obama's speech was carried live on NBC , MSNBC and eight other national television networks for a rating of 32.5.

Trump did slightly better than President George W. Bush during his first congressional address in 2001. The 43rd President's speech was watched by 39.8 million viewers in 28.2 million households for a rating of 27.6.

But President Bill Clinton had more eyes watching him that all three of his successors when he addressed a joint session of Congress for his first time in 1993.

Some 66.9 million viewers in 41.2 million households tuned in for a rating of 44.3. according to Nielsen.

Clinton's speech was carried by just four national networks NBC, CBS, ABC and CNN.

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Sen. Rand PaulRand PaulPelosi hoping GOPs ObamaCare repeal bill will be revealed like a genie Rand Paul creates storm over access to ObamaCare draft bill The Hill's 12:30 Report MORE (R-Ky.) on Thursday blasted House Republicans for keeping their ObamaCare repeal and replace legislation under wraps.

I have been told that the House Obamacare bill is under lock & key, in a secure location, & not available for me or the public to view, Paul tweeted.

This is unacceptable. This is the biggest issue before Congress and the American people right now.

I have been told that the House Obamacare bill is under lock & key, in a secure location, & not available for me or the public to view.

GOP leaders say the bill will be released once it is final.

In several tweets, Paul accused House leadership of not wanting to admit to creating a watered down version of ObamaCare, and demanded that they release text of the bill.

@RandPaul What is the House leadership trying to hide? My guess is, they are trying to hide their "Obamacare Lite" approach.

@RandPaul Renaming and keeping parts of Obamacare, new entitlements and extending medicaid expansion are not the #FullRepeal we promised

@RandPaul I demand the House release the text of the bill. Every elected official & every American deserve to know what they're trying to do

Paul later said he's been told the House Republicans' draft of the repeal bill is "take it or leave it."

"I think that's why it's top secret," he said. "Why don't they want us to see it? The only copy we've seen is from the media does that sound to you backwards?"

"We saw a leaked copy that the media was given that we werent given," he continued. "Now were told that its being classified, that the hearing is like a security clearance hearing, you have to have a clearance and permission."

Paul said the bill will be made available starting today to members of theHouse Energy and Commerce Committee.

"Im assuming anybody else will be turned away," he said.

Pauls criticism follows a closed-door meeting of Senate Republicans Wednesday to discuss a strategy for repealing the healthcare law.

The Kentucky senator urged House lawmakers to release text of the ObamaCare draft "today."

@RandPaul And I call on them to make this process transparent and to let the sunshine in. Today.

Reporters later tweeted photos of the senator attempting to access the room where the bill is being kept, and being denied entry.

Rand Paul speaks to press outside "secret room" with Obamacare bill pic.twitter.com/XQv8W8EBaO

Sen. Rand Paul demands a copy of the bill. This staffer says she can't give him one. pic.twitter.com/gPo5rMsUkS

Sen Paul trying to enter room with ACA bill. Being denied entry pic.twitter.com/Vwg6vtZelc

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Basically, conservatives are coalescing around a complete repeal. Conservatives want no less than to vote on what they did a year ago with the 2015 repeal bill. I think that we have to votes now to tell the leadership that this is what we want to do. The GOP leadership are not putting through a complete repeal; leadership is putting through what some call Obamacare-lite. We are for a complete repeal. Last evening, Mike Lee, Ted Cruz, and myself tweeted our objections to partial repeal. House Freedom Caucus and the Republican Study Committee tweeted out their objections to complete repeal. I think that we have the votes, and we are a force to be reckoned with.

Mark Meadows, chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, said that everyone is not on board the Ryan plan for repealing and replacing Obamacare.

He noted:

It is not accurate to say that everyone is discussing the same plan. There are legitimate concerns from congressmen and senators like Rand Paul. I will say for Medicaid expansion that it is far less difficult to address than other issues, such as the proposed leadership plan that will create a new entitlement program that will increase the amount of Americans getting subsidies from 9.5 million to 40 million. So from a safety net provision, we are open to looking at options to address this problem that doesnt create a crisis in a place like Ohio, where Medicaid was expanded, and places like North Carolina, where Medicaid was not expanded.

Breitbart News asked Senator Paul about the timeline of Obamacare replacement. Senator Paul said:

What we ought to do is the same day repeal and replace. Half of our replacement bill came from Health Secretary Tom Price and other conservatives. I think that we do have the votes to repeal and replace Obamacare, and I think there should be a separate repeal and replace package. I think that if you have the 2015 repeal bill, everyone will vote for that. For replacement and for Medicaid, we can vote on those issues separately to hash out those problems.

The Washington Times asked the panel about the Ryan plans new tax on employer-sponsored healthcare plans. Congressman Meadows (R-NC) explained, No bones, this is a tax increase on people with employer-sponsored healthcare plans; it will force companies to drop their employer-provided plans.

Melissa Quinn of The Daily Signal asked the panel if their hardline stance will put Obamacare repeal in jeopardy. Congressman Jim Jordan (R-OH) responded, Not at all. We actually are going to do what we said we would do. What former Speaker Boehner said earlier about not repealing Obamacare is entirely Washington-speak. The position we have taken is the only position we have taken that is entirely consistent with what voters voted on November 8.

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Senator Rand Paul once again reminded Americans on Tuesday that nation building and the desire for global peace has proven to be a disaster for America's infrastructureand fiscal house.

During a hearing on CapitolHill, Paul questioned leaders behind the stabilizationefforts in the MiddleEast, asking why the American taxpayer should be forcedto spend trillions on the livelihoodof people thousands of miles away whom they've never met.

Weve spent a lot of money over there, Paul said. Theyre not a destitute country. They have oil, and by-golly they aught to rebuild their own country. We can be of some help stabilizing things, but it isnt our responsibility to rebuild everybodys country.

Paul then vouched for his own constituents in Kentucky.

Look, Ive got a bridge thats 50 years old in my state Id like to replace, he said. Weve built and bombed so many bridges around the world we dont have any money left for ourselves.

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