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on c-span's q&a. >> "washington journal" continues. host: last 25 minutes of the program, we're talking about congressional budget office scoring that came out yesterday. cbo, the nonpartisan score capitol hill e on reviewing the republican repeal and replacement plan that came out last week. here is some of their findings from review. 2018, 14 million people uninsured under the american plan than under current law, rises to 24 million by 2026. createublican plan would 1.2 trillion dollar decrease in $880 t spending, including billion less from medicaid, over same time but the mean 883 billion in reductions in revenues. that taken together accounts for total of $337 billion decrease

in federal deficit on premiums before 2020, the average premium marketplace dual would go up 15 to 20%, but by 2026 on outyear, the average premium in individual market 10% lower, as one member of congress put it on his twitter page when it came out yesterday, there is nuggets in the report that both side consist find to support their arguments. we want to hear what you think this morning. democrats, 202-748-8000. republicans, 202-748-8001. independents, 202-748-8002. let's get right to it. sally in california. line for democrats. sally, good morning. auktd good morning. thank you for taking my call. felt flustered by the interview. allow me to speak. i would like to put out to the eneral public, why are we giving such a huge tax break?

to issue has been put out the american people and they against what they call middle class and the poor. people, you need to ask how are you being considered middle class, because i think a lot of wake up tomorrow morning after this bill passed and find out we are considered to be the poor. ave you actually watched the senate and the congress in session? a quorum, when they talk about issues important people.american we are spending time on this health reen about our coverage, when we should be paying attention to what is the world.ound wake up. war against young is old, peer or rich, it about the peep they'll make millions of dollars that are

getting tax breaks, wake up, america. host: sally, if and when this piece of legislation does pass, it won't be tomorrow. here is information on the timing of this, house budget committee would be set to take in the legislation house, of course, and after their markup, it would go to the house rules committee to make a the house side would be as soon as next week. specific time og that yet, but that is sort of the path ahead in the house, at least, for this piece of legislation. peter, new york, time for next.ndents, you're up go ahead. caller: good morning. i'm calling to make a comment concerning what is going on in washington with regard to healthcare. it seems to me most of the oliticians are blowing smoke and showing us mirrors and trying to confuse the nation as all about. it is

take ms to me if you profit motive out of healthcare, emove the insurance companies and hospitals it will be easier to pass what is called medicare for all. to give you an example, i had, i and i have medicare, nd my doctor wanted me to get what they call echo cordio gram, i went and called the hospital to try to find out how much they would charge and they told me goinghe phone that it was to run $2600. echo card echo cardia gram is similar to what a pregnant woman goes through to find out the sex of the child. when i called medicare and story was, t the they said, actually we're going and my hem roughly $300 share would be $60. andnt ahead and got it done

got a $60 bill and sent in the money and everybody is happy. now all this other confusion and ryan is that paul trying to sell, you know, he hidden ike he's got a agenda, like the american people really don't matter and what insurance, insurance, insurance. bunch of it's all a bologna. , therey call it rhetoric is another word for it, which lso starts with a b, that i can't mention over the air. i thank you for the opportunity opinion.s my host: all right, to barbara, livingston, new jersey. democrats, good morning. caller: thank you for taking my call. i have two thoughts. number one, for i did listen to the facthe did mention that maybe 175 million, i don't know if that is the correct

people are employed and do have insurance, but those people that are employed and do have insurance have elderly parents, like myself, i'm at poverty level myself and i have medicare and i did buy supplemental because i had a terrible accident, i had savings, i was in the hospital, still suffering and i went through my savings, so now i'm supplemental will go up by 400 or $500. , they are children wonderful and said they would help me, here is the deal k. hey get a tax credit for helping me? i think they should include that the e replacement to help middle class, the people working hat may have to help their elderly, sick parents who cannot money.d do not have my second thought, which is more

emotional piece is that i think we should have not a march, but capitol of all the elderly people in heelchairs and crutches that can't walk and can't work and may not be able to get healthcare. that is just my thought today. thank you for taking my call. host: when it comes to numbers cbo report, here is what democrats are most likely be pointing to. this chart showing the percentage of u.s. residence de drop t healthcare, the that came with the affordable care act and if the affordable care act continues, the blue line there, if affordable care act is replaced by house republican plan, that is the red line, checked number of those in the united states without health insurance as percentage of the population. republicans likely pointing to report, mbers from the this is the annual net change in the deficit, under the house

g.o.p. plan. you can see the numbers dropping years in the next 10 the end and expected decrease 337 billion dollars from this republican plan. michigan, next, republican, good morning. morning.ood i love c-span. e can always get truthful and factual information. of course i'm a c-span listener and i have no own business and of watching "washington journal" and a lot of c-span that i tape. you do.ad glad you do, go ahead. you.er: thank i am absolutely amazed through he course of years how many doctors are in washington. know because you

democrat, ican or every once in a while it creep intoes a conversation. doctor this, doctor that. let me tell you, a year ago, i id a little survey, i found a member of congress that was a texas.an and he lived in so what i did, i pretended i was constituents, got ahold of this texas office and then found out where his practice was and i called to inquire. well, he still has active practice, his wife works in the office, of course, so these dipping.e double i realize you are congressman, 176,000 0 is pretty hard to get is just mind bogg

boggling. one other comment in regard to paul ryan and i wish i could put my hands on this, but a couple years ago, paul ryan got -- inheritance or some sort of his came to him through wife and, you know, he forgot to income tax. his not deduct it, show it on income mere 1.2 million, forget , very easy to that kind of money. t is actually appalling, i really wish that more people would investigate the corruption that is going on in washington. host: okay. caller: from the white house down. the way, is there anyone that can rent the white house? i don't think donald trump ever stays there, he's so busy showing off his properties in new york and maralago. host: you are on the republican for donald u vote trump? caller: i did not vote for president. host: did you support somebody

in the primary? caller: in the primary, did you the primary?e in no. choose not to ou vote for president? that theecause i think an has so few qualities that would even allow me to vote. there are a lot of people in michigan, if you check and see how many people didn't vote for in ident and check and see more intelligent areas how many more votes hillary clinton got because some of those people have maybe knowledge, more time, have whatever, the poor people horn swaggleed, the this use, believed all bologna, everyone will have nsurance, i'm going to bring the jobs back. i wonder if donald trump still

has his ties made in china and glassware made in czech, but doesn't bring to this country? michigan fwchlt to james, line for independents in montana. james, good morning. caller: good morning, sir, how are you this morning? ahead.doing well, go caller: couple questions. one first question i do have, are it says 24 million -- those peep they'll do not have to buy healthcare anymore? james, according to cbo score, a lot of people in that people, the 14 million, likely will come the people who are no longer mandated to buy insurance. when outyears, 24 million projection in 2026, the cbo score expects more of those folks to be people who are covered under medicaid.

does that make sense? caller: in a way, because what looking at and i am on medicaid, by the way, i'm have muscular i dystroph y, the lower deficit thought that the we're not paying for a lot of people who are getting healthcare under the obamacare plan, but it is still written in there, people like myself who absolutely need the care will it.l get and when you look at it that way tis actually a benefit to the country as a whole for people to go out and be able to shop for healthcare, rather than be able to be forced to buy a big fine under the obamacare plan, which i mean it is circling the drain. to see a wo months regular doctor, if it is a new

two months, where it used to take a week. to is something for people think about. when they improve on this plan they have going through, i think it is not bad as people think. thank you. host: and to give it to you straight from the congressional budget office report, here is what they have to say about that specific topic. reduction in insurance coverage between 2018 and 2026 would stem in large part from the changes in medicare enrollment. discontinue ould expansion of eligibility, some states expand eligibility in the future choose not to do so and per enrollee spending would be capped. the report noting in 2026, 52 unsured in the e united states and 28 million under the current law. cbo is straight from the report which we've been trying to break down this morning. rose in north carolina, next, democrat. good morning. caller: good morning.

there hasn'ts, and been anybody that has really detail, is this in the republicans say that they create competition, insurance companies are going to o across state line and sell insurance, which in effect they say will lower premiums, well, i blue n the north carolina cross blue shield website that is unrealistic for insurance companies to set up nationwide contracts, it would take a lot of infrastructure and resources negotiate rt to contracts across state lines and t would not save the consumer money. o again, the republicans say, let's waive a magic wand and have insurance companies compete again, not lines, everybody is set up to compete

do you have lines, information as to how this would work? talked s, ma'am, we about that for a half-hour from 8:30 to 9. back and seebly go that, it is probably online for c-span.org, tom wildsmith, former president of the american academy of actuaries, please check that out ecause we have eight minutes left today. want to get to a few more calls. florida, line for republicans, good morning. caller: good morning. to you, c-span. host: same to you. want toif i may, i just comment on the plan. first of all, i think it is dead arrival, when the politicians take a good look at this and think about the election coming up in 2018, this plan is a is going to make them look so bad, they will vote

of their majority, it is going to give us a plan. they want to give us a plan, give us a plan the same as they have. covered from head to toe with insurance, give the people.the american you are representatives, why should you have something different from us. if you want to do something for plan,ive us a single payer the government negotiates with drug companies and with medical a break, and get because i want to tell you, i'm you,edicare and i'm telling you from having -- copay, the fford the test, every test costs copay, much, you are oo not able to go to the doctor. nonpartisan, so i have to say, you know, that they

have to, they barely looked at the plan and getting the truth from them. this is not going to fly. okay. thank you. in florida.d few minutes left in the program today. the n't be going live to house floor at 10:00 because of the weather. the house is not in session today. the senate is in session at 2 p.m. here is what it looks like right now on capitol hill. and because of the weather, it is making some travel issues for members of congress as they try to get back, they will continue o be in session in the house later this week. a report from politico this morning noting that because of their messed up flights due to from orm, congressman texas, a democrat and well renting a car, a san antonio rshgs

and driving back in a marathon 24-hour trip. expected to live stream some of the trip and take questions from the facebook and periscope accounts. politico reporting this morning, there is a picture of them with the car. few minutes left for the calls here on wet, snowy day on capitol hill. virginia, an independent, good morning. caller: good morning. i had a comment, the state of lot of people i believe we need incentive pay help lower healthcare costs and actually in two parts wonder if the cbo would ever score this, one is for take that really try to care of themselves, i feel they should pay lower premium and have that incentive for people tobacco users or obese

to get healthier and reduce healthcare cost and pay lower premium. second part, i feel nutritionally, nationwide, we eally should have whole foods, especially potato chips, soft have a etcetera, to score on them and be taxed on utritional value, therefore making people healthier on what we consider. that, please? on viewers to allow make their comments. clarence is in maryland, line good morning.s, caller: hi, good morning, how you doing? well. doing healthcare - the example of the democrats and working ns not together. they did it with obamacare and so they can plan,

-- problem e issues with healthcare and health habitsgood is a good idea. n my situation, i'm a programmer and i -- healthcare of others. are forcing me, they forcing me to pay $1700 a month or healthcare while someone else, those who have it, may be as ttle bit more, not fortune a fortunate for less. healthcare and that is not fair. good part about this plan is that people can make choiceos kind of healthcare they want. good, being able to have more competition, i think that forcing it, that is bad, that is over twice and

of the different types of competition. ight now, again, i have choices, i know having a plan, i family, for me and my it will never happen again, i get that. just crazy. it changes my lifestyle, you know. and first of all, it eliminates income, me and my family have not been able to take vacations and i don't think the hard work i put in with my family's position should be taken away people who given to have made bad choices with not right. that is this plan seems to eliminate that, it goes at risk of most vulnerable. i don't think we should do that, either. they come together and put their best idea together, i think they

could help us out. i think the last caller was right, i agree. we need better healthcare, emergency ire less care for catastrophic illnesses nd things of that nature. host: got your point, clarence our last call in today's program. toll take our viewers now up the senate armed services committee, committee holding a to investigate how nude photographs of female service members were posted former and iewed by active dude marines machlt rein robert nailer will testify today. we'll go there live now and see you back tomorrow morning at four a.m. eastern, pacific. [inaudible]