i spoke with senator richard burke, the first african- american elected to the senate since reconstructiond although he was a republican, he worked closely with senator ted kennedy. >> it is an honor to have be on the program. thank you for your time. what was it like for you serving alongside ted kennedy in the senate? >> i enjoyed my service with them -- with him. he is the senator who walked down the aisle and had lunch with me when my wife and i first came to washington. i worked with him on legislation, though he was a democrat and i was a republican. we usually voted the same way, and we became close friends. i knew his brother, the president, john f. kennedy and had an office next to robert kennedy. i knew the kennedy's pretty well. in later years i've got to know ted kennedy even more than the others. >> tell me how your work and his work intertwined, given that you were a republican and he a liberal democrat. >> tech was always interested in health care. i was primarily interested in housing for the poor. on many other issues, voting rights act, civil-rights act, poverty, all thos

. >> about medicaid -- the plan would support and do support is written by senator richard burke, that bill and,ryan-nunez bill in the house. it would give all americans using existing government revenue medicare, medicaid, schip. it would give everyone a tax credit using those existing revenues. we can actually give all americans of belt a $3,000 tax credit so they can buy health insurance. you would only get it -- it functions on your tax form. all americans would get about that much, $3,000, to buy health insurance. they would be in the private marketplace and could make choices for themselves. furthermore, it would not have this issue with the gentleman before about medicare that costs, the cost of a supplement. everyone would be in the private marketplace. 8% could buy from that baseline tax credit. there are some americans that we need to provide for. -- 80% could buy from that baseline tax credit. the vast majority of us can get into the private marketplace. this would get the younger, healthier people into the. insurance the 60% of the uninsured are under 35. if you are over 35

medicaid -- the plan would support and do support is written by senator richard written by senator richard burke that bill this bill will give all americans using existing government revenue medicare, medicaid, all that we find health programs with. and we will give everyone a tax credit using those existing revenues. we can actually give all americans a $3,000 to $4,000 tax credit to buy health insurance. it basically functions on your tax form, so all americans would get that amount of money to buy health insurance. it would be in the private market, so they could buy insurance for themselves. the what a catastrophic plan, a savings plan? they can make those decisions by themselves. furthermore, you would not have those issues with the gentleman before about medicare. everyone would be in the private insurance marketplace, and most americans would be able to buy out of that tax credit. there are some we need to provide for. we have to compare -- take care among the least among us. but the vast majority of us can actually get into the private marketplace. this would get younger, healthier peopl

. >> about medicaid -- the plan would support and do support is written by senator richard burke, thatt would give all americans using existing government revenue medicare, medicaid, schip. it would give everyone a tax credit using those existing revenues. we can actually give all americans of belt a $3,000 tax credit so they can buy health insurance. you would only get it -- it functions on your tax form. all americans would get about that much, $3,000, to buy health insurance. they would be in the private marketplace and could make choices for themselves. furthermore, it would not have this issue with the gentleman before about medicare that costs, the cost of a supplement. everyone would be in the private marketplace. 8% could buy from that baseline tax credit. there are some americans that we need to provide for. -- 80% could buy from that baseline tax credit. the vast majority of us can get into the private marketplace. this would get the younger, healthier people into the. insurance the 60% of the uninsured are under 35. if you are over 35 remember how you never thought you would