it's a pleasure to welcome to the program former florida congressman alan grayson.nk you for joining us. you've seen what the house of representatives has been doing today. do you, in fact, really want to return to that chamber? >> yes, because i still have hope that we can collectively make our lives better, that we can solve the problems that our country is facing. i do understand that not everyone feels that way. i do understand that there are powerful forces that tries to prevent that but i do have home that things can--i do have hope that things can be better. >> eliot: hope springs eternal and i applaud you for that. watching what the house is doing, sometimes there are moments of despair. you're in florida, from florida. your governor rick scott is one of six governors in the southeastern part of the country going out to texas saying we don't want to participate in the healthcare reform act even if the federal government showers us with money. rick scott was an executive of a company mireed in healthcare fraud while he was there. what is his logic? >> he's tr

now, you may remember this ad for florida democrat alan grayson before he lost his congressional seat2010. >> and fanatics try to take away our freedoms in afghanistan and iraq and right here in central florida. daniel webster wants to impose the radical fundamentalism on oust. >> she should submit to me that's in the bible. >> webster tried to deny battered women medical care and the right to divorce their abusers. >> submit to men. >> they want the woman raped forced to have the child and our bodies and our lives. >> wow, that ad took republican dan webster's words totally out of context, but didn't work for alan grayson who lost to webster. 14 years earlier, jim ryan and his wife were attacked by his opponent how they raise their children. former congressman dan webster and former congressman jim ryan join me now. it's good to have you here. [applause] >> i remember talking about this ad when were you running, it was one of the most disgraceful disgusting abuses of advertising i've ever seen and in fact, i want to play the full context of what you you said so our audience can remem

. >> joining me now is former democratic congressman alan grayson now running again for florida's ninth congress man, thanks for joining me. as always, florida will be close this year. could the medicare issue make the difference? >> absolutely. we do have a few senior citizens in florida, you may have heard that. in fact, seniors are learning more and more about exactly how bad the ryan plan will be for them. i think ryan also has a sense of humor. his plan is a joke and the joke is on all of us. i think that all of us hope one day that if we're not already getting medicare, we will be. and we don't want to pay an extra $6500 a year to visit. the fundamental problem with his plan is right now seniors get care and what they want to do is substitute the care with a check that they know is not going to be enough for the care. it's some kind of scheme, some kind of game that they're playing on senior citizens. and it's a game of life and death. if they don't get the care they need, then seniors are going to die. >> congressman, if a senior's watching right now, what do they need to underst

. >> stephanie: i talked to alan grayson who has three fancy law degrees, and he said in his opinionke a baby. >> stephanie: i would pay cash money to see that. >> caller: me, too. >> stephanie: goodbye, billy. i've had very little sleep. i cut that short. i have a short fuse for billy this morning. 1-800-steph-12 the phone number toll-free from everyone where. bobby from california, you're on "the stephanie miller show." hey, bob. >> caller: good morning, stephanie, how are you? >> stephanie: good, go ahead. i'm sleepy. >> caller: welcome back, we missed you. >> stephanie: we missed you, too. >> caller: thanks. i wanted to comment on the affordable care act. i was diagnosed with h.i.v. positive in july of '87 and then converted to a.i.d.s. diagnoses in.i was lucky enough to maintain my private health insurance and then in the part d stuff in medicare was not able to do cobra and continue on. so everything went over to full meddy, meddy. that's fine and dandy. but i've spent the last year and a half trying to get dental care and all of the things we've learned in recent times about t

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which is why former and future congressman alan grayson's plan on medicare for all makes so much sense] >> stephanie: over 65 or over rated their coverage fair or poor. there are a lot of myths out there. it is important to remember how well medicare performs. republicans, including mitt romney the presumptive g.o.p. candidate want to convert medicare into what they call premium support. it seems like the kotex with wings. [ ♪ magic wand ♪ ] it is premium support. >> not just support. it is premium support. >> you always bring up these chick references that neither -- you know. >> stephanie: i have to explain to you what a sticky bra is. you wear a backless dress and you can't have a strap. >> you just went braless. >> no. girls need a little help. >> i didn't know they made strapless -- >> no idea. >> stephanie: oh please. maria in virginia. you're on "the stephanie miller show." hi maria. >> caller: hello, miss stephanie. can i be the official full time mom and former law enforcement for "the stephanie miller show." >> stephanie: yes, please. >> caller: first off the very same thing

." ♪ future alan grayson on "the stephanie miller show." [ ♪ music ♪ ] i'm going to be on with the governormber 2. jacki schechner this just in apparently has changed her opening act for the sexy liberal show. she was going to tap and now i'm told it is baton. >> yes. >> good. >> i don't know if you know this but i actually was a majoret. >> that is so sad that you told us that. now guess who is coming with their baton. >> yeah. >> and her motorized nipple tassels. >> it's a really embarrassing nugget of truth from my past -- >> i'm so going to google that. >> next party -- >> we have to fine your yearbook. oh, my god. >> the search is on everybody. [ laughter ] >> we want -- >> my mother has it and she watches the show and she is going to send you that stuff -- >> call me mrs. shekner. >> good morning, everyone. three of the five hospitals that are treating victims of last friday's shooting in aurora, colorado have decided to forgive or significantly reduce the amount of debt that the victims are probably going to owe. we're talking about hundreds of thousands if not millions of dollars. t