between senator alexander and patty murray that will allow us to continue the payments but get reform. that is stopping payments to insurance companies. aetna has had 470% increase in stocks price since the aca, sick that 480%, humana 420%. the president is not going to continue to throw good money after bad give $7 billion to insurance companies unless something changes about obamacare that would justify it. he did talk to senator alexander yesterday, he's encouraging him to get a bipartisan deal that would have flexibility to title one mandates for continued payment. it's got to be a good deal. >> dickerson: the president has put a lot on congress' plate. dreamers, budget passed to set up tax reform are you going to get tax reform done? >> if we don't you're dead. i'll ask myself -- what's going on? it's a symptom of greater problem if we don't cut tax and don't eventually repeal and replace obamacare then we're going to lose across the board the house in 2018. all of my colleagues...