senator bob corker and tennessee governor bill haslem, they're trying to scare employees into voting no. painting a negative se narrir - scenario. >> the officers a month ago talking about fighting and combat and all those kind of things, if that's the environment, the uaw is the people to choose. >> now we're into insults and k accusations. can you point to any place in america where there have been sticks pulled out to fight? if workers don't stick up for themselves, they won't have any rights. corker also says the uaw is just concerned about money. >> they can't help with the wages. you've got a facility that's the most advanced environmentally sound facility in the world right here in chattanooga, tennessee. what's this about? it's about money and it's about power. >> well, senator, why don't you take up a pay cut or give up your health care or give up your pension or work for cheaper wages? yeah, it is about the money. this man wants to stand in the way of an opportunity for a worker to do a little bit better. do you think the united auto workers are going to go in with sticks a

republican governor bill haslem announced that auto suppliers wouldn't relocate to chattanooga if theonized. tennessee senator bob corker, the city's former mayor and a man whom two weeks ago pledged not to get involved, he issued the following pronouncement just two days ahead of the vote. should the workers vote against the uaw, volkswagen will announce it will manufacture its new mid size suv here in chattanooga. there was just one problem with his statement. it wasn't true. the chairman of volkswagen, a man named frank fisher, responded. there is no connection between our chattanooga's employees decision and where to build a new product for the u.s. department. grover norquist launched the center for worker freedom. this billboard delivered the suggestion of socialism, united obama workers. and this one meant to strike fear in the hearts of workers everywhere. detroit, brought to you by the uaw. >> so they can't help with the wages. you've got a facility that is the most advanced environmental sound facility in the world right here in chattanooga, tennessee. so what is this about?

senator bob corker of tennessee and governor bill haslem. they were pressuring employees to vote no. this was a flat out republican anti-media blitz is what it was. workers were swayed into voting against their own self-interests when you look at it. here's what republicans were saying leading into the vote. put yourself in their position if you heard stuff like this from an elected official. >> the officers a month ago talking about fighting and combat and all of those kind of things, if that's the kind of environment you want, uaw are the people to choose. >> there's no question if the uaw comes there, it will impact our ability to recruit other businesses to tennessee. >> i believe any additional insentives from the citizens from the state of tennessee for expansion or otherwise will have a very tough time passing the tennessee senate. >> you've got a facility that's the most advanced environmentally sound facility in the world right here in chattanooga, tennessee. what's this about? it's about one thing. it's about money and it's about p

susana martinez in new mexico, bill haslem in deep red tennessee, and brian sandoval in nevada, who isan governor to support both the medicaid expansion and a new state-run insurance exchange. it doesn't take a genius to see what is going on here. for all their blind hatred of the law, the health care law, it's not hurting republicans to actually support it. kathleen park is a pulitzer prize winning columnist with "the washington post." and james hohmann. james, i came across this this morning and i was stunned by this sort of mannequinian world in which you love it or hate it. some were quietly in the middle, right on the dmz are practical-minded republican governors who make decisions based on the interests of their states and the finances here who have decided it's smart to take the federal matching money to bring in the money actually they wouldn't otherwise have, to take people who make a bit above the poverty level to get them health insurance. it's a single payer system, ironically, that republicans seem to like. explain. >> yeah, chris, absolutely. there's no question. they see

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only yesterday, tennessee's republican governor, bill haslem, was scheduled to meet with the health and human services secretary sebelius in an effort to hammer out flexible arrangements similar to that of arkansas. with states assuming new roles by virtue of the affordable care act and the supreme court's decision making -- excuse me -- declaring it constitutional, the united states is entering a new era of federalism with states assuming a larger place in shaping public policy. governor beebe does not have an opening statement, but he will entertain our questions. now i will turn it over to our moderator this morning, mary agnes carey -- excuse me -- mary agnes carey of the kaiser health news who will pose the first question. mary agnes, please. >> thank you. thanks so much for that introduction. i will open it up. i know everybody here is eager to ask questions. i want to talk about the week you had and the week you're going to have. the senate did approve continued funding for the private option, but the house did not. on four different votes, you were just a handful short. sometime