but more typical is the woman tina, from jefferson parish, louisiana. she walks up to me and she says, you know, i am 56 years old and i have a hysterectomy and i have no kids. and i am thinking, ok. [laughter] and she says, i am paying $500 a month on insurance with a $6,000 deductible. another woman walks up and says, i'm 58 in my husband is 57. unless my name is sarah and he is abraham, we do not need to be paying for obstetrical services. and by the way my policy has gone from $12,000 to $22,000 a year. i said that on the campaign trail. a reporter wanted to fact technique. we looked it up. no, she is wrong. it is $25,000 a year's. -- $25,000 a year. those of the stories i'm hearing. host: do you think we will see a decline in the number of primary care physicians because of the affordable care act? senator cassidy: doctors are discouraged. they are retiring early, if they can. i would like to think -- you do not want someone to be ground down, but you have to log on to a computer and say, yes counsel the patient about cancer and by the way also tal

although we're seeing in jefferson parish that they went ahead to issue a same-sex marriage license.y general there claiming his state is still caught up in a legal order from on going same-sex marriage lawsuit. so do they have legal standing to delay the process? >> well, here's what they can do, right? they know eventually they're going to have to allow these marriages to go through. but in the meantime they can say, well, we haven't gone through the particular processes that would allow these marriages to go through. so then they're healedolding this up on a technicality. >> the technicality meaning they have to update their state constitution? >> they have to update the constitution or there would have to be some type of action passed be i the state legislature that would accept whatever the federal law would be, so we have the typical state's right argument. >> syracuse university law professor and dad to be as you said, you're waiting for the phone call. >> any minute. >> kevin, thanks so much. >> thanks. >>> we've been taking your pulse all hour long for marriage marriage equa

and so jefferson parish is a republican strong hold so there is significance for him. >> and how has the governor being preparing for his launch. >> for several months he's been in iowa frequently he's been in south carolina, new hampshire. it is -- all signs have been pointing toward this. we've heard him a lot say he's hoping and praying and thinking and all of this kind of rhetoric behind it. but for the past several months he's made freak went trips to the very important presidential primary states and we've seen a lot of the strafe transition to a -- staff transition to -- first the pacs and the nonprofits and now the exploratory committee. >> what about money, how is he positioned? >> that is going to be a big -- a big -- that is going to be a big part of today. all of the people that i've talked to have said the test after today is going to be can he get the money? he's not a jeb bush or a hillary clinton, somebody like that who is starting off are a lot of money and so that is key to after today is trying to build the fundraising base. >> and supporters large donors, does he

and so jefferson parish is a republican strong hold so there is significance for him. >> and how has the governor

jefferson parish is a republican shop old. there is a little significance there for him.t: how has the government been preparing for his launch? guest: we have seen it for several months to adhere spent in iowa, south carolina, new hampshire. all signs have been pointing toward this. we have heard him a lot saying he is hoping and praying and thinking and all of this rhetoric behind it. for the past several months he has made several trips to the primary states. we are starting to see a lot of his transition. first it was his pacs and nonprofits. now his exploratory committee. host: what about money? how is he missions? -- positions? guest: that will be a big part of today. all the people i have talked to set the test after today will be can he get the money? he is not jeb bush or hillary clinton starting off with a lot of money. it is going to be key after today trying to don't that base -- trying to build that base. host: does he have the backing of any high-profile republican voters? guest: not really at this point. host: he is still the governor of louisiana. how has

so that's i his area, jefferson e for parish ishi a republican stronghold, so there's a little significancethere for him. ring >> how has the governor been severa preparing for his launch? >> we've seen for several monthsth car he's been in iowa frequently, al he's been in south carolina, new hampshire. it's, you know, all signs have been pointing toward this. we've heard him a lot say he is you know hoping and praying and thinking and all of those kind month of rhetoric behind it.everal t but for the past several months he's made frequent trips to those very important presidential primary states. his we've sort of seen a lot of his staff transition to you know, first it was his pacs and host: nonprofits. and now his exploratory committee. >> what about money? how is he positioned? >> you know, that's going to be a big part of today. all the people that i've talked to have said you know the test after today is going to be can he get the money. he's not a jeb bush or you clint know, hillary clinton, somebody like that who is starting off with a lot of money.o don' and so that's really going