in this week's gop address, congresswoman kathy mcmorris rogers says the president's plan will cost too much and reduce the quality of health care for those who have insurance. she said republican law makers have offered to work with democrats to craft bipartisan legislation, but she says democrats don't want their help. >> the democrats' health care plan, crafted largely behind closed doors isn't the right thing. it's a prescription for disaster. one that will put washington bureaucrats in charge of your family's personal medical decisions. medical decisions that are some of the most personal decisions you'll ever make. >> people who live near daytona beach got a scare from sudden tornado. the tornado ripped roofs off the homes and scattered a bunch of debris. seven homes are destroyed and 163 homes damaged. one minor injury was reported. >>> waves up to 20 feet high killed a body surfer in newport beach, california. life guards pulled him out with the help of other body surfers, but it was too late. swimmers in the area said they noticed conditions were more dangerous than usual. >> i

first president obama, followed by house republican conference vice chairman kathy mcmorris rogers. >rsey who wrote that he employs eight people and provides health insurance for all of them. but his policy goes up at least 20% each year and today it costs almost $1,400 per family per month. his highest business expense besides employee salaries. he's already had to let two of them go and may be forced to eliminate health insurance altogether. he wrote simply, i'm not looking for free health care, i would just like to get my people dwrums -- get my premiums reduced enough to afford it. day after day i hear from people just like him, workers worried they may lose their coverage if they become too sick or lose their job or change jobs, families who fear me they may not be able to get insurance or change insurance if someone in their family has a preexisting condition and small business owners trying to make a living and do right by the people they employ. these are the mom and pop stores and restaurants, beauty shops and construction companies that support families and sustain communiti

listen here to republican congresswoman kathy mcmorris rogers. >> the democrats' health care plan crafted largely behind closed doors isn't the right thing. it is a prescription for disaster. one that will put washington bureaucrats in charge of your family's personal medical decisions. medical decisions that are some of the most personal decisions you will ever make. >> now the president will continue trying to build momentum, trying to gain support around health care reform and the proposals that are coming beginning to take shape in congress. he is heading to north carolina and virginia this week to talk directly to the american people about health care reform. fredericka. >> at the white house, appreciate that. >>> what does the battle over health care reform mean to president obama. we turn to bill snider joining us from washington. bill, is the president taking a hit on this one? he wanted it done by august. not going to happen. >> not going to happen by august. the prospects look reasonably good for hem to get something this year. let me show you why. look at the president's job ra

here, in part, is kathy mcmorris rogers. her response to the president today. she's a republican from spokane, washington. >> because the democrats' plan is bang bankrolled by a small business tax, more jobs will evaporate. according to the national federation of independent business the democrats' plan will destroy a million more small business jobs. >> and, alex, this is part of the debate here. how will this affect small businesses? but it also represents a shift in emphasis on the part of the white house, trying to tell people who already have health insurance, never mind the 50 million who are without health insurance at this point, but trying to tell people who already have health insurance, businesses small and big, that this reform is needed in order to help bring down their costs and that's why they should get on board behind this effort. >> what are the chances this bill is going to get on the president's desk before the august recess? >> well, there's no chance of that. that was never really the goal. they wanted separate versions passed out of the h

kathy mcmorris rogers is a republican from spokane, washington. she responded to the president's internet web address, which was on health care today. let's have a listen to the republicans, what they have to say. >> because the democrats' plan is bankrolled by a small business tax, more jobs will evaporate. according to the national federation of independence base, the democrats' plan will destroy a million more small business jobs. >> the national federation of independence businesses, a small business lobby here in washington, is against the bill, against the employer mandates, and so now the war is on. some democrats are buying the argument, alex, that this is a tax on small businesses. a number of house freshmen have written speaker pelosi complaining of that fact. meantime, on the rocks, is this legislation in congress. no chance that it's going to be on the senate floor before that august recess, which was the president's goal, and a very, very slim chance it will be on the house floor before that time. >> mike viqueira, we'll catch you nex

in the republican response, republican congressman kathy mcmorris rogers, she says that the democratic plan will hurt small business and the public more than it will help. listen here -- >> the democrats' health care plan, crafted largely behind closed doors, isn't the right thing. it's a prescription for disaster, one that will put washington bureaucrats in charge of your family's personal medical decisions. medical decisions that are some of the most personal decisions you'll ever make. >> reporter: now, the president will try to continue -- will continue trying to build momentum and get more support around health care reform this week. he's travel to virginia and north carolina to take his pitch directly to the american public and talk about health care. >> kate build win, thanks so much, from the white house. >>> well, before lawmakers in washington decide on a health care coverage plan styled after one in massachusetts, they might ask, well, how is it working there? we're going to ask one of the people who helped lead that program, dr. judy ann bigby, later on in this hour. >>> al

be able to benefit from health care reform, while in the republican address, congresswoman kathy mcmorris, rogers of washington state argues that the democratic plan misses the mark and will do much more to hurt small businesses and the public than to help. listen here. >> the democrats health care plan crafted largely behind closed doors isn't the right thing opinion it's a prescription for disaster. one that will put washington bureaucrats in chashg of your family's personal medical decisions. medical decisions that are some of the most personal decisions you'll ever make. >> now, as you of course know, t.j., this is, not at beginning, we are in the middle of this deect and it will continue and the president this week continuing an aggressive campaign of trying to get, win over more support behind his plan for health care reform and he's traveling to north carolina and virginia to talk directly to the american public about health care. take a listen. >> kate bolduan, thanks a lot. >>> the taliban launched multiple suicide attacks on government buildings in afghanistan today. here's what the att

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