joining us now is michael leavitt. he was the health and human services secretary during the bush administration. how prepared are those 34 states that use federal exchanges for the outcome of this decision? michael o. leavitt: it is difficult for a state to prepare at this point because we don't know what the decision will be. it is time for them to be doing scenario planning. because if the court chooses to rule for king to indicate that the subsidies were not lawfully provided and that they should cease, that throws millions of people into a situation where they will have their insurance affected. they will undoubtedly begin to turn to their state legislature and say to them why don't we have a state exchange? can you get one? i need help. the states need to be taking about that very clearly. john mcardle: you are currently a member of leavitt partners. at author of a book about king v. burwell. -- and author of a book about king v. burwell. if you are a governor and one of these states, what are your options for pre

joining us on the phone, former hss secretary, governor michael leavitt. good to have you back.rry. could you say that again? >> how disappointed are you today? >> i was mostly watching as an interested party. it was unclear to me what the court would do. you could see up sides and down sides. the court has now ruled. what it means is that there will be no change in the subsidies. what it doesn't mean is that the controversy of the affordable care act will discontinue. we have a divided government people in congress who would like to see the law change. they will continue to use the legislative capacity to try to nudge the law in a different direction. >> what does that mean nudge the law? >> is it time for represent tans to accept this will remain the law of the land? >> it is the law of the land. until january of 2017, there is not even an opportunity for the law to be repealed as the republicans or some of the republicans would like. for the next two years, we see republicans in congress doing what they can to change the law in a way that will be idealogically more consistent

and former health and human services secretary michael leavitt discusses the work on state contingent plans if the supreme court rules against the administration on the health care law. as always, we will take your calls. washington journal live at 7 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> some were sitting kind of front left of the chamber so it becomes into the chamber becomes into the center doors and sits down and is almost looking directly at sumner. the problem is sumner is not looking at him. sumner's head is valid. he is literally signing copies of the crime against kansas speech. the professor gets up, walks down the center aisle with this change came, approaches sumner who is again totally oblivious brooks reaches them, this is cane over his head, and says mr. sumner i have read your speech over twice. it is a label to my state and my relative. summer looks

michael leavitt discusses contingency plans if the supreme court rules against the administration on the health care law. we will take your calls on facebook and twitter. washington journal is live on c-span. >> sitting front left of the chamber, when brooks comes into the chamber, he sits down. he's almost looking directly at sumner. sumner's head is valid. -- bowed. he approaches sumner. head bowed. kane over his head. sumner looks up through his glasses. brooks strikes sumner on the top of the head. blood almost instantly.