. >>> later, senator mike braun will join us to talk trade, taxes and much more.ned you're watching "squawk box" on cnbc some farms grow food. this one grows fuel. ♪ exxonmobil is growing algae for biofuels. that could one day power planes, propel ships, and fuel trucks... and cut their greenhouse gas emissions in half. algae. its potential just keeps growing. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome back to "squawk box. boeing shares down again this morning as questions continue to swirl around ceo dennis mullenberg the 737 max stock had its worst day in almost two and a half years. it's down again this morning in the premarket. joining us for more on all this is ryan epstein. seth caplan is also joining us good morning to both of you. you're here, so i'll start with you. >> sure. >> there's a bit of a debate, a, what was even said on friday about the 737 max and what this test pilot was saying, whether they were referring to the plane itself being a problem or referring to the simulator being a problem. that's some of what we're hearing in terms of nuance does it even matter in this cas

senator mike braun joins us. want to explain that?g to happen is the industry is dug in to try to keep themselves opaque, not embracing competition. when i took them on 11 years ago in my own business, to make it consumer-driven, focused on wellness, covering pre-existing conditions and no caps on coverage, nobody thought it could be done. we did it then despite the industry but i was the exception. they have grown cozy, they are comfortable and we as republicans are always foot draggers when it comes to reforming stuff that needs to be reformed. health care has not been participating in free enterprise. if they were, we wouldn't have this issue or discussion of medicare for all. stuart: how much sentiment is there in congress for a real transformation of health care again? we had obamacare, what, eight, nine years ago, whatever it was, a few years ago. are we ready for another major transition? are we? >> that was doomed to fail then because it was big health insurance and big government. never when that happens do things get more ef

delaware senator chris coons and indiana senator mike braun. gentlemen, thanks for being with us. preciate your being here. i have to say i'm going to start with you, senator braun, i don't know if you can get equal numbers of people to agree on anything. even for people who share a view, how serious climate is. why -- why have this system where you only move forward with things if everybody agrees? >> when you just read those criteria, we may get nothing done. but i really think quite the opposite. i decided to become the first republican to cross over to do something that i've been a believer in since i moved back to my hometown in the late '70s. i've been a life-long conservationist. i've recycled. been a steward of the land and i've always wondered why conservatives don't believe more in conservation. many do but don't put it into practice and i can't imagine a time that is more pertinent to where this might work. and i think, yes, we'll get some forward thinking republicans with democrats here to address what i consider to be right up there with the cost of healthcare, the mos