mr. boustany. ms. fayard. >> in addition to over 300,000 working people that have health care coverage they save money. about $184 million and it's going to continue to save us money. the state match was around 40% during the gentle years paying expansion dollars. for -- it is now fallen to point 2.5%. is estimated that this medicaid expansion will provide $1.5 billion annually as an economic driver to her economy and making sure working people in louisiana or bring your tax dollars am and making sure they get coverage. our coverage breast cancer awareness month in the statistics are these 24 women as a result of the health care coverage have been diagnosed with breast cancer and are not getting lifesaving treatment so we literally are saving lives by bringing our tax dollars home. >> moderator: thank you ms. fayard. mr. campbell. >> i have a son named -- i asked peter, what do you think about the affordable care act and he said dad let me play you something. does more good than bad and i believe peter

mr. boustany you are first and you have a question. jerking my time in public service i've been a staunch defender of the industry we just talked about. i stopped president obama when he wanted to put a tax on every barrel of oil and buy liquefied gas exports to lift the ban on the exports and passed bills in the house to stop the unnecessary regulation that i just mentioned and deal with the growing problem. so i want you to clarify your position on the legacy lawsuit issue. >> i am the only practicing lawyer on the stage, so i'm involved often in large cases where companies and plaintiffs go after each other sometimes company versus company. i would counsel everybody the way that i could counsel my client. litigation is the means to him and end it's important you manage expectations whether it is lawsuit it can be time-consuming and costly expensive and there are no guarantees. often times it seems when you have the approach the money isn't directed necessarily where it needs to go, but it's going to take from a united states senator

mr. boustany. >> i would ask a question as a doctor, not as a politician, okay? your physician, no, you have a compassion for people. you told me about it and i respect you. you look after their health and that includes mental health. in louisiana we need help with mental health. it's often forgotten. my question is simple. one of our opponents mr. kennedy hahasn't had where he jokes abot sosa. he says jokingly i would rather drink weedkiller. mental health is the challenge for our state and certainly nothing to joke about. it's very important issue to my family, very important. imac. >> the question is this, do you think mr. kerry should apologize are joking about suicide? >> let me just say, mr. campbell, appreciate your views, and mental health is not a joking matter for anyone. many families across this country have been affected by it one way or another. we all know somebody was serious mental illness. i have taken steps in my time in service to pass bills, cosponsor bills, most recently enlargement of health reform bill where we have to put on parity with f

mr. boustany your of first and you have a question for ms. fayard. boustany: during my time the public service i have been a defender of the state's largest industry of oil and gas i stopped president obama play a new tax on a liquefied natural gas exports to pass bills in the house on these unnecessary regulations and most recently introduced legislation with a growing problem of the of legacy lawsuits. so clarify your position. fayard: i believe i am the only practicing lawyer on the stage so i am involved often in large cases where they go after each other i would counsel everybody the way i counsel my clients that litigation is a means to an aunt. to when and. to manage expectations with the legacy lawsuits. time-consuming and costly expenses. oftentimes it seems the money is not directed where needs to go. but to hold together a coalition of growing partners. with the dollars and the restore at and taking care of the penalties to make sure they are directed that is based in science to help us feel the working coast. boustany: i support your answe