mr. steele: well, he's the one with title, so he should. i'm former, best title in d.c. [laughter] mr. edwards: we all want our friends to do well, and we do not want our friends to find themselves in a mess. i cannot imagine why either of you took on these jobs as national chairman. you are in a situation where there are great divisions and nasty divisions between the two political parties. there are very sharp divisions cause your party that people in your party to be looking over their shoulder constantly. are you seeing compromising or searching for the common good, you will get in trouble. money, which you both have to worry about, raising money for the political party -- money more and more goes not to the parties but to special interest groups. talk a little bit about the challenge of being a national party chairman and what you have to deal with and how you can make your party relevant, make it work, make it work for the good of the country. how do you do that? you want to go first? mr. perez: sure. first of all, i want to say thank you to fellow republicans, democrats, indepen

>> sure. >> did the fbi provide any payments to mr. steel related to the investigation of mr. trump associates? >> i can't answer in this forum. >> was the fbi aware that mr. steel reportedly paid his sources or paid their sub sources to make the claim in the dossier? >> same answer, sir. >> here's one you want to be able to answer. is it vital to know whether or not sources have been paid in order to evaluate the credibility and if they have been paid, doesn't that information need to be disclosed if you're relying on that information in seeking approval for investigative authority? >> in general, yes. it is vital to know. >> the fbi and the justice department provided me materials with inconsistent answers and close settings about reported relationships with mr. steel. will you commit to fully answering the questions from my march 6th and april 28th letter in providing all requested documents so that we can resolve those inconsistencies, even if in a closed session, being necessary? >> as i sit here, i don't know the questions in the letters, i don't want to answer that spec

happy to do it privately. >> have you ever represented to a judge that the fbi had interaction with mr. steel whether by name or not regarding alleged ties between the trump campaign and russia prior to the bureau launching its investigation of the matter? >> i have to give you the same answer, mr. chairman. >> this one i'm going to expect an answer on. do fbi policies, just the policies, allow it to pay an outside investigator for work another source is also paying him for, as well? want me to repeat it? do fbi policies allow it to pay an outside investigator for work that another source is also paying that investigator for? >> i don't know for sure as i sit here. possibly is my answer. but i'll get you a precise answer. >> in writing? >>. >> sure. >> okay. did the fbi provide any payments whatsoever to mr. steel related to the investigation of trump associates? >> i'm back to my first -- i can't answer in this forum. >> was the fbi aware, was the fbi aware that mr. steel reportedly paid his sources who in turn paid their sub sources to make the claim in the dossier? >> same answer, sir. >>

mr. steele. will you commit to fully answering the questions from my march 6th and april 28th letter in providing all requested documents so we can resolve those inconsistencies, even if in a closed session being necessary? >> because as i sit here, i don't know all the questions are in the letters. i don't want to answer that specifically. but i commit to giving you all the information you need to address just that challenge, because i don't believe there's any inconsistency. i think there's a misunderstanding. but in a classified setting, i'll give you what you need. >> okay. well, i hope to show you those inconsistencies. >> i think i know where the confusion is, but in a classified setting we can straighten it out. >> the next question. according to a complaint filed with the justice department, the company that oversaw dossier's creation, was also working with a former russian intelligence operative on a pro-russian lobbying project at the same time the company fusion g.p.s. a allegedly fail

>> i'm back to my first -- i can't answer in this forum. >> was the fbi aware that mr. steel mr. steel paid his sources who in turn paid their sub-sources to make the claim in the dossier. >> same answer, sir. >> here is one you ought to be able to answer. is it vital to know -- is it vital to know whether or not sources have been paid in order to evaluate their credibility and if they have been paid, doesn't that information need to be disclosed if you are relying on that information in seeking approval for investigative authority. >> i think in general, yes: i think it is vital to know. >> the fbi and the justice department have provided me material inconsistent answers in closed settings about its reported relationship with mr. steele, will you commit to fully answering the questions from my march 6th and april 28th letter in providing all requested documents so we could resolve those inconsistencies, even in a closed session if it is necessary. >> as i sit here i don't know all of the questions in the letters. i don't want to answer that. but i commit to giving you all of the

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mr. steele. will you commit to fully answering the questions from my mark six and april 28 -- march six and april 28 letters so that we can resolve those inconsistencies even if a closed session is necessary? >> because i do not know all the answers -- questions in the i cannot the moment, answer that question, but i will give you a later answer in writing. i do not think there is any inconsistency. however, in a classified setting i will give you what you need. >> i hope to show you those inconsistencies. >> i think i know where the confusion is, but in a classified session weekends -- we can straighten it out. >> according to a complaint filed with the justice department, a company that oversaw dossier creation was also working with a former russian intelligence operative on a pro-russian lobbying campaign at the same time that was allegedly failed to register as a foreign agent for work done under a law that allows -- before i sent you a letter about this, where you aware of the the individual

. >> did anyone from fbi have interact with mr. steel regarding the issue? is not a question that i can answer in this form. reporter: failure to provide answers boiled over. >> if i chuck grassley, as a private citizen file a freedom of information act and you give me more information than senator chuck grassley how do you justify that. >> that say good question. >> how do you justify it. >> i can't as i sit here. >> the fbi director said he is subject of a ongoing inspector general investigation to how fbi and justice department handled the clinton e-mail case. there is no time line for the report it is expected to tackle lynch's meeting with bill clinton just one week before his wife's fbi interview. lou: thank you catherine herridge. a few thoughts on the fbi director's defense. which comes just a day after hillary clinton blamed him among other factors for her elect loss. >> i was on the way to winning until a combination of jim comey's letter on october 28, and russian wikileaks, raised doubts in the minds of people who were implying to vote for me but

mr. steele. will you commit to fully answering the questions from my march 6 and april 28 letter to provide all documents so we can resolve the inconsistency even if a closed session is necessary? dr. comey: i commit to giving you all of the information you need to address the challenge because i don't believe there is inconsistency. inconsistencye is but in a classified session i will give you what you need. ok. dir. comey: i think in a closed setting we can figure it out. russianworking with a operative on a pro-lobbying project at the same time. fusion gps allegedly did not register as a foreign agent under the act which allows the president to punish those who violate human rights. before i sent you a letter about this, were you available about the claim they were acting as an unregistered agent for russian interests? dir. comey: that is not a question i can answer in this forum. >> you can't answer that? -- : no, i can comey: no, i can't. filed in court pursuant to litigation. they said the

so as mr. steel said, it gives to the states the right, for example, to define essential health benefits if a state wants to take out maternity care or autism care, they can do it. what that means is that the guaranteed issue that you can actually get insurance doesn't apply to those, it only applies to the essential benefits. the lifetime limits that limit the amount of money that limit insurance companies' ability to say, not spend more than a certain amount in your lifetime, that only applies to the essential benefits. this is a massive take away to guarantees including the people you mentioned. >> michael, we're talking about this ideological, mo brooks, who we've had on the show, i think he's honest about sort of his world view, he gave an interview, he made the articulation to me was the only sort of defensible ideological case about this, which is basically, the sick should pay more for insurance. i want both of you to take a listen and react to it. here is mo brooks. >> my understanding is it

mr. steele? >> it's not a question i can answer. stick with the failure to provide answers boiled over. >> if i come as a private citizen, file a freedom of information act and you give me more information that you give the senator, how do you justify it? >> it's a good question. >> what do you mean? how do you justify it? >> i can't. >> fbi director says he's under an ongoing investigation. director comey confirmed he's been interviewed. there is no timeline for the report, it's expected to tackle the meeting with bill clinton and loretta lynch. >> bret: what is happening on the investigation of the unmasking of trump associates? >> congressional source confirms that president obama's former national security advisor susan rice has passed on an invitation to testify monday before a senate committee. in a letter, her lawyer said it was too short notice in the invitation was not extended on a bipartisan basis. rice will assist investigators in a nonpublic setting. >> bret: eight afghan killed ane american service members wounded in a

. >> mr. steel, while i have you, i want to talk to you about news that broke. we found out about an hour ago that your friend john boehner, former speaker of the house, he told an energy publication called "rig zone" quote, everything else he's done in office with the exception of foreign affairs, everything else, has been a complete disaster. the associated press confirming the comments with speaker boehner's office. does that surprise you that speaker boehner would come out so forcefully against the current administration so early? >> no, it doesn't. i think in many respects speaker boehner is taking to heart the moniker former. it frees you up. and he has been freed in many respects to speak his mind as he has done in the past. i think that there's really no secret about how he was concerned about donald trump's presidency from the beginning. and i think a lot of republicans and he's reflecting this, are concerned about its current state and what happens next. the trip started off in the middle east. a very positive. a lot of very strong response globally. a

mr. steele that you did provide in your breathing and information contained in justice department documents made available to the committee only after the briefing. some democrats say the allegations in the trump dossier have a lot of merits be of the raking democrat on the house intelligence committee adam schiff ran them into the record during the march 20 of russia hearing where comey testified along with the nsa director. >> is it possible that all of these events and reports are completely unrelated and nothing more than an entirely unhappy coincidence? >> yes. >> it is possible, but since it is possible, may be more than possible that they are not coincidental, not disconnected and not unrelated. >> in a new seven-page declaration, steele told the british courts that large sections of the dossier were unverified and said they were never meant to be public in any form. >> jenna: thank you. >> jon: so we are awaiting the white house daily briefing. it is such a start about 9 minutes from now. when sean spicer stepped to the microphone, we will take you there live. whoa, this thing is cr

mr. steele whether by name or not regarding alleged ties between the trump campaign and russia prior to the bureau launching its investigation of the matter? >> i have to give you the same answer, mr. chairman. >> this one i'm going to expect an answer on, do fbi policies -- just of the policies it -- allow it to pay an outside investigator for work another source is also paying him for as well? do you want me to repeat it? do fbi policies allow it to pay an outside investigator for work that another source is also paying that investigator for? >> i don't know for sure as i sit here. possibly is my answer but i'll get you a precise answer. >> in writing? >> sure. >> okay. did the fbi provide any payments whatsoever to mr. still -- sr teale related to the investigation of trump associates. >> i'm back to my first -- i can't answer in this forum. >> was the fbi aware -- was the fbi aware that mr. steele reportedly paid his sources who in turn paid their sub sources to make the claim in the dossier? >> same answer, sir. >> here's one you should be able to answer. is it vital to know -- is it v

aware -- was the fbi aware that mr. steel his sources who in turn paid their sub sources in the the claim dossier? >> same answer, sir. here's one you should be able to answer. know -- sit vital to know whether or not sources ave been paid in order to evaluate their credibility and f they have been paid, doesn't that information need to be disclosed if you're relying on seeking rmation in approval for investigative authority. will you commit to fully questions from my march 6th and april 28th letter all requested documents so that we can resolve if ininconsistencies even a closed session being necessary? >> because as i sit here i don't in the the questions letters, i don't want to answer specifically but i commit to you to give you all the you need to resolve that challenge but in a classified setting, i'll give you need. >> okay. well, i hope to show you those inconsistencies. i think i know what you're -- where the confusion is but i hink in a classified setting, we can straighten it out. >> next question, according to a t

mr. brennan: i don't. fbi paid know if the for any portion of the steel dossier? mr. brennan: i don't know. there are press reports related to that, but i don't know. >> do you know whether any of the underlying allegations made for ever tested, probed, examined, cross examined, whether the sources were examined for liability, credit ability --reliability, credibility? mr. brennan: i know there were efforts made by the bureau to try to understand whether or not any of the information in that was valid, but i don't have any firsthand knowledge of it. mr. brennan: do you know -- >> do you know if a still dossier was relied on as a part of court filings, applications peladings? -- peladings? -- pleadings? mr. brennan: i have no awareness. >> did the cia rely on it? mr. brennan: no. >> why not? mr. brennan: it wasn't part of the corpus of intelligence information we had. he was not in any way used as a basis for the intelligence community assessment that was done. it was not. waitedpe i have sufficiently long enough to ask you about leaks. we will just do it last. >> do you agree there is a tac

steel or iron door that would have kept it shut. this was a very multipurpose area. this is your stovetop and oven and everything all in one. this is mr. trent's bedroom, the upstairs portion of the house. you see a campaign desk. this would have been used by the military and what have been used as a portable way to find rest and/or shelter. this version is quite overly large and is \quite overly large and is decorated with printed floral cotton sheets. these would have been a luxury item at the time. anything printed in cottonwood have been imported at a highly taxable rate. this room is also separate from the bedroom -- of adjacent to a highway hallway closet. he didn't spend a lot of time here, unfortunately. he's one of the residents who spent the least amount of time here. from 1719-1724 was his tenure here. he actually passed away on christmas day in 1724 in the house. his death was unexpected. he died of a stroke or heart attack. was likely during this time -- he did not have a well. -- a will. we don't find any personal items because family members would have come in taken things they deemed important. the 20 residents of the

mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to enter into the record let frrts the united steel workers, the afl-cio and the international brotherhood of teamsters in opposition to this bill. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. scott: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i yield one minute to the gentlelady from illinois. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. mr. boustany: thank you, mr. speaker. this is not -- mrs. bustos: thank you, mr. speaker. this is not how washington is pose -- supposed to work. we're supposed to improve the lives of hardworking people. instead this reckless and dangerous trumpcare bill would undermine the health and economic security of millions of americans. people like emily carlson. she's a small business owner and mother two of from rural illinois. she lives with m.s. a life-long and very expensive pre-existing condition. before health care reform, emily and her husband, kevin, a farmer, often had to sit around the table at night, go over their bills, and decide between sickness or debt from one month to the next. if this bill

. >> if you're not using american steel but using taxpayer money to buy productsy other countries. so intention or not that's the outcome. >> mr. proctor, in your testimony you discussed the benefits to the broader steel industry of the preference for drinking water state revolving fund. what impact would congress enacting a statute to permit innocently apply this preference policy to the dwsrf have on industry manufacturing and jobs? >> i think it would accelerate the repatriation of jobs to the u.s. a permanent provision will give a signal of the new capacity here in the united states and see what has happened in the fittings business where jobs that went to china are coming back to the united states and that would increase competition as well as increase jobs and the economic benefit. >> you speak of the lost opportunities to domestic industries and inefficiencies this generates. can you explain what you mean by that? >> it seems inconsistent where you're taking tax dollars from american workers and using those dollars to fund materials and in the process taking aware their livelihood, number one. number two the agency that

steel industry. >> thank you governor, mr. chairman. >> i do want to highlight, i doubt -- there's no country in the world that we have so many issues with. and most important relationship for us -- our two countries to manage properly but i'm uplifted that you've had so much experience with many of these issues as governor and know how important they are to real people. we've had family and friends that died from fentanyl and know of the job losses that have taken place and outright theft. it's going and robbing a bank what they do with intellectual property. i do hope with the relationship you have, you will be a constant force dealing with multiple violations of international norms that take place with china. >> senator, i appreciate your counsel on this important issue. one thing about being the chief executive, governor, the buck stops with you. whatever happens. i was governor in the farm crisis of the '80s, gone on trade missions all over the world and dealt with a lot of issues. i think that background and experience i

mr. trump over three decades. they saw devices in use recording phone calls. michael steelethis a reference to the fact that the president said there might it be recordings of his conversations with comey. how politically difficult is this for the president? >> it's incredibly difficult. one, it opens the possibility that these tapes will be subpoenaed that they will eventually become part of an investigation. two, how is any member of congress going to trust they are talking to the president and the president alone when he's encouraging them to support a policy? this diminishes the already limited ability to trust the president. >> again, remember, if copy's allies leaking that he was asked three times to pledge loyalty to the president, if the president saying that conversation was taped, this isn't a soap opera. if that happened, if so maniy's allies are saying what's true and what trump is saying is true, you're in a whole different arena now. that's why i don't think republicans will let it go. lindsey graham was on "meet the press" yesterday saying if the tapes exist,

mr. gowdy? >> do you know who commissioned the steele dossier? >> i don't. >> do you know if the fbi paid for any portion of the steele dossier? >> i don't know. i know that there are reports related to that, but i don't know. i don't have firsthand knowledge of that. >> do you know if any of the underlying allegations made in the steele dossier were tested, probed, examined, cross examined, whether the sources were examined for reliability, credibility? >> i know that there were efforts made by the bureau to try to understand whether or not any of the information in that was valid, but i don't have any firsthand knowledge of it. >> do you know if the bureau ever relied on the steele dossier as part of any court filings, applications, petitions, pleadings? >> i have no awareness. >> did the cia rely on it? >> no. >> why not? >> it wasn't part of the corpus of intelligence information we had. it was not in any way used as a basis for the intelligence community assessment that was done. it was not. >> all right. this is my last line of question. i

you're not buying american steel but you're using american taxpayers' money to buy products from other countries, that's how it works out. so intention or not, that's the outcome. so mr. proctor, in your testimony you discussed the benefits to the broader domestic steel industry of the -- [ inaudible ] what act would congress enacting a statute do to permanently have this procurement policy on domestic manufacturing and end jobs? >> i think it would accelerate the repatriation of jobs back here in the u.s. two give the signal it is worth investing in the new capital and capacity in the united states. we see what happens in the fitting business, jobs that went to china are coming back to the united states increasing competition as well as increased jobs and economic benefits. >> you speak of the lost opportunities for domestic industries. as well as administrative inconsistencies andinefficien inefficiencies it generates. >> it seems on one hand you are taking tax dollars from american workers, then using those tax dollars to fund the purchase of materials, and in the process taking away their livelihoods, number one. number two, the -- the agency that's charged with

steel industry. >> dhaithank you, governor. thank you, mr. chairman. >> i do want to highlight -- there's no country in the world that we have so many issues with. and most important relationship for us, our two countries to manage properly. but i'm uplifted by the fact that you've had so many personal experiences with many of these issues as a governor and you know how important they are to real people. all of us have had family, friends who have died, i'm sure, from fentanyl. we know of the job losses that have taken place, we know of the outright theft. it's just like going and robbing a bank directly, what they do with intellectual property. i doe hope with the relationship you have you'll be a constant force for dealing with the multiple violations of international norms that take place with china. >> well, senator, i appreciate your counsel on this important issue. this is one thing about being the chief executive, being the governor. the buck stops with you. and whatever happens -- i was governor during the farm crisis of the '80s. i'v

steel and aluminum. this is especially true with respect to china. mr. president, i have other remarks that i would normally give on the floor, but my good friend, chairman hatch, is here to make his remarks. i want to thank him for the cooperation that he has shown. i think that the interest of both sides in processing this nomination have been advanced. a lot could have gone awry here. we had challenges with getting the waiver mr. lighthizer needed. we needed the space to make sure the miners were protected. the members had strong views. and i really want to thank chairman hatch for the diplomacy and the cooperation he showed me and our side. and i think that's why there was a very large vote for mr. lighthizer in the committee. and i'll be voting aye this afternoon. i look forward to the chairman's wrapup remarks. mr. hatch: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from utah. mr. hatch: i want to thank my colleague who is an excellent person to work with. we enjoy each other and we enjoy working together. we're getting a lot done and i apprec

mr hayes is moved into position to make what is only his second everjump. the former soldier, who fought and was wounded in the second world war, has nerves of steel.t is back down to earth. congratulations! well done! hurray! with all four generations of the family back down safely, it is time for everyone to celebrate the new record that he has just set. beautiful. i would do it again tomorrow. it is lovely. absolutely lovely. perfect! how was the landing? better than last time! and all of this for a man who, back in the second world war as a veteran of the d—day landings, had assumed he would never return home alive. but even at the age of 101, he still is more than alive, doing things that many half his age dream of. doing things that many half his age wouldn't dream of. i'm not sure 15,000 feet would be lovely for me! let's take a look at the weather. tomorrow it looks like it will be overcast for most of the day and there is wind on the way. here is there is wind on the way. here is the rain we had earlier and then a sunny afternoon and then this cloud and rain will be sweeping in our direction. the first part of the night looks 0k, direction

mr hayes is moved into position to make what is only his second everjump. the former soldier, who fought and was wounded in the second world war, has nerves of steel.down to earth. congratulations! well done! hurray! with all four generations of the family back down safely, it is time for everyone to celebrate the new record that he has just set. beautiful. i would do it again tomorrow. it is lovely. absolutely lovely. perfect! how was the landing? better than last time! and all of this for a man who, back in the second world war as a veteran of the d—day landings, had assumed he would never return home alive. but even at the age of 101, he still is more than alive, doing things that many half his age wouldn't dream of. richard galpin, bbc news. what an achievement. well done. don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter... stay with us here on bbc news. most of us managed to catch a bit of sunshine today. it was not too bad, a couple of showers but on the whole pretty good day. different story for a monday, the cloud is already rolling off the atlantic. here it is that clear whether that we have got across the uk right

mr. out that he pointed recognizes there is criticism that for example china is something u.s. steelhina is not a live chicken imports into the country. he also said he is committed to making sure the trade relationship between the u.s. and china puts the american willr first and said they stop the unfair and illegal activities from china they have seen in the steel industry. you have these tensions surrounding north korea, but the outlook for the south. the south isk for something we have to look at here. earlier we had moody's head of sovereign risk, let's take a look at what is happening in terms of the south korean ratings. aa2, fitch has aa minus. talk of a said she'd low probability, but a high impact event of a conflict there. here, but sheny is talking about a ratcheting up of potential tension here. go ahead and take a listen. at the moment, geopolitical risks is a restraint on the rating of korea. theseakes into account tail risks, these low probability potentially big impact events that would affect the economy and the government's capacity to manage the economy. she is ta

mr. crawford, your 5:00. >> i will yield to the friend of south carolina. >> do you know who commissioned this steel dossier? >> i don't. >> do you know if the fbi paid for any portion? >> i don't know, i know there are press reports related to that, but i have no firsthand knowledge of that. >> do you know if any of the under lying documents were cross examined or if the sources were examined for liability? >> i know there was efforts made by the bureau made to try and understand whether or not any of the information in that was valid, but i don't have any first had knowledge of it. court filings, applications, petitions, pleadings -- >> i have no awareness. >> it was not part of the corpus of intelligence information that we had. it was not in any way used as a basis for the intelligence community assessment that was done. it was not. >> all right, my last line of conference, i hope i have waited sufficiently long enough to ask you about leaks to not inflame the anger of our friends in media that think the republicans are hyper focused on it, we'll just do it last. some of your colleagues testified that o

mr. chairman. i will yield to the gentleman from south carolina. >> director brennan, do you know who commissioned the steel dossier? i don't. >> do you know if the fbi paid for any portion of the steel dossier? i don't know. i know that there are pressing points related to that, but i don't know. i have no firsthand knowledge of that. >> do you know whether any of the underlying allegations made in the steel dossier were ever tested, probed, examined, cross-examined, whether the sources were examined for reliability, credibility? >> i know that there were efforts made by the bureau to try to understand whether or not any of the information in that was valid, but i don't have any firsthand knowledge of it. >> do you know if the bureau ever relied on the steel dossier as any -- as part of any court filings? applications, petitions, pleadings? >> i have no awareness. >> did the cia rely on it? >> no. >> why not? >> because we didn't. it wasn't part of the corpus of intelligence information that we had. it was not in any way used as a basis for the intelligence community assessment that was done. it was not. >

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steel to take things to the next level. let me bring in the host of cnn's original series "parts unknown," one mr. anthony bourdain. >> good to see you. this is season nine, nearly a decade of traveling, exotic food-tasting. you weren't to laos for your show. here's a clip of your show. >> chicken feet. >> dried squid. >> squid. i love this. this is delicious. >> so i might say oh, chicken feet but i don't know i would then do what you did with it and eat it. is it good? >> yeah. it takes a little getting used to, but enjoyed by millions of people around the world. laos is not an exception to that. >> americans are obviously familiar with vietnamese food. it's big in this country. but how is laotion food similar given the cultural and historical connections? >> it's delicious and, in fact, a lot of ethnic laotian food makes an appearance in the thai and vietnamese food that we love so some of it will be familiar to americans. >> so my brother visited all over asia, and he tolls me there's a large ex-pat community there. some people visit laos and end up staying there to live or open up a business. here's a part of

mr. president. as the democrats gave it to them, they voted for you. they're going to know who took it away from them. >> michael steele political analyst and former chair of the republican national committee, and liz smith, a democratic strategist. i want to start with michael. i don't -- i guess i know why the republicans had this vote today because they've been promising to get rid of obamacare. it's like the -- you know, i understand the heart of that. but the details were a problem because the reason your party has opposed any kind of social progress over the last 50 or 100 years is because once there is progress, people d't want to go backwards. >> right. >> nobody says get rid of social security really. nobody says get rid of medicare really or medicaid. when it comes to obamacare, mixed bag. but it's dicey to take things away from people that they've learned to benefit from, began to rely on. i said today my conservative republican father, lovely guy, he loved medicare. >> yeah. >> because for the first time in his life when he was retired, he got something. he didn't pay into it, but he got something. you can'