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bill. the idea from senator cruz is to have premiums go lower. there was some reduction in the original bill. he would like to see that get even bigger. whichsee cbo next week, they having graciously telling us when something is going to come out and possibly it will bring people aboard and we could see a bill the week after. greta: what are the votes looking like right now? peter: it seems like they don't have the right now. they don't have enough to pass it right now. last week it seems like there is many has 10 or so no votes. i'm sure there will be going up as they are making changes. there do seem to be some real hard no's, only three would doom the bill which asked the challenge. senator rand paul, susan collins and dean heller seem like the hardest no's. they all want substantial changes. it will be hard to do enough to win over some of those people. greta: if it does pass the senate, they have to reconcile the differences with the health legislation. what is the timeline? anna: the idea we have inherent in the house is that they might pass
bill. the idea from senator cruz is to have premiums go lower. there was some reduction in the original bill. he would like to see that get even bigger. whichsee cbo next week, they having graciously telling us when something is going to come out and possibly it will bring people aboard and we could see a bill the week after. greta: what are the votes looking like right now? peter: it seems like they don't have the right now. they don't have enough to pass it right now. last week it seems like...
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there's the initial senate bill which the cbo has scored, then the cruz bill which you referred to. and then the fact that the senate parliamentarian has said various elements of both -- can't be -- so you have a third version of the bill. how they a square that and how they get to 50 on any of the three and how they ask republicans to open debate when they don't know what they're voting on i'm unsure of. >> how do republicans particularly to hugh hewitt's note earlier, you have murkowski and shelley moore capito, a constituency of women who don't some of the things of what this bill will do to planned parenthood and others. how do you get on the moderates onside? >> for seven years it was very easy for republicans to say look, we don't like affordable care act. when you come to finding the replacements there are more differences than we previously anticipated. the answer for mitch mcconnell, at least as it comes to this week, is let's just short debate on something. the argument he's making is we cannot have this argument about substance unless get to the argument first on a bill. p
there's the initial senate bill which the cbo has scored, then the cruz bill which you referred to. and then the fact that the senate parliamentarian has said various elements of both -- can't be -- so you have a third version of the bill. how they a square that and how they get to 50 on any of the three and how they ask republicans to open debate when they don't know what they're voting on i'm unsure of. >> how do republicans particularly to hugh hewitt's note earlier, you have murkowski...
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where is the business community on senate bill 4? where are they? it is their elected members, let's be honest, it's republicans that are pushing these types of bills. supporters strongest of many of the republican elected officials? it's the business community. why aren't they stepping up and saying wait a minute, knock it off? right after senate bill 1070, we had 60 ceos in the state of arizona send a letter to the republican caucus telling them to knock it off. not only are you damaging the reputation of arizona but you are hurting our economy. $250 million in tourism. i think it's more than that. it has created a black cloud over the state of verizon a. it's going to take us forever -- over the state of arizona. it's going to take us forever to get over. we need allies in many to reach out to folks we've never reached out to before and get them on board. tellhave to be able to those handful of republicans that want to continue to push this that we are not going to stand for it. we will not accept it and we will push back, let it be from an econom
where is the business community on senate bill 4? where are they? it is their elected members, let's be honest, it's republicans that are pushing these types of bills. supporters strongest of many of the republican elected officials? it's the business community. why aren't they stepping up and saying wait a minute, knock it off? right after senate bill 1070, we had 60 ceos in the state of arizona send a letter to the republican caucus telling them to knock it off. not only are you damaging the...
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health insurance plans and of course the biggest difference in my mind between the house bill in the senate bill was that the house bill would have allowed states to waive this provision called community rating which is walk talk or requirement that insurance companies offer everyone essentially the same price without regard to their health condition and the senate bill would not have allowed states to waive this regulation both the house and senate bills repealed the taxes much of the spending the individual and employer mandate some of the things that we'd say are at the heart of obamacare and yet they don't repeal some of these major regulations the house bill went further and the question is can the senate get enough votes to agree to a repeal of that particular provision so that are those are numbers you point out on the voting tendencies who they can sell this to within their own parties and out or parties will talk at talk about some other numbers some maff we've got a short timeline before recess takes place right now to push something through they're going to pump the brakes you and i h
health insurance plans and of course the biggest difference in my mind between the house bill in the senate bill was that the house bill would have allowed states to waive this provision called community rating which is walk talk or requirement that insurance companies offer everyone essentially the same price without regard to their health condition and the senate bill would not have allowed states to waive this regulation both the house and senate bills repealed the taxes much of the spending...
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don't want to pass the senate bill. they will say, we absolutely don't want to pass the house bill. and paul ryan knows that the conference committee will not be able to do a better job of trying to figure out what can pass the senate than mitch mcconnell has done. and mitch mcconnell hasn't found anything that can pass the senate. back with us is david frum. also joining us now, neera tanden, president for the center of american progress. neera, your reading of the state of play tonight. >> well, first of all, they did just release the legislative language for the quote, unquote, skinny repeal. now they're saying they would like to vote on it in the next few hours. so let me just say to the american people they have a bill that will affect the health care of the -- the entire health care system. it's going to affect health insurance premiums, that has been available to the public maybe for two, three, four hours before they vote on it. but that's not the most unusual thing. the most unusual thing is that republican afte
don't want to pass the senate bill. they will say, we absolutely don't want to pass the house bill. and paul ryan knows that the conference committee will not be able to do a better job of trying to figure out what can pass the senate than mitch mcconnell has done. and mitch mcconnell hasn't found anything that can pass the senate. back with us is david frum. also joining us now, neera tanden, president for the center of american progress. neera, your reading of the state of play tonight....
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it will be interesting to know if student enrollment drops at all because of senate bill for -- a senate bill four. >> we only have a couple of minutes. i would like to ask each of you to think about -- to take about two minutes and give texas your advice. it already so i'm a little bit of -- i'm a little caffeinated. you might want to go to somebody is because my advice might not be pg-13. >> we are live streaming soap lee's pg-13. >> one of the things that really mobilize folks in california and arizona was all of the hate 1070 and he saw that again in texas. culminated on the last day , as a representative who many of you have probably seen, said that our community doesn't love our country, called ice on the folks who were in the house did what wereally fear most about sb4 and saw a group of ground people -- group of brown people. do not get mad, get even. that is my advice. we have the power. [applause] >> don't get mad, get even. >> thank you. i hope, this is another reminder that elections will do matter. it is important that we look at who represents us at all levels. hopefully we
it will be interesting to know if student enrollment drops at all because of senate bill for -- a senate bill four. >> we only have a couple of minutes. i would like to ask each of you to think about -- to take about two minutes and give texas your advice. it already so i'm a little bit of -- i'm a little caffeinated. you might want to go to somebody is because my advice might not be pg-13. >> we are live streaming soap lee's pg-13. >> one of the things that really mobilize...
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>> in 2011, a papers please bill passed both the senate and house in the state of texas. same time they were doing the intentionally discriminatory gerrymandering and photo i.d. bills. the difference was that the business community showed up at the end of the session and into two special sessions that were called by governor perry and said, this has got to stop. you had the largest home builders in the state, you had perry homes out of houston, you had the largest -- the ceo of the largest grocery store chain in the state that said, no, we aren't doing this. you know what? it died a very, very quiet death. this time around the big difference was is that the business community was unable to fight a two-front war. and i've been very, very critical of the business community in texas because they were so focused on the bathroom bill that while discriminatory and horrible and symbolically very negative for the state of texas impacts, just to be very clear, a much smaller cohort of people than sb-4. i mean, if we just want to look at scope of magnitude, sb-4 impacts conceivably
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tomorrow the united states senate will have the opportunity to begin the debate on the bill to repeal and replace obamacare. as the president said this morning, after years of talking and campaigning on it, now is the time for republicans in the senate to act. republicans in the senate will have a chance to do the right thing, to keep their promise to the american people and these families and families all across this country. this president and the american people are counting on the senate to act. so, with gratitude for his leadership, and his persistence and determination to make american healthcare great again, it is my high honor and distinct privilege to introduce these families the 45th president of the united states of america, president donald trump. [applause] >> thank you very much vice president pence, secretary price, and thank you everyone for being here today. for the past 17 years, obamacare has wreaked havoc on the lives of innocent, hard-working americans. behind me today, we have real american families, great families. i just spent a lot of time with them. they are
tomorrow the united states senate will have the opportunity to begin the debate on the bill to repeal and replace obamacare. as the president said this morning, after years of talking and campaigning on it, now is the time for republicans in the senate to act. republicans in the senate will have a chance to do the right thing, to keep their promise to the american people and these families and families all across this country. this president and the american people are counting on the senate to...
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host: the two additional no votes that some the senate health care bill, senate gop health care bill ad for now, the headline from the a while -- .hio tribune -- wyoming tribune "more gop senators are opposing the bill." "two gop defections till the latest bill." you can see the picture that goes along with that story, a protest that happened on capitol hill yesterday. those are capitol hill police officers preparing to arrest those protesters outside the office of dean heller in nevada in the senate office building in washington, d.c. one of the senate office building. in virginia, the line for democrats. are you with us this morning? caller: yes. the people in this country needs to know republicans will never have health care in this country. the reason they are making all of this is because there is already health care in the country. that's why they are trying to fix it. there is nothing to fix, they are justice trying to health care already in place. host: al in virginia, independent. caller: i am calling on behalf of the independents. my issue with health care is people either h
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let's talk about the first republican senate bill and the new version. what are the big differences? >> one of them is this amendment that has been proposed by senator ted cruz. if you have an insurer that covers the plans, like essential health benefits that include maternity care and mental health, if they offer those they can offer plans that are not as comprehensive. there is concern about that in particular that healthy people will go to those plans. there is about 70 million more in the bill to help insurers do. a lot of sick people came at the beginning and drove up the cost. additionalthe major medicaid che made. there are conditions. additions.ere are instead of it being a matched federal state program, or states, no matter what they spend, will get a federal match. >> it would go a capped allotment. the new version allows if there is a zika outbreak or hurricane or something where they had to spend more on medicaid. it could be excluded from the cap spending. and another key change is the senate bill would allow penalties of tax and deferred mon
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is there anything in the senate bill, for example, that you think would actually go after these sort of core drivers of health care costs and make things more efficient or would the bill sort of set bark those efforts? >> that's a an interesting question because one of the things that was part of the aca was we were going to move forward integrated care. more value than volume. more quality than quantity. those are all things we support. those are all things headed in the right direction. the tools to do that, that were in the aca, whether they were bundling or accountable care organizations or medical homes -- you can go down the list. all those things are good they head in the right direction. are they perfect? no. do they need improvements? yes. should we be looking at a little more creative options? yes. this goes back to the question of of course it needs to be modified as it goes along. but the real important point that you raise is none of this is being discussed. why? because it really isn't on the table. and a lot of these techniques are by and large thing that is enjoyed bip
is there anything in the senate bill, for example, that you think would actually go after these sort of core drivers of health care costs and make things more efficient or would the bill sort of set bark those efforts? >> that's a an interesting question because one of the things that was part of the aca was we were going to move forward integrated care. more value than volume. more quality than quantity. those are all things we support. those are all things headed in the right direction....
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president trump and i believe the senate health care bill is the right bill at the right time to begin the end of obamacare and rescue the american people and i urge every member of the from this failed policy. and we look forward to the senate taking up this bill as early as next week. president trump laid out his vision for american health care months ago. the president said he wanted a health care system that in his words is, quote, far less expensive and far better, we believe the senate health care bill begins to make the president's vision a reality. the bill introduced in the senate put america back on the path to better, more affordable health care for every american. the senate health care bill repeals obamacare's individual business mandates and cuts taxes on american families and american businesses, restoring freedom and it'll create jobs. the senate health care bill doubles the contribution limits for health savings accounts and for the first time ever allows health savings accounts to cover insurance premiums. the bill also offers tax credits to help americans buy the cov
president trump and i believe the senate health care bill is the right bill at the right time to begin the end of obamacare and rescue the american people and i urge every member of the from this failed policy. and we look forward to the senate taking up this bill as early as next week. president trump laid out his vision for american health care months ago. the president said he wanted a health care system that in his words is, quote, far less expensive and far better, we believe the senate...
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the second version of the senate bill a new version of the senate bill. >> that's a real question, what we voting on. i told them that i will vote to the bill, to begin the debate on repeal obamacare if they promise the first vote will be a repeal. >> shepard: that's not possible. there's no clean repeal. this is to defund. president trump appearing in west virginia later today as we noticed in a release from the white house today. anyway, later she will appear with shelly capito in west virginia. she's one of three republican lawmakers that came out against the deal to repeal the affordable healthcare act. senator capito said she did not come to washington to hurt people. that's a quote. peter doocy did. there's word that senate republicans are concerned using the bill the house passed back in may. >> right. that's what they're talking about bringing to the floor, shep, to proceed. if it makes it to the floor and somebody wants to add an amendment to say make this so that it is a more clean repeal, then they can do that. >> people can offer that as an amendment to what has passed the h
the second version of the senate bill a new version of the senate bill. >> that's a real question, what we voting on. i told them that i will vote to the bill, to begin the debate on repeal obamacare if they promise the first vote will be a repeal. >> shepard: that's not possible. there's no clean repeal. this is to defund. president trump appearing in west virginia later today as we noticed in a release from the white house today. anyway, later she will appear with shelly capito in...
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bill? >> the question is what are we week,g debate to? last senate leadership said it would be a clean repeal, like the 2015 bill we all voted for. i think that is a good idea. the other alternative is the senate leadership bill that does not repeal obama care, is obamacare lights, and has become a porkbarrel where they are dumping money into pet projects. i'm not for taxpayer money going to rich insurance executives and uber wealthy industry. i do not think the taxpayer should be funding that. i have told them i will vote for a motion to proceed if we are proceeding to the clean repeal vote. if it fails, they can put up their monstrosity they want to put forward, but i am not for that. i am not for the taxpayer subsidizing private industry. to learn more about what happened in the senate this week we talk to a capitol hill root order. class from the washington examiner, she is a senior health care writer and will talk about the status of the health care bill. we talked a lot about this in the past couple of days, where are we right now when it comes
bill? >> the question is what are we week,g debate to? last senate leadership said it would be a clean repeal, like the 2015 bill we all voted for. i think that is a good idea. the other alternative is the senate leadership bill that does not repeal obama care, is obamacare lights, and has become a porkbarrel where they are dumping money into pet projects. i'm not for taxpayer money going to rich insurance executives and uber wealthy industry. i do not think the taxpayer should be funding...
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republicans have added so much more money in the senate bill, about $70 million more. i have seen analysis in the last 34 hours say because the bill what allow people to buy the bare-bones plans and a lot of money at insurers, you destabilize the market you are trying to stabilize with the additional money. rand paul says it is a giveaway and he is not on board with the bill. host: from new mexico, good morning. caller: good morning. i have a few comments to make. first of all, no one should have to lose their home in order to have quality care. number two, being in new mexico, we have very limited health care providers that will take medicare. i'm not talking about medicaid, i'm talking about medicare. they refuse to take medicare, leaving us in a lurch. what are we going to do? new mexico needs a major improvement. i live here, i have to live here. this is my home. we have some of the poorest health care in the united states. host: thank you. guest: i find that is interesting. i will look it up when i get to the office. it would be a problem. if you are in a rural are
republicans have added so much more money in the senate bill, about $70 million more. i have seen analysis in the last 34 hours say because the bill what allow people to buy the bare-bones plans and a lot of money at insurers, you destabilize the market you are trying to stabilize with the additional money. rand paul says it is a giveaway and he is not on board with the bill. host: from new mexico, good morning. caller: good morning. i have a few comments to make. first of all, no one should...
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the last few months we are on two versions of the house bill, two versions of the senate bill, and every single time it seems to get worse. we are at a position where only 17% of the american eagle approved the last republican version of the bill. we hear about repeal again. if they want to have a vote on that, fine, but we know where this is going to end up, and it will be where we should have begun, and that is working, democrats and republicans, on positive changes to the american people to the affordable care act. we never said it was a perfect bill. the day it passed, i said it was .he beginning and not an end that is why i am a strong supporter of senator kaine's work and center carvers work -- senator carver's work. we are asking people to join us. the democratic legislature worked with the governor of minnesota. we would like to see that nationally. we talked about posturing and the work we can do with senator shaheen's bill. we have a number of proposals that have republican support on prescription drug cost and crises. we owe the american people to work with the republicans, an
the last few months we are on two versions of the house bill, two versions of the senate bill, and every single time it seems to get worse. we are at a position where only 17% of the american eagle approved the last republican version of the bill. we hear about repeal again. if they want to have a vote on that, fine, but we know where this is going to end up, and it will be where we should have begun, and that is working, democrats and republicans, on positive changes to the american people to...
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i want to get into -- >> under the senate bill nobody -- >> under the senate bill 22 million people wouldose their health insurance. the bulk would be because of cuts to medicaid. i want to go specifically into it because i want to make sure people really understand it because there are two different buckets of insured. there are about 10 million people who buy in the non-group market. that's who you and the republicans are legislating for, just them. the 10 million people who buy insurance under obamacare. so if we talk about those people, the new bill that they are -- the republicans are proposing would essentially force -- this is a great piece that the nbc news did a great analysis of this and it essentially said the bill would require people to pay higher premiums -- this is the non-group people, to buy a private plan that's similar to what's already under obamacare. so they'd have to pay higher premiums to get what they get under obamacare now. and then it would reduce spending on the subsidies and distribute them in a way that encourages people to instead purchase a high deductible
i want to get into -- >> under the senate bill nobody -- >> under the senate bill 22 million people wouldose their health insurance. the bulk would be because of cuts to medicaid. i want to go specifically into it because i want to make sure people really understand it because there are two different buckets of insured. there are about 10 million people who buy in the non-group market. that's who you and the republicans are legislating for, just them. the 10 million people who buy...
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billat i did is put in a that was similar to an exact bill passed by the senate. en though there were certain things i would like to have changed, i thought the best way was to take that bill that the senate passed, put it in as my bill, hopefully pass it in the house, send it to the senate, and get a bill that would have sanctions on russia for interfering in our elections, sanctions on iran for terrorism and ballistic missiles, and this is something that everybody claims they want. all of a sudden we are hearing this bill is not good enough, and we don't want to play games, so what nancy was saying was that if the republicans were serious and they said if you make this one change we would support the bill, then we would probably go along with it, but the problem is this. it has to go back and pass the senate. by taking the exact language of the senate will, it does not have to pass the senate. so any change we make no matter how minor has to pass the senate , and who knows what can happen once it is sent back. that is my big fear. i want a sanctions bill on russi
billat i did is put in a that was similar to an exact bill passed by the senate. en though there were certain things i would like to have changed, i thought the best way was to take that bill that the senate passed, put it in as my bill, hopefully pass it in the house, send it to the senate, and get a bill that would have sanctions on russia for interfering in our elections, sanctions on iran for terrorism and ballistic missiles, and this is something that everybody claims they want. all of a...
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it is sending a message not only to ted cruz and mike lee, who oppose the current version of the senate bill, for he is sending a message to everyone that there will be a bill this year. the obamacare markets are in trouble right now. everybody agrees they need some help. the insurers say there is too much uncertainty right now. they need some assurance that there will be a law in effect next year. they will be funding to backup all the things they are liable for. i think a truly bipartisan bill to repair the affordable care act is a long way off. i do not think we will get to that point this year. but some small patchwork fixes are possibility. host: so this response from senator chuck schumer says with -- the issues with exchanges are flexible and open the door to bipartisan solutions to improve our health care system. as we have said time and time again, said senator schumer, democrats are eager to work republicans to stabilize markets and approve the law. at the top of the list should be ensuring cost-sharing payments that are permanent and will protect health care for millions." host: g
it is sending a message not only to ted cruz and mike lee, who oppose the current version of the senate bill, for he is sending a message to everyone that there will be a bill this year. the obamacare markets are in trouble right now. everybody agrees they need some help. the insurers say there is too much uncertainty right now. they need some assurance that there will be a law in effect next year. they will be funding to backup all the things they are liable for. i think a truly bipartisan...
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and house bill and the senate will , where they initially did was the house bill to pass, is the essential benefits package, they could theoretically waive prescription drugs or limit in a significant way and you wouldn't have to have access to those drugs. and of course now, the latest amendments, which is basically ted cruz amendments, would basically make it even worse because it wouldn't even have to be up to the state to waive it. if you offer blue cross blue shield, if they offered the policy within the exchange, and have a guaranteed benefit, then the cruz amendments would allow you to sell insurance outside of the exchange and waive the essential benefits package. so you could have somebody, not only buying a policy without hospitalization, but did not have prescription drugs, or even worse, they say they were covering prescription drugs but there's a limitation on what they offer. and people do not know. they thought they were getting that health insurance. the only thing i would add -- mr. spiro: the only thing i thed add is putting aside ted cruz amendments, and puttin
and house bill and the senate will , where they initially did was the house bill to pass, is the essential benefits package, they could theoretically waive prescription drugs or limit in a significant way and you wouldn't have to have access to those drugs. and of course now, the latest amendments, which is basically ted cruz amendments, would basically make it even worse because it wouldn't even have to be up to the state to waive it. if you offer blue cross blue shield, if they offered the...
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the last few months we are on two versions of the house bill, two versions of the senate bill, and every single time it seems to get worse. we are now at a position where people% of the american approved the last republican version of the bill. last thing we hear about is repeal again. if they want to have a vote on that, fine, but we know where this is going to end up, and it will end up where we should have begun, and that is working, democrats and republicans, on positive changes to the american people to the affordable care act. we have never said it was a perfect bill. in fact the day it passed, i said it was the beginning and not an end. that is why i am a strong supporter of senator kaine's work and senator carver's work. we were just on the floor asking our republican colleagues to join us. the republican legislature in minnesota worked with the democratic governor and made changes in their state. we would like to see that nationally. we have talked about cost sharing and the work we can do with senator shaheen's bill. finally i have a number of proposals that have republican sup
the last few months we are on two versions of the house bill, two versions of the senate bill, and every single time it seems to get worse. we are now at a position where people% of the american approved the last republican version of the bill. last thing we hear about is repeal again. if they want to have a vote on that, fine, but we know where this is going to end up, and it will end up where we should have begun, and that is working, democrats and republicans, on positive changes to the...
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, the senate billbelief those things that are wrong with the current bill. i think it's fair to say there are problems with all of the above, but she did say she doesn't see why it makes any sense to pass this bill without any democratic participation or cooperation. susan collins is a no on this bill. she's one of two republican senators who have said they are not voting nor this bill. if the republicans lose a third one, this bill will not pass. now to the other story we've been covering, nbc news has confirmed jared kushner updated the list of foreign contacts on his federal disclosure form three times, adding more than a hundred names. one of those disclosures, of course, is the meeting are between donald trump jr. and a lawyer with ties to the kremlin. that meeting is arguably receiving the most heated criticism is here is why. june 2016, rod gold stone sinds the first e-mail to donald trump jr. about setting up a meeting with a russian attorney who gold stone said had incriminating information on
, the senate billbelief those things that are wrong with the current bill. i think it's fair to say there are problems with all of the above, but she did say she doesn't see why it makes any sense to pass this bill without any democratic participation or cooperation. susan collins is a no on this bill. she's one of two republican senators who have said they are not voting nor this bill. if the republicans lose a third one, this bill will not pass. now to the other story we've been covering, nbc...
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trump's top legislative priority this morning as mitch mcconnell concedes defeat, defeat on the senate health care billn its current form. the senate majority leader has essentially no choice after two more republicans defected from the bill, leaving it without enough support even to begin debate. >> late last night, mcconnell explained in a statement, "regretfully, it is now apparent that the effort to repeal and immediately replace the failure of obamacare will not be successful." mcconnell now making a major pivot, announcing he will push for a new version that will repeal obamacare outright with a two-year phase-out, so there's time to come up with a replacement system. mcconnell notes that a majority of senators already backed a house repeal bill when it came up in 2015. keep in mind, that's when obamacare was very unpopular. >> mcconnell's statement came just moments after the president posted a tweet along the same lines -- "republicans should just repeal failing obamacare now and work on a new health care plan that will start from a clean slate. dems will join in!" fallout from the defection of
trump's top legislative priority this morning as mitch mcconnell concedes defeat, defeat on the senate health care billn its current form. the senate majority leader has essentially no choice after two more republicans defected from the bill, leaving it without enough support even to begin debate. >> late last night, mcconnell explained in a statement, "regretfully, it is now apparent that the effort to repeal and immediately replace the failure of obamacare will not be...
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the budget implementation bill goes to the senate. the cash strapped state began an unprecedented third straight fiscal year on saturday, without a complete budget. as we reported the inability of illinois to approve a budget has put the state on the verge of having its debt downgraded to junk. >> illinois isn't alone. 11 states did not have budgets in place on july 1st, when the fiscal year started in most places. maine's partial government shutdown entered its third day today. there is some movement. in wisconsin, the sticking point is over how to pay nor needed road repairs and in connecticut, the governor is funding the state by executive order. public beaches in that state are op but the same is not true in new jersey where there are a number of places that are now off limits to visitors even during this popular vacation time. kate rogers is in liberty state park in jersey city, new jersey. >> if you're looking to hit a state park or beach this holiday weekend in new jersey. you're out of luck. more than 50 beaches, parks, histor
the budget implementation bill goes to the senate. the cash strapped state began an unprecedented third straight fiscal year on saturday, without a complete budget. as we reported the inability of illinois to approve a budget has put the state on the verge of having its debt downgraded to junk. >> illinois isn't alone. 11 states did not have budgets in place on july 1st, when the fiscal year started in most places. maine's partial government shutdown entered its third day today. there is...
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senator wyden, of oregon, democrat. they need to sit down and look at these bills carefully. let's not make a mistake at the expense of the people who sent us here. let's stand up for sound, thoughtful judgment. let's stand up for a senate that works, as john mccain challenged us. is that what the american people wish? i think it is. at the heart of all of it. and i think john mccain really set a standard that we ought to live up to. let us stop this waste of time over a debate, over a bill that cannot even be printed. let's take this to the regular order. let's do it the right way to the credit of the senate and to the credit of our country. we took an oath each and every one of us to swear to uphold the constitution, and that constitution, that document we revere spells out exactly what we should do at this moment -- stop what we're doing on this floor. stop wasting the time of the american people and endangering their health care. take this to a debate that is befitting a great constitution and a great nation and a great senate. mr. president, i yield the floor and i do it
senator wyden, of oregon, democrat. they need to sit down and look at these bills carefully. let's not make a mistake at the expense of the people who sent us here. let's stand up for sound, thoughtful judgment. let's stand up for a senate that works, as john mccain challenged us. is that what the american people wish? i think it is. at the heart of all of it. and i think john mccain really set a standard that we ought to live up to. let us stop this waste of time over a debate, over a bill...
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begins to make the president's vision a reality. >> the bill introduced in the senate put america back on the path to better, more affordable healthcare for every american. he said care bill has individual mandates and cuts taxes on american families and american businesses, restoring freedom and will create jobs. healthcare bill doubles the contribution limits for health savings accounts and for the first time ever, it allows savings account to cover insurance premiums. the bill also offers tax credit to help americans by the coverage they want a price they can afford. and the legislation ensures that every american with pre-existing conditions has access to the coverage and care they need, no exceptions. >>. [applause] >> and if you take nothing else what i say today, know that the healthcare bill gives states the freedom to redesign your health insurance markets and most significantly under this legislation, state across the country without an unprecedented level of flexibility to reform medicaid and bring better coverage, better care and better outcomes to the most vuln
begins to make the president's vision a reality. >> the bill introduced in the senate put america back on the path to better, more affordable healthcare for every american. he said care bill has individual mandates and cuts taxes on american families and american businesses, restoring freedom and will create jobs. healthcare bill doubles the contribution limits for health savings accounts and for the first time ever, it allows savings account to cover insurance premiums. the bill also...
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you can get a subsidy under the senate a bill if you are at 50% of poverty or 0% or 100% and you willget a subsidy to help you afford the premium. the premium actually is pretty modest. there will be one come people who can't even afford a modest premium but let's assume they can afford that premium. we looked up the deductible's will be reelected arizona in particular and also the national data and actually what the premiums are in the market place in arizona and different counties. if you take a deductible's that policy will end up requiring plus the premiums, then as a percentage of income will consume between 76 to 90% of the total income. no room for food, rent or anything else. it's about providing affordable coverage for people and the tax subsidies that are being proposed as an alternative just don't cut it. part of the challenge seems to me as medical assistance from people who basically were receiving cash assistance the program has grown and grown and grown. is that in response to failure and other ways to a functioning system that can be affordable for people of any income
you can get a subsidy under the senate a bill if you are at 50% of poverty or 0% or 100% and you willget a subsidy to help you afford the premium. the premium actually is pretty modest. there will be one come people who can't even afford a modest premium but let's assume they can afford that premium. we looked up the deductible's will be reelected arizona in particular and also the national data and actually what the premiums are in the market place in arizona and different counties. if you...
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, the second version of the senate bill, a new version of the senate bill, or 2015 bill that would have repealed the affordable care act now and said somehow we'll figure out a replacement over the next two years. i don't think that's a good approach is. >> arthel: joined me now is luther from alabama. it's good to have you here. >> great to be with you. >> arthel: is the first question to debater not to debate? how will you vote on tuesday? >> the first question is to debater not to debate. i am going to move to debating this bill. we have to fulfill our promise. there'll be time to discuss every issue under the sun. we have to get the debate process started. >> arthel: you feel confident that debate to repeal and replace obama care will resume, and when it does what we recommendation be as to the best way forward with healthcare? >> my recommendation is to repeal off the bat. and give us some years to work on allowing people to come to the table, hope there democratic alex will do that. right now they want to have talking points instead of solutions. our love for them to come to
, the second version of the senate bill, a new version of the senate bill, or 2015 bill that would have repealed the affordable care act now and said somehow we'll figure out a replacement over the next two years. i don't think that's a good approach is. >> arthel: joined me now is luther from alabama. it's good to have you here. >> great to be with you. >> arthel: is the first question to debater not to debate? how will you vote on tuesday? >> the first question is to...
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of course, you know, if you allow what the senate bill and the house bill -- what the senate bill did, what the house bill did when it passed, states to wave the essential benefit package, they could theoretically wave prescription drugs or limit it in a significant way. you wouldn't have access to those drugs. now, of course, as i mentioned before, the latest amendments from mcconnell, based on cruz's amendment, would make it even worse, because it wouldn't be up to the state to wave it if you offered, you know, blue cross blue shield offered the policy within the exchange that had the guaranteed benefits, the cruz amendment would allow you to sell insurance outside of the exchange and wave the essential benefits package. so you could get somebody not only buying a policy that didn't have hospitalization, but policies that didn't have prescription drugs or even worse, they said we're covering prescription drugs but there say limitation on what they offer. and the problem there is people don't know. people buy that north carolina policy thought they were getting hospitalization and th
of course, you know, if you allow what the senate bill and the house bill -- what the senate bill did, what the house bill did when it passed, states to wave the essential benefit package, they could theoretically wave prescription drugs or limit it in a significant way. you wouldn't have access to those drugs. now, of course, as i mentioned before, the latest amendments from mcconnell, based on cruz's amendment, would make it even worse, because it wouldn't be up to the state to wave it if you...
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to tedending a message cruz and the conservatives who oppose the current version of the senate bill, d also a message to everybody that there will be a bill this year. the obamacare markets are in trouble right now. everybody agrees they need help. insurers are saying there is too much uncertainty and they need assurance that there will be a in effect next year and funding to back up what they are liable for. billnk a truly bipartisan is a long way off. i do not think we will get to that point this year. this response from says withuck schumer exchanges are flexible and open the door to bipartisan solutions to improve our health care system. as we have said time and time again, he said, democrats are eager to work with republicans to stabilize markets and improved a lot. at the top of the list should be ensuring cost-sharing payments are permanent, which will protect health care for millions. guest: democrats have not been involved in these republican talks. these are both sides of politics now. the comments had this idea that even president trump has this view of let's not let obamac
to tedending a message cruz and the conservatives who oppose the current version of the senate bill, d also a message to everybody that there will be a bill this year. the obamacare markets are in trouble right now. everybody agrees they need help. insurers are saying there is too much uncertainty and they need assurance that there will be a in effect next year and funding to back up what they are liable for. billnk a truly bipartisan is a long way off. i do not think we will get to that point...
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the party's grip on a majority of senators who may support the bill is so tenuous, that the absence of one senator would torpedo the effort. so when arizona's john mccain said last night that surgery to remove a blood clot above his eye will sideline him from the senate session this week, majority leader mitch mcconnell called off the vote. already two republicans, maine's susan collins and kentucky's rand paul, publicly say they'll oppose the current version of the bill that was unveiled thursday. this reduces republican votes for the plan from 52 to 50. today, the senators reiterated their positions, paul saying the bill doesn't cut insurance costs enough. >> it keeps the insurance mandates that cause the prices to rise, which chase young, healthy people out of the marketplace, and leads to what people call adverse selection, where you have a sicker and sicker insurance pool and the premiums keep rising through the roof. >> sreenivasan: collins said the bill cuts coverage too much, and she estimates that 8-10 other republican senators share her concerns. >> this bill would impose fun
the party's grip on a majority of senators who may support the bill is so tenuous, that the absence of one senator would torpedo the effort. so when arizona's john mccain said last night that surgery to remove a blood clot above his eye will sideline him from the senate session this week, majority leader mitch mcconnell called off the vote. already two republicans, maine's susan collins and kentucky's rand paul, publicly say they'll oppose the current version of the bill that was unveiled...
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president trump said in his weekly address this weekend about the merits of the current new revised bill. >> the senate health care bills tops the obamacare bill disaster. expands choice and drives down costs. >> is the president wrong, senator? >> i would caution about overselling. i've been involved of health care for 2020 years in the position. he was in terrible shape before obamacare about worse. they will remain with the republican plan. the fundamental flaw is that mandates on insurance costs in young healthy people say they get sicker and sicker. the republican admits they will dump billions of dollars in and say please charge less and try to counteract the death spiral, but the republicans that obamacare. chris: i understand. they will not fix the problem so that. here is why conservatives say it is still worth supporting. it is they contend the most significant medicaid reform after. it turns an open-ended entitlement into a lot grand for states compared to current law cuts medicaid spending $772 billion by 2026. are you willing, senator, to see all that go down the drain? >> some of the medi
president trump said in his weekly address this weekend about the merits of the current new revised bill. >> the senate health care bills tops the obamacare bill disaster. expands choice and drives down costs. >> is the president wrong, senator? >> i would caution about overselling. i've been involved of health care for 2020 years in the position. he was in terrible shape before obamacare about worse. they will remain with the republican plan. the fundamental flaw is that...
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to the senate floor. >> trevor: this billven republican senators are, like, i better get all my procedures done now before we pass this thing because, after we're done with it, who knows. we'll be right back ( cheers and applause ) we haven't hung in five years. we deserve a girls trip. so let's go. she ready. she ready. yea! [ all cheering ] move your arm. that's not my arm. damn daddy! girls trip. rated r. i'm not the type to smushy garbages... you know what? i'm going for it. you are completely and utterly... awesome... i'm glad you showed up. in my life! i think i'm about to cry... you better not. every single time i... get down! you always have... my back! my back! it's really hard to describe. it's like... all these tiny little... things? yes. yes. things! are actually... friendship. ♪ ugh, no bars. oh no, looks like somebody needs a new network. when i got this unlimited plan they told me they were all the same. they're not. verizon has the largest, most reliable 4g lte network in america. it's basically made for place
to the senate floor. >> trevor: this billven republican senators are, like, i better get all my procedures done now before we pass this thing because, after we're done with it, who knows. we'll be right back ( cheers and applause ) we haven't hung in five years. we deserve a girls trip. so let's go. she ready. she ready. yea! [ all cheering ] move your arm. that's not my arm. damn daddy! girls trip. rated r. i'm not the type to smushy garbages... you know what? i'm going for it. you are...
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we have party passed a north korea sanctions bill in the house. if the senate is going to go a long, and we have indications they are, then all we can do is pass our bill, which passed overwhelmingly in the house. i don't know why we would want to complicate the russia-iran bill, which is complicated enough, which is stalled enough to throw korea onto it and make it more complicated when we have this other vehicle of a korean bill passed by the house. >> to you think this gesture by congressman mccarthy is another effort to stall for time while the white house exchanges? rep. engel: perhaps. i don't know. i have my suspicions, but i don't know. to me it is pretty simple. do we want to sanction russia and iran or don't we? pretty simple. we know what they have done and believe it deserves sanctions, and you can always hide behind procedure and all other kinds of nonsense. i would hope the republican leadership would do it. paul ryan said he's hawkish on russia. that is a quote. congressman mccarthy said he wants it passed. i take them at their word. i am willing
we have party passed a north korea sanctions bill in the house. if the senate is going to go a long, and we have indications they are, then all we can do is pass our bill, which passed overwhelmingly in the house. i don't know why we would want to complicate the russia-iran bill, which is complicated enough, which is stalled enough to throw korea onto it and make it more complicated when we have this other vehicle of a korean bill passed by the house. >> to you think this gesture by...
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bill? what did leaders do after republican senator said they could not vote for without massive changes to help more people? they made their bill even worse. even meaner. they did nothing to address concerns that many republicans governors and senators had about the massive cuts to medicaid that it would be devastating to patients and states. they did nothing to defund planned parenthood, they did nothing to address how the bill would devastate our efforts to combat the opiate crisis. just by trying to include a fund that one republican governor said is like sitting in the ocean. when it comes to affordability and putting companies back in charge, republican leaders not only do not fix the problems, they made it worse. they caved to the most extreme members of their caucus and name included the provision that would insurance companies back in charge have plans that don't cover what they need. it would raise premiums for anyone who is a perfectly healthy and will tell anyone who has a pre-existing condition hurt who gets sick, tough luck. it will send the healthcare market into a tailspin. t
bill? what did leaders do after republican senator said they could not vote for without massive changes to help more people? they made their bill even worse. even meaner. they did nothing to address concerns that many republicans governors and senators had about the massive cuts to medicaid that it would be devastating to patients and states. they did nothing to defund planned parenthood, they did nothing to address how the bill would devastate our efforts to combat the opiate crisis. just by...
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senate republicans released a revised version of their health care bill this week hoping to jumpstarts party to get it done, saying the time to act is now. >> i'm sitting in the oval office, with a pen in hand, waiting for our senators to give it to me. for years they have been talking about repeal, replace, repeal replace. now we have a president that's waiting to sign it. i have pen in hand.
senate republicans released a revised version of their health care bill this week hoping to jumpstarts party to get it done, saying the time to act is now. >> i'm sitting in the oval office, with a pen in hand, waiting for our senators to give it to me. for years they have been talking about repeal, replace, repeal replace. now we have a president that's waiting to sign it. i have pen in hand.
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the senate bill protects coverage for preexisting conditions and you don't hear this from the democrats. they like to tell you just the opposite. and they didn't even know the bill. they run out. they say death, death, death. well, obamacare is death that's the one that's death. and besides that, it's failing. so you won't have it anyway. it dramatically extends popular health savings account, it provides tax credits so americans can purchase a private plan that is right for them and their families. it devotes substantial resources to fight the opioid and this is a tremendous problem, the opioid being c $45 billion is put in so that the people of many states like new hampshire, ohio and so many others that have such a big problem can be helped and helped greatly. going to be fighting the drug problems very, very seriously in my administration. and it provides among many other things higher quality care and more flexibility for states to administer medicaid to better serve their poorer citizens. tomorrow the senate will vote on whether to allow this urgently needed bill to come to the se
the senate bill protects coverage for preexisting conditions and you don't hear this from the democrats. they like to tell you just the opposite. and they didn't even know the bill. they run out. they say death, death, death. well, obamacare is death that's the one that's death. and besides that, it's failing. so you won't have it anyway. it dramatically extends popular health savings account, it provides tax credits so americans can purchase a private plan that is right for them and their...
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to the senate floor. >> trevor: this bill is looking so bad now even republican senators are, like, i better get all my procedures done now before we pass this thing because, after we're done with it, who knows. we'll be right back ( cheers and applause ) jack knocked over a candlestick, onto the shag carpeting... ...and his pants ignited into flames, causing him to stop, drop and roll. luckily jack recently had geico help him with renters insurance. because all his belongings went up in flames. jack got full replacement and now has new pants he ordered from banana republic. visit geico.com and see how affordable renters insurance can be. oh no, looks like somebody needs a new network. when i got this unlimited plan they told me they were all the same. they're not. verizon has the largest, most-reliable 4g lte network in america. it's basically made for places like this. honey, what if it was just us out here? right. so, i ordered you a car. thank you. you don't want to be out here at night 'cause of the, uh, coyotes. ok, tha
to the senate floor. >> trevor: this bill is looking so bad now even republican senators are, like, i better get all my procedures done now before we pass this thing because, after we're done with it, who knows. we'll be right back ( cheers and applause ) jack knocked over a candlestick, onto the shag carpeting... ...and his pants ignited into flames, causing him to stop, drop and roll. luckily jack recently had geico help him with renters insurance. because all his belongings went up in...
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cindy described within the senate bill.this is likely to go to conference committee, and so the final version of what comes out of this may look different from what we are describing. as people are reading the media they are saying this is in the house bill, this is in the senate bill. a lot of americans assume what is currently debating what be the final version and there's no guarantee of that. i just wanted to mention that this is a moving target as many of you are aware of the. >> hanky. that is a great point. -- thank you. we have time for one more question at the mic if you could keep it brief and they will ask a couple final wrath of questions. >> i'm one of the clinicians that chuck mention that have treated patients. since you brought up ronald reagan, maybe think, my first position in washington was in the reagan white house, and not only did he have the misery index but one thing he was noted for saying come was asking the rhetorical question, are you better off now than you were four years ago? i think that's a
cindy described within the senate bill.this is likely to go to conference committee, and so the final version of what comes out of this may look different from what we are describing. as people are reading the media they are saying this is in the house bill, this is in the senate bill. a lot of americans assume what is currently debating what be the final version and there's no guarantee of that. i just wanted to mention that this is a moving target as many of you are aware of the. >>...
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you can get the subsidy under the senate bill and fewer of 50 percent of poverty or o%.eddy would get a subsidy to help the premium it is pretty modest. there will be very many low income who cannot afford that. but assuming they could looking at the deductibles and arizona in particular and what the premiums are in the marketplace and what that would require so as a percent of income for that subsidy will consume between 76 and 90 percent of the total income if you're 100 percent. new route for rent or anybody else. and the tax subsidies do not just cut it. >> so now let's get into the question of hot part of the challenge starting from your gin's in 1965 for those who were receiving cash assistance, is that in response frankly as a failure to address the problem in other ways of the functioning insurance system that could be affordable for people of any income?. >> the short answer is yes there is a lot of work to do that is what i spend 50 percent of my day job but to return to one thing anybody that criticizes the reform has to defend the status quo. so let's not pre
you can get the subsidy under the senate bill and fewer of 50 percent of poverty or o%.eddy would get a subsidy to help the premium it is pretty modest. there will be very many low income who cannot afford that. but assuming they could looking at the deductibles and arizona in particular and what the premiums are in the marketplace and what that would require so as a percent of income for that subsidy will consume between 76 and 90 percent of the total income if you're 100 percent. new route...