kliff,me introduce sarah and seung min kim. we will talk a lot about our bill.ld you tell our audience the most important things you need to know. context, as ather in that i found if a patient has the power that the whole system lines up to serve her. using the feminine because women make 95% of health care decisions in our society. give her the power and we return power back to the states. we give states the option of going with a better choice. that is federalism. we allowed the money to follow the patient. if they go with the better choice, the patient would receive a tax credit that she could use for health care. if he does nothing, she will have a health savings account pre-funded. it to make it work better for her and her family. her tol being to enable become deactivated patient who we have learned from empirical evidence will have better health outcomes and a lower cost. that is our goal. >> we will turn to sarah for perspective. >> one of the big differences between the better way plan and obamacare is the tax credit is the same for everyone. if i am b

. >> let me introduce sarah kliff, senior policy correspondent for vox seung min kim and with politico. we will talk a lot about our bill. would you tell our audience the most important things you need to know. >> to give further context, as a physician my practice for 30 years with the help those that were uninsured and underinsured. the public hospital was decrepit. in that i found if a patient has the power that the whole system lines up to serve her. our bill we intend to give her the power. because women make 95% of health care decisions in our society. and we return power back to the we give her the power states. how do we do that? we give states the option of going with a better choice. doing nothing, or stay with obamacare. but that is federalism. we allowed the money to follow the patient. if they go with the better choice, the patient would receive a tax credit that she -- they could on be used for health insurance for health care. if she does nothing, she will have a health savings account pre-funded. and a highbenefit deductible health plan. but she can manage it to make it

. >> seung min kim joins us for a look at the week ahead in congress. let's start with the senate confirmation hearings that are coming up. trump's cabinet nominees, including attorney general, secretary of

host: seung min kim joins us. she's a reporter for congress for "politico." she joins us for a look at the week ahead in congress. seung min, let's start with the senate confirmation hearings that are coming up. donald trump's cabinet nominees, including attorney general and secretary of state, headline in your article "gop jams the senate democrats with a confirmation blitz." what's the republican strategy for scheduling these hearings? seung min kim: they say there is no coordinated strategy, committee chairmen schedule it of their own will, but their main goal is to get as many of donald trump's nominees ready and in place to be confirmed by inauguration day. they love reminding us that they got seven barack obama nominees confirmed on inauguration day in 2009. obviously, getting a lot of hearings in place is part of that strategy for senate republicans. now, democrats are urging a slowdown of the process, but republicans are not listening to the democrats because this is their goal. they believe donald trump wants his team in place as soon as possible, and

stephanie: a look at the week ahead with seung min kim. she reports for politico. thanks so much. seung min kim: thanks for having me. coverage 1: watch live of the senate and house as well as other programs. you can listen on the free c-span radio app. monday night on the communicators, the research cofounder craig moffett offers perspective into the tv and video industry as the transition occurs. he is interviewed by david shepherd of reuters. >> we don't know who will be the next chairman of the fcc. many say the commissioner will be elevated. i think the world of commissioner pie, and i think commissioner pie has extraordinarily sensible and well grounded respect that suggests real balance between the needs of infrastructure and the needs of application. announcer 1: watch the communicators on c-span 2. this past week, president obama said he would support repealing the health care law if republicans could put forward a better plan. he made the comment while speaking with vox media. this is just over an hour. ezra klein: good morning. and welcome to the blair house. i am mr.

seung min kim: they say there is no actual automated strategy. that committee chairs schedule it, but their main goal is to tmpas many of donald

host: seung min kim joins us. she's a reporter for congress for "politico." e joins us for a look at the week ahead in congress. seung min, let's start with the senate confirmation hearings that are coming up. donald trump's cabinet nominees, including attorney general and secretary of state, headline in your article "gop jams the senate democrats with a confirmation blitz." what's the republican strategy for scheduling these hearings? seung min kim: they say there is