. >> the tennessee plan was cooked up by a new orleans businessman named george lehleitner who sort of studied american history and realized how, when tennessee was proposing to be a state, in 1796, i believe it was, they elected a slate of sort of a phantom or shadow slate of senators and representatives and sent them to washington to lobby for statehood. well, lehleitner suggested, well, with hawaii and alaska statehoods stalled, why not revive it? >> narrator: the delegates knew congress wouldn't grant statehood simply because three would-be congressmen showed up from alaska. however, the ploy could focus national attention on alaska's quest. the delegates placed the tennessee plan on the constitutional referendum scheduled for the spring. it would authorize a special election to choose two provisional u.s. senators and a representative. there was another ordinance that some delegates wanted on the referendum ballot, and like the tennessee plan, it, too, was a strategic ploy. >> the fish trap issue in my estimation was the thing that created the biggest push for statehood, push for

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plan. tennessee republican marsha blackburn is against it. we're dlited both of you are here. let me start with you, congressman israel. how much do you trust the russians to take the leadership in finding a path when it's their ally who's in the middle of this? >> you will be happy to know, newt, that i agree with ronald reagan's assessment, trust but verify. and we need to spend the next several days verifying. that's exactly what's happening. secretary kerry is en route to geneva to meet with lavrov. they need to put this in a pressure cooker. if it withstands pressure, we should take it. i believe putin's calculated that it is in his interest to do a deal. we have to ascertain whether it's in our interest to do this deal. >> here's my question, when you look at david kay and other united nations inspectors, they say that this is virtually impossible to do. you have huge amount of chemical weapons scattered around the country in the middle of a civil war. and the process of going in there and taking care of those would be enormously complex. doesn't it worry that it's an in

on the low end, for example, in tennessee for the second lowest cost plan in the silver tier, a fairly modest plan, a single person 27-year-old will pay about $161 a month. now, a family of four will pay about $584 a month. for the same plan in wyoming, it's $342 for the single person and more than $1,200 for the family. now, all of this is before any potential subsidies but you can see the variation there. the average family will get around $2,700 in tax credits overall. hhs says 6 in 10 people that are now uninsured will be able to get coverage for less than $100 a month. we'll obviously keep tabs on those numbers and there's a lot to digest here. you can learn much more and look up detail the at your home state at cnn.com/healthcare. >>> earlier this week i was asked to lead this discussion on raising healthy women and girls. it was at the clinton global initiative in new york. my panelists, it was an incredible panel, it included the queen of jordan, former secretary of state hillary clinton, melinda gates, nobel-prize winning professor mohammed younis, he invented the concept of m

plan. tennessee republican marsha blackburn is against it. we're dlited both of you are here. do you trust the russians to take the leadership in finding a path when it's their ally who's in the middle of this? >> you will be happy to know, newt, that i agree with ronald reagan's assessment, trust but verify. and we need to spend the next several days verifying. that's exactly what's happening. secretary kerry is en route to geneva to meet with lavrov.

tennessee. all right. now, right now this guy pays minimal insurance plan, costs him $41 a month in nashville, tennessee. >ama care and takes the low-end bronze package, he jumps from 41 bucks to $114. now, i would regard that as an increase. >> i would too. >> does hhs regard that as an increase? >> hhs does not. they're claiming it does not matter because the cbo projection is what matters. yeah, the average american is going to see that as an increase. $41 a month. that's less than a phone bill. >> bare bones. bare bones insurance. but if he buys obama care, even the cheapest obama care, that's more than a double. >> but bare bones insurance means that if you get hit by a bus, you have a stroke you get cancer, you're covered, which is the rhetoric from the left of all that time is that's what we need to look out for. you can buy that today for $41. obama care makes it unnecessarily expensive. >> second example. the same -- i don't know if it's the same. but another 27-year-old male, okay, nonsmoker. now, he lives in philadelphia. he is paying now the lowest he can pay. his lowest package in philly, $73

the republican plan is 20,000 dollars a tax break for family 70,000 for individuals. it goes into more detail. a doctor a congressman from tennessee went into great specificity about it. they have a replacement plan that will allow affordability if you lose your keep your coverage and the new job you go to. >> it covers millions fewer than the obama plan. >> let me talk about costs. congressional budget came in the 10 year long-term plan. they are going to have more because of medicaid expansion and because of subsidized exchanges. hospitals like the cleveland clinic made a deal with the devil slashed medicare funding in order to increase medicaid funding. all it does is all about the bottom line. >> i want to talk about the cleveland clinic any more. it isn't about talking points. the ceo of cleveland clinic said in 2009 after president obama individualsitied there this is a problem. we want to give people more insurance but the cost is too high. cleave clanked clinic runs on a narrow margin. that's why they are getting rid of employees right now. that's why they are getting rid of health coverage. they rely on charity. they can'

plan. the president bob corker from tennessee said while he's disappointed at the progress the administration has made trying to support the opposition, he's confident, he says he's confident that the administration and congress will be able to work quickly to come to an agreement on language of any authorization. hopeful signs from the president on this economy. >> we'll be following this throughout the day for us. paul, good to talk to you. randall pinkston joins us from washington. randall, what have we heard so far from house leaders? >> well, so far we've been hearing very positive statements, very positive reaction to president obama's call for reaction to syria for assad's use of chemical weapons. 16 congressional leaders attended the meeting led by president obama. let's in attention, vice president biden, john kerr i and other national security staff. it was thought that he would be hard for him to get support from his long-time critics, including john baner, but john boehner came out in support of the president. >> nato is not likely to take action. the united states for our entire

plan would cost $32 a month. republicans point to analysis by the wall street journal that a 27-year-old living in tennessee couldnder obamacare the plan would be better but would cost $114 a month. same scenario in cheyenne, wyoming, $82 under the -- $271. democrats republicans arguing over obamacare's costs. >> as we learned this news they're coming in lower-than-expected. and the option of affordable health insurance and have it available to them. >> it needs to be repealed. and focus on the dangers explaining all of us on this side of the aisle overturning it. >> republicans try to defund or delay this law. it is a full-blown push to get those enrolled in this. full benefits paid out january 1st. tracy: thanks for keeping it all straight for us, confusing. ashley: for more on the actual cost of obamacare we are joined by fox news health dr. dr. manny alvarez in the medical dollars segment. doctor, thank you for being here. we heard jay carney, a spokesperson saying premiums are coming in lower than expected and millions of people who had no access to health care can now afford it. that is one argument. what i

plan. it's just defunding. >> that's not true. let me educate you. >> please. a tax break for families, $7500 per individual. i i had a doctor from tennessee on my radio program today. went into great specificity about it. they have a replacement plan to allow for portability. if you lose your job you can keep your coverage at the new job. >> covers far fewer -- millions fewer than the bavrj plan. i don't understand how this is achieving the objective of covering america. >> say the congressional budget office came out with the ten-year plan. hidden in it federal health care costs will increase by 53% or more because of medicaid expansion and because of subsidized exchanges. and hospitals like the cleveland clinic made a deal with the devil to slash medicaid funding in order to increase -- medicare funding in order to increase medicaid the funding. it's a done deal. all about the bottom line. >> i want to talk about the cleveland clinic more. the ceo of the cleveland clinic is a cardiovascular surgeon who said in 2009 after president obama visited there, this is a problem. we want to give people more insurance, but the cost is too high. th

one thing i want to say the white house did do was release the price plans for the exchanges last week. tennesseectually has the second lowest rate in the country for the average plan, $235 a month, before possible tax credits. what's your take on what we've seen so far from the financial perspective? >> well, i don't know where the numbers are coming from that you're talking about, alex. >> from the white house. >> it may be that you're talking about what their estimated cost was going to be and the difference between the estimated cost and what it actually is was less. but when we take a look at tennessee, we see rising premiums. so i'd love to get you those numbers so that you can see the actual numbers from our department of commerce of how it's negatively going to impact the people of my very own state. >> okay. i'm actually looking at the tennessee. they've reported multiple articles. perhaps that's something to be considered. may i also ask, are you advising your constituents without health insurance not to sign up for the exchanges? >> well, i'm not advising them on anything because we st

what i'm reading in the papers is, in fact, the cost of the plans is lower than had been ex expected. >> tennesseereet journal article. people are paying two, three, four times what they were paying up to this point. >> you're talking about a small niche percent taj of people sfm oh, my god. >> not true. >> what happened to you? you got locked into yes we can and you never snapped out of it. you are not seeing reality. >> i think you guys are so intent on defeating something that's already passed the house -- >> that we can't afford. >> approved by the supreme court. >> passed in the dark of night. >> unpopular with the american people. it's so unpopular with the american people. when you have 70% of americans that can't understand the law because it is complicated you were talking about delays. they even delayed the spanish website of health care.gov. there are so many delays going on. when the government is trying to build a massive infrastructure there will be huge problems associated with it. there are in efficiencies that cost us trillions of dollars. >> that's not true. the cbo said, in fact

this is for a silver plan, so it's bronze, silver, goal, three different levels. tennessee, an individual $116 or a familiar life four $584. you can see missouri more, and wyoming one of the most expensive in the country because wyoming has two insurers participating in the online exchange, this is before tax credits. you pointed out in your introduction a family making less than $46,000, $49,000 a year, there will be, there will be some tax credits that will lower the out of pocket costs. that's where we stan right now. let me show you an overall map of the united states. i can show you guys you heard this messaging point how many people are going to be able to, you know, afford premium that's less than $100 maybe. you can see where some expensive parts of the country are, they're darker and the lighter they are, those are the cheapest premiums on the obama care exchanges. >> and then, christine, when it comes to those people having an employer who is helping them out with health care, what changes for them? >> so, the president keeps saying there will nobody changes. you

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department of energy at the former oak ridge national laboratory in tennessee but many people are skeptical of the japanese government's plans they argue that the operating costs of the wall could prove to be too much of a bird would you pan now scrambling to find ways to prevent even more destruction and devastation from the fukushima nuclear disaster and she was pretty clear at the time to say no more to nuclear power. it's now. pretty easy a word it's a bird it's a plane it's an evil foreign spy plane or gyptian man found a store sporting a strange electronic device around the corner of his house week he knew exactly what he had to do you brought it to the local security chief security officials were concerned that the store pictured here was a foreign agent and detained for additional investigation for the tests of sense concluded believe it or not that the bird is in fact not a spy that carries an electronic tag only because it's part of a tracking experiment run by french scientists that hasn't stopped gyptian state media though from praising the birds haftar is a patriotic defender of the nation so actually isn't the

what i'm reading in papers is that the cost of these plans is lower than it has been expected to be. >> sean: tennessees a wall street jurnt article, they're pointing out people are paying two, three, times what they're paying up to this point. >> you're talking about a small mixed percentage of people, most did not have insurance. >> sean: you got locked into yes we can. you never snapped out of it. you're not seeing reality. >> okay. i think you guys are so intent on defeating something that already passed the house, the senate arks proved by the supreme court. >> but unpopular with the american people. i mean it's just so unpopular with the american people whu. have over 70% of americans can't understand the law because it's so complicated you're talking about the delays. well, they delayed the spanish web site of health care.gov. there are so many delays. why? because when the government is involved trying to build this massive infrom a structure there are going to be huge problems and with it comes inefficiencis. it's going to cost trillions of dollars. >> that is not true. cbo said if we repeal o

. >> the plan was to kill him, get the death penalty, use the state of tennessee's lethal injection aseans of suicide, since i didn't have the guts to do it myself. and then, in january, i killed him. the first thing i did is i said, i want the death penalty. i want to be executed. and so, here we are. >> how did you kill him? >> i stabbed him 36 times. i wanted to put so many holes in him that there was no chance that he could survive. my philosophy has always been, if you put enough holes in them, they can't plug them all and the chances are, they're going to die. because i've seen people stabbed 17, 18 times and get up and walk away. >> that's really incredibly graphic and horrible. >> i agree. >> it's horrible. i mean i just -- >> i agree. i've never lost a minute of sleep over anything i've ever done. if somebody who commits premeditated, first-degree murder tells you they have remorse, they are a liar. it's impossible to commit premeditated first-degree murder and then turn around and say you have remorse for it. how are you going to be remorseful about something you intended to

tennessee. >> ready for that. thank you. >> could we be facing another government shut down. they are pulling their plan to temporarily fund the government this is because they want to do more to limit obama care. both sides of congress say they can be reached next week. >> in sports the captain yankee spor short stop derek jeter is done for the season. he tweaked his ankle. it's the same ankle he broke in the 2012 playoffs. he ended up playing in 17 games this year. this as jets qb mark sanchez will be out this season. he will reportedly have surgery on his right shoulder. >>> could you image spending $6 for a gallon of milk? this is how much dairy farmers could be paying if they don't pass the farm bill. they have until the end of the year to pass it but they think the bill could be over looked with other issues taking center stage. >>> for a third day in a rose the dow rose. how long will it last? lauren simonetti is here with more on this and other top business stories this morning. >> i will take out my crystal ball. 3 for 3 on wall street. three consecutive triple gains on the dow. the blue chip u

on the low end for example, on the tennessee for the second lowest cost plan in the silver tear, it'sme plan in wyoming, more than $1,200 for the family, and $342 for the single person. bottom line, about 6 in 10 people now uninsured will be able to get coverage for less than $100 a month and we will keep tabs on the numbers. there is a lot to digest here. you can look up details about your home's state at cnn.com/healthcare. >>> earlier the week i was asked to lead the discussion about raising healthy women and girls, and the panel was an amazing panel. it was a great conversation, and it also turned to the u.s.'s health care overhaul and the fight over the threatened government shutdown. >> this president is not going to agree to de-fund health care. we're on the path to beginning the implementation. if they want to shut the government down, that's on their head, and their responsibility. if they go even further, which is deeply distressing, and for the first time lead our country into default on our obligations, that is not just partisan politics, that is going at the heart of our

plans to serve as the president and ceo through at least 20-14. the uaw is attempting to make inroads at a vw factory in chattanooga, tennessee... mitsubishis, or people working on an assembly line lawmakers: bob croker,bill haslam union reps reportedly met with volkswagen officials in germany about creating a works council to give employees a say in plant operations. republican lawmakers in tennessee argue the union would hurt the state's ability to attract manufacturers.. the uaw says the union's goal is for both the company and workers to succeed. when it comes to drugstore prices, its all about location location location. a new study reveals drastic price differences at walgreen, cvs and rite aid. walgreen had the highest prices---....one item could cost as much as 55% more depending where the store is located. walgreen says prices reflect the company's cost of doing business in different neighborhoods. the world's largest cruise ship company is testing the waters with new pollution controls. carnival cruise ships -not the ones in trouble. carnival has reached an agreement with the epa-. during the next 3 years, it will inst

the plan was to kill him, get the death penalty, use the state of tennessee's lethal injection as a means of suicide. i was walking toward him, and i had the homemade shank in my left hand. and i swung and i hit him through his right lung. and he fell off of the stool. and i was stabbing through his arms to get to his vital organs. i wanted to put so many holes in him that there was no chance he could survive. my philosophy has always been, if you put enough holes in them, they can't plug them all, and chances are they're going to die. >> hughley was sentenced to death for the killing of the counselor and transferred to brushy mountain. >> hughley represents a particular, i guess, challenge for the department. because not only did he kill on the outside but he's killed on the inside. >> with his execution date looming, hughley will soon be transported to death row. >> if somebody who commits premeditated first degree murder tells you they have remorse, they are a liar. flat. it's impossible to commit premeditated first-degree murder and turn around and say you have remorse for it. how are

tennessee press. she is now dead. as a matter of fact, i am the only living who was involved in the detailed answer go planning of the montgomery bus boycott. and going to tell you about that we are going to end pretty soon, let you ask a few questions. you have to read about all of the rest of it in the book. i think it is important that i tell you about the history of the montgomery bus boycott because many people know about it. many of the authors have written it don't really know the details about it. any of you who have been involved in any kind of politics whether a social club or surety are fraternity know that most decisions are made before the meeting occurs. but when the meeting took place. now, whether you realize it or not, that is exactly what happens. a teacher at alabama state. i knew her when i was in college there, had a bad experience on the buses and montgomery in 1948. and she had never forgotten about that experience. basically an empty bus, but i mean bus driver who wanted her to sit further back the way she was sitting. but she kept a record of everything that to place. she, mr. nixon, and fred

senator bob corker says he is opposed to volkswagen's plan to have a uaw in his home state of tennessee said the autoworker would be a laughing stock if it goes through with a deal to represent workers at the tennessee plant. 10:00 a.m. >> i don't know what to make of this. >> i am almost surprised that he would get involved. if woex waggen wants to do this, do they think that they are employees are going to unionize otherwise? >> i don't know what the lead up was. >> you heard corker says that it's -- that it would make him look ridiculous, so there's some precedent. >> unless he's pushing -- it didn't sound ridiculous to me unless he was pointing back to detroit and the automakers getting in so much trouble. but i was surprised to hear him weighing in. >> i think part of it was that he attracted volkswagen the first time around. >> sure. which was the mayor. >> and we won't be unionized. and so now things seem to be flipping around. >> did you see the latest afl-cio that you don't even have to work to be in the union now? >> yeah. they're looking for ways to boost their membership. >>

planning to reuse these fighter jets. >>> crystal meth is one of the world east most dangerous drugs and the number of meth labs across the u.s. has dropped across the past few year bus tennessee is reporting more meth production. jonathan reports from nashville. despite laws tar getting the addiction. it may be getting worse. >> every time law enforcements fights it, the odds are against us. for the first time in years, a state with the highest number of meth lab busts. this year more than 1200 labs have been shut down statewide. 750 people arrested. >>> we don't know why it has become such a major issue for our state. >> meth is a highly addictive stimulant the found in common cold medicine. in 2005, there was exsedrine behind the pharmacy counter. the new method in the registry keeps farm stoeukeeps pharmacieo someone with a meth adisk. >addiction. >>> you might be convicted but i can. you pay me to go from pharmacy to pharmacy to buy my limit for you to manufacture meth. users turn to a dangerous way to make meth. >> it's very volatile combination. if there's a puncture in that bottle, there's an explosion. >>> only way to really tackle tennessee's meth issue is to deal wi

sprintcaptel.com >> he planned the murder of a high school principal for months and stabbed her to death when the two were hoalone in a classroom. he pleaded guilty to second degree murder in tennessee two years after killing suzette door. he was angry with her. he will serve a 35 year sentence without parole. >>> new york city mayor michael bloomberg is moving to stop a new law that makes it easier to stop and brisk. bloomberg just sued the city council which passed the law over his veto. mayor's lawsuit argued the law vetoed his authority. the nypd stop and frisk policy unfairly targeted minorities. it haze the policy is a legal way to fight crime and any changes would put the public at risk. >> the pledge of allegiance takes center stage today in massachusetts. the state supreme court will hear arguments brought on by an atheist couple who want it out of school. they challenge the words under god. the twist in this case they are not arguing that it vie lights lig gus lights but rather it violates massachusetts equal rights laws. the report hacourt already stru claim down. the hearing gets underway at 9:00 a.m. eastern. >> information about your heart health this morning. heart di

and so the tennessee, you know, the folks there are very conservative and they like to plan carefully for every contingency. so be quite assured that their thoughts about this this and they have a plan in place. to make sure that, you know, we maintain our critical mission. >> [inaudible] they would not be laid off at that point? >> yes, they would stay on the job. >> anything else? with that, i want to thank you, chairman, for spending time with us, and to remember us. we have the gc platts 10. most certainly will not have to be put on your gift registry. [laughter] thank you all for coming, and for your excellent questions. one quick reminder, tuesday next week the 17th, congressman john shimkus will be or so please look for that invitation. thanks. >> coming up on c-span2, house oversight hearing on transparency in the executive branch. and the senate is back in and we'll work on an energy efficiency bill. live coverage at 9:30 a.m. eastern. >> yes, the world is changing. no. we can't control every event. but america remains the one indispensable nation in world affairs and as long

i think once the doctors agreed to sign up with a plan, they will participate at all levels. host: rich joins us from madison, tennesseeod morning. caller: good morning, representative. the morning, pedro. how are you all this morning? host: find. go ahead, sir. caller: i have two issues. of theernment shutdowns 1990's, they are what made me a dedicated democrat. i realize the games being played in congress, and those continued until the 2006 elections. the idea of shutting down the government over something like this is asinine. it to the attribute fact that we have had this rise of a radical tea party as a third-party, not part of the republican party, but as a third-party, actually, that are giving us the problems that we are getting now. nothing productive is being done in congress, and things like this coming up. the second point is on insurance. n.am retired r i worked in the emergency room. i saw how many people came in without insurance with minor problems that the rest of us had to bear that had health insurance. and paid the premiums. on car insurance, i have to pay for uninsured motorists because about half

tennessee. it's an interesting study and there's more grist to dell into it in future years than there has been before. >> suarez: are the people running these exchanges for the federal part of the plan, are they expecting that customers will only slowly commit? the windows open up on october 1, next tuesday, for six months. is it going to be a rush to beat the deadline at the end or do they expect steady traffic through the whole period? >> they're not entirely sure what to expect but administration officials have been down playing the october 1 start date for a while now saying it's the launch of the six-month period, people can come in at any time. they do have to have coverage starting january 1 to avoid a penalty although really in practice there's probably a few weeks leeway even after that. what people are being encouraged to do, particularly by consumer advocates, is by december 15 to have coverage that starts january 1 to get the maximum benefit out of what they're being offered. >> suarez: so if you do need health insurance, might as well buy it once it takes effect, right? >> right. you can't get coverage -- your coverage won't take effect until january 1. you could buy it

plans were destroyed. a rainy spring before the dry spell made the situation even worse. some farmers in tennesseeing the opposite problem. they say too much rain over the summer has wiped out their pumpkin patches. less than 2 months before halloween. some say they have lost their entire crop and blame excessive downpours for causing pumpkins to mature too soon and wash away pesticides. >> take a look at the weather -- along the gulf coast, texas to florida, carolinas, expect scattered thunderstorms. rainy, heavier at time from arizona north to seattle. sunny, dry everywhere else. >> sizzling across the south. reaching triple digits. dallas, desert areas. cooler in minneapolis, northeast. and the atlantic corridor. >> top ranked serena williams is into the u.s. open women's semifinals to say there she got there in impressive fashion an understatement. >> yeah, last night took on an opponent from spain and didn't drop a game. for tennis experts in the audience that basically means a score of 6-0, 6-0. don't see that often. first set took all of 19 minutes. >> second set. serena had to work harder.

plans. in a new study, the health research says that insurers pass over schect providers in indiana, kentucky and tennessee among other states. in new hampshire, anthem blue cross and blue shield, a unit of we willpoint has touched off a furor by excluding ten of the states 26 hospitals from the health insurance plan that it will sell through its exchange. anthem is the only commercial carrier offering health insurance plans in this exchanges. let me tell you what this meefnltmeans.obamacare say, youd insurance, we're going to set up these government exchanges. and theoretically, not a terrible ievmentd you go online and shop between different countries. you find a price that works for you. you find a coverage that works for you. that's where you go. that's where people are going to be required to go. that's where the people that got cut off the wah walgreens insure have to go now. what are these companies doing? first, in states like shrks only one insurance company applied. so there is no choice, no competition. the exchanges is one company -- anthem. number two, what are these companies doing in order t

up one bill by diane black of tennessee which would bar subsidies and benefits from the health care law until the health and human services department can implement a planehold income and insurance status. several rounds of votes expected this afternoon. a reminder, we're also covering the september 11 memorial ceremony ongoing in new york from ground zero. you can watch that at c-span.org. now live coverage of the house on c-span. the speaker: the house will be in order. the prayer will be offered today by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. loving and gracious god, we give you thanks for giving us another day and for our safe return to washington. bless the members of this assembly as they set upon the important work that faces them. help them to make wise decisions in a good manner and to carry their responsibilities steadily with high hopes for a better few tier four or great nation -- future for our great nation. may they be empowered by what they have heard during their home district visits to work together. on this day, which has become a day of national mourning, help us to remember as well the renewed sense of national co

that is a program, that is an agenda, that is a plan that will earn the confidence of enough independent voters in tennessee and other states across this country to elect more republican senators or democrats if they agree with us that will give us a chance to dismantle, delay, and repeal the health care law which was an historic mistake. so, mr. president, this is nothing new. we counted it up. we mentioned 173 times in the health care debate our step-by-step plan to reduce health care costs. we stand ready still to put it into place. and the best way to do it is not to shut down the government. the best way to do it is to take over the government, take over the government. elect some more senators. elect a president. put in a bill. that's our constitutional system. we all admire the constitution. we carry it in our pocket. we talk about it. we have a constitutional system. we have to follow those rules if we want to make legislative changes. so i greatly respect the passion and the help diewrn endurance oe senators who argue we should shut down the government if we don't get our way immediately on the hea

plan to call back overpayments from individual exchange participants? continuing to quote from the "wall street journal," house republicans by contrast will offer a vote that matters on tennessee representative diane black's bill to require the administration to have a verification system in place before it hands out subsidies. democrats have been nurenlly quiet in their opposition, perhaps because it is hard to justify voting in effect to give americans subsidies to which they have no legal entitlement. savings for taxpayers aside, the political merit of the house bill is that it puts the spotlight on major -- a major obamacare failure and makes democrats vote either to fix it or to simply go along with the failure. it also highlights another case in which the obama administration is refusing to enforce black letter law. republicans are asking that a vast new entitlement be held to the most basic due diligence or be prudently delayed until it can. if democrats can't support that vote, voters should know, close quote. again from today's "wall street journal" review and outlook. mr. speaker, it's pretty apparent that the administration is only enforcing those parts of the in it

says nashville, tennessee, 27-year-old male, nonsmoker, could pay $41 now for a bare-bones policy but pay $114. for the lowest cost bronze option under the president's health care plan. somebody in philadelphia, they rise up from $73 today per month premium, to $195 a month. that apple not so nice? >> look, i don't know -- >> "wall street journal." pretty credible. >> i'm simply about to say i didn't read all the examples in there, and every specific example is not the same. overwhelmingly premiums are coming i could see that republicans might want to refute this overwhelming evidence, even though some state republican governors are acknowledging it, but it's there. when you go on, maybe not you, but when people avail themselves of the opportunity to enroll in these marketplaces, and click through and see the options available to them that were not available, and available to them because of the subsidies ba they are lower income at extremely affordable costs, i think they'll find it a very good thing indeed. and what is remarkable about this whole process is that republicans who oppose obamacare have been trying now for years to repeal it. or go after it in a varie