republicans all but admitted they cannot fix the crushing ont of the age tax middle-aged and older americans. if anything the republicans have more destructive to americans who depend on medicaid. i'm very grateful to have the opportunity to testify before you. grateful to our ranking member mr. mcgovern, for their leadership area where grateful to them in our caucuses. i'm sure your caucus members are grateful to you and the committee. this is an important service. to the congress and to the country. we are having an important discussion about the matter. former speaker, my colleagues said all politics is local. when it comes to health care it is not just about local areas while wes personal talk about the fact that 24 million people will lose health care and that people will pay more to get less, people are more interested in the big transfer of wealth. people are most interested in what it means to them personally. thing because sad we believe health care is a right for all americans, not a privilege for a field. we believe it honors the values of our founders for life, liberty, and the p

did you know, under a freedom of information request, the american ag board was plotting to destroy hampton because the egg industry hated them. unilever sued hampton creek for calling their mayo mayo, and then withdrew out the lawsuit when they realized how bad it was. so there are many, many enemies the company has, including using federal funds in the department of agriculture to target the company whose e-mails were discovered by a reporter in washington that said, how can we prevent them from getting distribution at whole foods? now why would a federal agency be trying? why? because there are interests involved here. people again who are being disrupted and will get hurt. so i will tell you it is a complex story but i can't go into specifics. emily: how would you describe your faith in the ceo, joshua tetrick, and your faith in hampton creek as a company? do you still think this will be a winner in your portfolio? do you still think this company can transform the food chain? vinod: hampton creek has already done a lot to change the food chain. all male chicks when they are born are cru

the uninsured rate for americans aged 50 to 65 dropped by nearly half after passage of the a.c.a., the insurance rate of the older population was 4.6% while the uninsured rate was 8.7 are%. almost double. not only does this amount to an

the american board of neurological surgery. the executive director of the national association of nutrition and aging services programs. he is also the board chairman of the american society of aging. he spent nearly 20 years in the executive and legislative branches of government including the senior staff of the house select committee on aging. doctor bill atkinson comes to us today from north carolina where he is a widely respected as a champion of healthcare change and improvement. he's been a healthcare ceo for over 30 years and most recently the system in raleigh north carolina. i'm going to turn to the expert speakers shortly but i would like to welcome aaron bill who is the opposite of director and counsel for the congressman. he has been a leader of the repeal effort since this became an issue and again this year he is thhe's the primary cosponsorf the house legislation that would eliminate the payment advisory board, so would you please share some of your thoughts with us. >> i have a big pile of business cards in case anybody has questions afterwards. as she mentioned i work for doctor phil roe, the chairman

the federally recognized tribes? >> on page 38, line p, american indians and ihs are exempt. >> age 38 the american indians and ihs are exempt. >> so they would have their own pot delineated directly to sovereign nations? >> they would be exempted from the cap. >> oh. they would be exempted from the cap. under efore how would -- -- >> current law would apply for those individuals. >> so this bill wouldn't affect the native american tribes. ok. and where are they covered in the current law? >> 1905 b. >> thank you. i yield my time to anybody on my side of the aisle who would like the remainder. seeing none. i yield back my time. >> the gentleman yields back. anybody on the majority seek recognition? seeing no one, others on the minority side? we go to the gentleman from new mexico. for what reason does he seek recognition? >> to strike the last word. >> the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. >> a question to counsel. what happens if rather than january 1, 2020 these changes to medicaid go into effect, those get moved up to january 1, 2018? what does that mean? >> which changes are you referencing, sir? >> what t

the medicare trust fund. under the age tax, americans aged 50 to 64 will be forced to pay higher premiums than others, no matter how healthy beer. under trump care, a 64-year-old will pay more in their premiums every year under this bill. in addition, trump care will take away health care from 24 million hard-working americans and will force families to pay higher premiums and adaptable. for families enrolled in the aca marketplace, premiums are expected to increase. it will also punish millions of people who experience a lapse in coverage by forcing them to pay a higher premium each month in order to receive care. tell that to suzanne from florida who has two daughters heading to college, lost her husband to cancer, and then lost her insurance coverage. she was able to obtain coverage under the aca. this bill apparently isn't harmful enough for the far right extremists and the republican party. mr. speaker, this bill is like taking a sledgehammer 2:00 that is moving a little slow rather than working on fine tuning instead. the moralnd morals -- piece avoid deflation. as a breast cancer survivor, i urge you to

. >> the american hospital association says it can not support the bill in its current form. the very powerful aarp is complaining the bill includes an age tax that will cost older americans thousands of dollars, that's the ad they're running and even steve bannon's old haunt breitbart is attacking what it calls obamacare 2.0 for -- and i'm quoting here -- "giving illegal aliens health care through identity fraud." go figure. the response is unsurprising, not just because remaking one-fifth of the american economy is, as democrats can tell you, no easy task, the bill the republicans have cobbled together announced to a set of half measures that grew out of a series of political calculations as an attempt to solve a health care problem which resulted in a bill that satisfies almost no one. >> we actually ran on a repeal and replace plan that's what this is, the repeal and replace plan. now i'm intent on making sure we fulfill our promises. >> representative jason chaffetz admitted it could lead to less coverage and suggested americans will have to choose between health care and a smartphone. >> americans have choices. and they have to mak

many republican senators do not want to vote on the house bill because it is going to crush older americans with the new age tax. make no mistake about it, the senate slush fund is not going to fix that problem at all. fr here's the biggest problem. the consequences of a trumpet care are so bad for workingsh americans and older americans,in that my friend the majority leader, may rush through the chamber when we get from the house. he has already said trump care is going to bypass committees and go right to the floor. there is even talk that republican senators under his bl leadership are negotiating a substitute bill, behind closed doors, that would take its place , and also go straight to s the floor. that is not how we should do business here on something as important as healthcare. that is not just my view, that is the majority leaders view. listen to what the distinguished majority leader, then minority leader set about health reform in 2009 when the affordable care act was being debated. heor said "we should not try too it in the dark, whatever final bill is pretty should be available to the american

the aarp says you have an age tax in there, that there's going to be more expensive to older americansit specifically lifts the cap on how much health insurance companies can charge in terms of the ratio from 3-1 to 5-1 based solely on age. that will hurt older americans, won't it? >> certainly that is something that we have to workn. age is a factor and it would be wrong for us to discriminate against any particular group. let's remember this is the beginning of the process. we have a long ways to go. this is the first bucket in what will surely be three buckets. and let's also remember we can't let perfect get in the way of good. >> representative buddy carter, i remember that phrase from covering the first round of health care fights in 2009. thank you for your time. >> thank you. >> joining me now, jeff merkley. i guess first response that it represents empowerment and competition. >> well, if empowerment means as a working family you'll pay more it's empowerment. as a senior you're going to pay more, than that's empowerment. if it means as a rich person you'll get an incredible de

the bravery that will be remembered throughout the ages. storied bravery throughout the ages. the backbone of the americanet at midway was three beautiful aircraft carriers, the yorktown, the enterprise, and the hornet. all three were built with american hands right here at the newport news shipyard. [cheers and applause] president trump: at midway america was greatly outnumbered by i mean, a lot. damaged,leet was badly but the heroic deeds changed the course of history. many brave americans died that day and through their sacrifice, they turned the tide of the pacific war. it was a tough tide. it was a big tide. it was a vicious tide. and they turned it. countless other americans in that war, some of them grandparents and grandparents to people in this room today, came home thanks to their very heroic deeds. the sailors at midway are part of a long line of american in ofs, an unbroken chang patriots from each generation to the next who rose to defend our flag and our freedom. that legacy continues today as american warriors protect our people from the threat of terrorism. on tuesday, in my address to a j

the aarp said, "this bill would weaken medicare's fiscal sustainability, dramatically increase health care cost for americans age 50 to 64 and put at risk the health care of millions of children and adults with disabilities and poor seniors who depend on the medicaid program for long-term services and support and other enefits." that's the aarp. americans age 50 to 64 will pay premiums five times higher than what others pay for health healthy no matter how they are. this bill is an age tax plain and simple, and republicans are fromng $880 billion medicaid. that's a 25% cut in funding. all this to give tax cuts to the rich and corporations. the bill must look like a cruel joke to the most vulnerable among us. representative brooks, a member of the republican congress said the other night, "quite frankly, i'm persuaded that this republican health care bill long-term is a detriment to the future of the united states of merica." finally, even before imposing martial law last night, this process was horrendous. the republican majority rushed their bill through the committee process without any hearings -- none, zero.

they say the reason for that, the aging american population. it might also have something to do with us listening to music really loud in our ears. >> wish i heard that story. >>> okay, so time for hoops. >> wish you heard it. let's get highlights. we can hear you loud an clear, espn. >> good morning. it's "sportscenter" from los angeles. stan verrett, neil everett here. a while since the warriors lost back-to-back games. >> 146 games or something like that. look at splish and splash. they were duds and went 3 for 22 from three. 6 of 30, the team. this is the third best three-point shooting team against the worst three-point shooting team. so, in the end who makes the big three? yeah, paul zipzer. i didn't even know he played basketball. yes, i did. i'm kidding. >>> russell westbrook and the thunder taking on the blazers. 30 triple-doubles on the season. none here. 45 points, 8 rebounds but 4 assists because his teammates weren't hitting anything. blazers up by two. damian lillard. thunder down by three. last chance for the thunder, westbrook,

the common american ordinary people say well that doesn't make any sense. if you're caring for moms and kids in the same way you're caring for disabled and the aged, so think about, imagine a system, if you will, that actually responds to the needs of those healthy moms and kids in a much more flexible and responsive manner. you can save huge amounts of money so that you've got greater resources to care for those who are aged and

the american water color moment is on display at the philadelphia museum of art. david murphy has more in 6abc loves the arts. >> reporter: the exhibition is called american water color in the age of homer and sergeant. it is explores america's fast growing facination with water color painting from the mid 19th century to the mid 20th century. it was after the civil war americans started to think of water color more than an amateur hobby. the collection features 175 water colors, but there are materials that the artist used to create their works. >> it's a series of treasures that have been reluctantly lent from many different museums. gathering them together is a once in lifetime moment. >> reporter: ment combustion features 90 in all, some famous like thomas eakens and georgia o'keefe. we have two pictures of her painting in an adventuresome way. >> edward austin abbey. his picture called the old song is a dreamy painting. >> reporter: it was winslow homer who was elevated to star status. the show features a number of his works including after the hurricane. he shares top billing with john singer sergeant who painted 2,000 water colors in his career. >> all see from very spla

the campaign. an art collector and philanthropist, spencer hayes, has died at the age of 80. the american businessman donated his extensive art collection, with hundreds of millions of dollars. we begin with the political hemorrhage that is continuing for francois fillon's campaign. the chief spokesperson has responded -- has resigned. elysees has the been rocked by financial scandal. he faces questions for paying his family for nonexistent work. sections within his -- factions within his political party are growing. we have the latest on his resignation. not a prominent politician, but he is organizing the primary in which francois fillon won handily four months ago, now seeming like ages ago. he is the latest and probably not the last for francois fillon because since the news that he is being summoned by a judge on march 15 and will be -- maybe this can still be changed but investigational for the allegations against his wife and children, who were as parliamentary assistance but did not do much work. , is hurting him, and some are saying that his campaign is dead. -- thealling for a m

the devastation of civil war. americans particularly in the north understandably chose to look at the possibilities of a new future rather than turn to the recent painful past. age was an the gilded nation and saturated with economic expansion, industrialization, and progress. indeed, americans were aware they were living in a period of change and conscious that their country had emerged on the global stage as a world power. ingenuityrogress and had brought into being thomas jefferson stream of an empire of liberty. in this environment of optimism and in the face of the new, the stubborn persistence of old customs in the appalachian mountains seemed a strange anomaly. local colork to literature. industrialization brought prosperity in american cities and resulted in the swelling of the urban middle class. this middle-class had wealth and leisure time. off,h economically well and northern urbanites craved distraction from the tedium of the monday in an humdrum of everyday life. many found a skate and travel inerature -- found a skate travel literature and local stories printed and the new monthly magazines that emerged in the years following the war. gazine such

allow five times of younger people had is the fact that a fax older americans but will submit for the record a erp record as not believe that this bill will help aging americans between the ages of 50 and 64. is imperative to look at the purpose and motives i find it to be disturbing has vowed to end medicare as he no way he went on record to say really it is not the end goal i think that just goes to show that the republicans are more interested in giving tax cuts to the wealthy than health care to the many it is important we need to check ourselves at the end of the day we owe it to our constituency to do all that we can to vote in their best interest not our own best interest is very disturbing to me that the chief budget director of the former congressman and will vat has said is unacceptable and i with like to have the consent to enter into the record. >> without objection. >> i would like to submit for the record there is more than a little irony going on tonight but posted at 11:34 p.m. this evening donald trump to the conservative leaders that if this fails will blame the dog -- democrats. vat is a novel approach some now we wait for these g

the uninsured rate for americans aged 50 to 65 dropped by nearly half after passage of the a.c.a., the insurance rate of the older population was 4.6% while the uninsured rate was 8.7 are%. almost double. not only does this amount to an age tax by substantially increasing the amount an insurance company can charge for an older person, it provides older americans with fewer resources that what is available under obamacare for their increased costs of care. as republicans attempt -- c.m.s. is authorized to minimize the unwarranted regulatory burdens of obamacare. in simple terms, that means undoing and privatizing vital provisions of the affordable care act as soon as possible under the law. c.m.s. has picked up a sledgehammer. it has already proposed new rules slashing open enrollment times for the exchanges by over a month. it has proposed rules to relax the minimum standards for what qualifying health plans sold on the exchanges have to cover. now more than ever we need a leader at c.m.s. that understands and respects the need for health care for our seniors. and for so many of them,

president, you understand the path forward is through american ingenuity and entrepreneurship. as important as the action you are about to take ages, it's the reaction from the private sector, from these individuals standing to my left. our partnership in the private sector is vital to our ability to deliver on these energy outcomes that americans want, affordable, reliable, clean, safe, secure energy. in my early service in the trump administration, i met with a wide variety of energy stakeholders and there is a tremendous focus on increased innovation and exploring new opportunities but i've also seen the downside of the government policies that have resulted in the distorted markets and the weakening of the american energy portfolio. the sql miners that have been sidelined without a thought given to their future. we have seen the power grid tested because the fuel diversity has been diminished to benefit one technology over another. and we've seen where the regulatory review process is in some depth to the point that investors look everywhere else for opportunities. mr. president, today you are rejecting that approach. we are b

the american board of neurological surgery. bob lancato is the executive director of the national association of nutrition and aging services programs. he's also the board chairman of the american society on aging. bob has spent nearly 20 years in the executive and legislative branches of government including as senior staff of the house select committee on aging. and dr. bill atkinson, he comes to us today from north carolina where he is a widely-respected as a champion of health care change and improvement. he's been a hospital and health care ceo for over 30 years, and most recently of the wake med system in raleigh, north carolina. now, i'm going to turn to our expert speakers shortly, but first i'd like to welcome erin bill who is legislative director and counsel for congressman roe. congressman roe has been a leader of the ipad repeal -- ipab repeal effort. and again this year he is a primary cosponsor of the house legislation that would eliminate the independent payment advisory board. so, erin, would you please share some of your thoughts with us. >> thank you, mary. to start, i've got a big pile of business cards up here in

healthldup, the american care act, would allow people under the age of 26 to stay on their parents concerns plants, to would require insurers work -- give coverage to people with pre-existing conditions, key points of the affordable care act. you can read the bill online at www.c-span.org. paul ryan announced he had the votes necessary to pass the legislation through the house. let's watch. >> hey everybody. afternoon. is the american health care act. it has been a long time coming. keeps our promise to repeal and replace obamacare. delivers relief to americans fed skyrocketing premiums and fewer choices. it moves us away from the broken status quo toward a better patient centered system. that means lower cost for hard-working families, more choices and competition so you can buy the plan that you need and can afford. it means greater control of your health care. yearss a culmination of long, an inclusive process we have been doing here for years. last june, as part of our better way agenda, we put forward our vision for health care. after the election, we began to work with our counterpart

the american pediatric academy of pediatrics, the age of two. in addition to that, engaging in sector -- technology but preparing to say, what age to expose your infant to technology but what age do expose them to your use of technology, children learn by things that happen in your environment, fishing and looking at their devices. where do they learn to do that? important to make contact. babies need face time and not absence of face time. >> prior to your coming out here, and showing her your book cyberaffect and how you study how it changes people's behavior and minds, i am now a dt because of technology, is that a fair assessment? >> in her case i am not sure. could she become -- it is a difficult area but we see children turning up at school, reports of children turning up at school at age 4 and 5, and regulate their behavior. when i see adults thrusting virtual pacifying devices every time a child gets unruly in a restaurant, that child is not learning to self regulate their behavior. that is a critical skill. is that a pathway into attent

perform's repeal is the fact that it implements an age tax. americans over the age of 50 will be forced to pay up to five times more than what young americans would pay for coverage. in my district alone, we have roughly 89,000 people between the ages of 50 and 64 who would see their premiums an the cost of their insurance rise significantly. i recent he heard from one of my constituents within that age bracket. he's a retired firefighter, served our country for 29 years, and is now disabled. so after many years of service, ted is worried if the g.o.p. plan becomes a new law he and his wife would be kicked off their insurance plan simply because their insurance would become unaffordable. if this is what the g.o.p. has offered to fix their disastrous repeal, then i am sad to say, my friendsing you have missed the mark once again. according to the congressional budget office, if the g.o.p. repeal is enacted, 14 million americans nationwide will be kicked off their insurance coverage by the end of is year alone. so let me be clear. the problem with the g.o

the essential list, but not subtract. this subtract spear it's really very sad. in addition to that there's a crushing age tax forces americans 50-64 age to pay premiums five times higher than what others pay for health coverage no matter how healthy they are. there's also a veterans tax. we seen senator duckworth yesterday with the members of our veterans affairs committee talk about the unfairness for the veterans tax, which is saying to the veterans cannot take advantage of the tax deduction if they are eligible to receive health care at the va. it is very, very unfair. our veterans committee members will be talking more about at length, but both veterans and others who have veterans issues come on much less knowledgeable on the subject, having calling numbers about that. and then it steals from medicare. trumpcare. i didn't steal some medicare pixel at me say higher premiums, less coverage, center benefits gutted, age tax, veterans tax comes to some medicare. all of this to get a tax break to the richest people in america. it's in their day in age, they can't help themselves. this is more of a tax break bill for the rich

the essential list but not subtract. this subtracts. it's really very sad. in addition to that there's a crushing age tax, forces americans 50-64 to pay premiums by tom higher than what others pay for health coverage the matter how healthy are. there's also a veteran stacks. we seen tammy duckworth yesterday with members of our veterans affair committee talk about the unfairness for the veterans tax which is saying to the veterans can take advantage of the tax deduction if they'ree eligible to receive healthcare at the ba. the va. it is very, very unfair. our veteran committee move minue talked more about at length but both vets and others have veterans issues who are much more knowledgeable on the subject have been calling members about that. and then it's steals from medicare. so let me say higher premiums, less coverage, since her benefit gutted, age tax, still some medicare. all this to give a tax break to the richest people in america. it's in their day and age. they can help himself. this is more of a tax break bill for the rich that it is a healthcare bill. as we believe that healthcare is a right for for all ameri

hayden, former director of the cia and the nsa, author of a new book playing to the edge, american intelligence in the agef terror. i asked him if he is optimistic congressional hearings will lead to answers. --there is an interested interest to cross party lines. may be republicans want to show there is an. that's a good thing. >> how important is it for these hearings to be public? >> there are always sources and methods you don't want to reveal. this is a case where all ties go to the runner. go to being as transparent as we can. recall in january the intel folks put up this paper that the russians did indeed hacked the elections. i think that is right. they give it hike confidence. but they didn't show much evidence. baby in this instance we will be able to work hard in the workspace up. we can put this thing to rest. been -- there has intelligence community sinking as evidenced by that -- evidence of that by monday next week. >> my instcts are powerful on this, i know how this. i know you u.s. government gets you to listen in on the cause of the u.s. person, and that of those things have suggested th

>> reporter: first the american medical association came out against it, then the a.a.r.p., which warned, "this bill would dramatically increase health care costs for americans aged 50 to 64 in the individual market." that age group would be the -- would see the largest cuts to obamacare tax credits, in some case by more than $5,000 a year. at the same time, insurers would be allowed to charge them a premium five times larger than younger americans, up from the 3-to-1 ratio under obamacare. standard & poor's estimates those changes plus cuts to medicaid would leave six to ten million americans to lose coverage. democrat mike doyle. >> this is bad joke. no wonder you've been hiding this dog in a cave with an arm guard until monday night. >> reporter: republican leaders argued americans are already losing coverage. louisiana's steve scalise. >> families are facing over $10,000 deductibles in many cases because of the unworkable mandates and taxes in this bill. >> reporter: but their main sales pitch is aimed at their own right plank. >> this is a conservative wish list. look at what this bill does. >> reporter: g.o.p. hold-outs like kentucky's rand paul say the bil

the american water color movement is on display at the philadelphia museum of art. david murphy has 6abc loves the arts. >> reporter: the exhibition is called the american water color in the agehomer and sergeant. it explores the art of water color painting to the mid 19th to the early 20th century. >> it's the way the american public fell in love with water color painting. it was after the civil war when americans thought of water color more than an amateur hospitale. the collection features about 175 water colors but there are is a -- other arts. >> it's a series of treasures lent from many different museums. gathering them together like this is a once in a lifetime moment. georgia o'keefe. >> others lessor none. >> his picture called the old song is a dreamy painting. >> reporter: it was winslow homer who was elevated to star status. the show features one of his works, one of his most famous pictures after the had hurrican. he shares top billing with john singer sergeant. >> i think you will see how diverse it is, from slashy and broad to fine and detailed and realistic. american water color is on display at the philadelphia museum of art until may 14. for tickets and show

the buildup "the american health care act" would allow children under the age of 26 to stay on their parents and provide coverage to individuals with existing conditions. the bill in its entirety online at c-span.org. earlier today, speaker paul ryan announced that he had the 218 votes necessary to pass the legislation through the house. let's watch. >> hey, everybody. good afternoon. the american health care act. it has been a long time in coming. this bill, the american health care act, it keeps our promise to repeal and replace obamacare. it delivers relief to americans fed up with skyrocketing premiums and fewer choices. it moves us away from the broken status quo toward a better patient-centered system. that means lower costs for hard-working families. it means more choices and competition so that you can buy the plan that you need and that you can afford. it means greater control over your health care. as you know, this is the culmination of years long of an inclusive process that we've been doing here for years. last june, as part of our better way agenda, we put forward our v

he is also the board chairman of the american society on aging. bob spent nearly 20 years in the executive and legislative branches of government. including senior staff of the house select committee on aging. dr. bill atkinson comes to us today from north carolina. where he is a widely respected as a champion of health care change and improvement. he has been a hospital and health care ceo for over 30 years and most recently of the wakemed system in raleigh, north carolina. i will turn to our expert speakers shortly. but first i would like to welcome aaron bill, legislator director and councilman for congressman phil roe. he is a leader of the effort since this initially became an issue and again this year he is a primary co-sponsor of the house legislation that would eliminate the independent advisory board. so aaron, would you please share some of your thoughts with us. >> thank you, mary. just to start, i have a big pile of business cards in case anyone has questions and you want it reach out to me afterward. i work for dr. phil roe. he is co-c

this new brookings institute study, the surprise involved middle-aged whites with limited education. on average they are dying younger than other middle-age americanstheir dwindling economic opportunities. john gailer helps direct the national dropout prevention center at clemson university. >> reporter: education brings opportunity. opportunity in the area of employment later, opportunity in the skills to overcome obstacles. >> reporter: roach and arnold, both trump supporters, are keeping an eye on health care reform. >> i think it will get better. >> reporter: no matter who is there. >> everybody makes promises that they don't keep. >> reporter: and guys like you have to learn how do do without in. >> yeah, and there's a lot of people like me. >> reporter: less-educated white people overwhelmingly supported president trump. scott, the study's researchers showed that proposed reforms to obamacare with premiums possibly rising for older folks, "seem almost perfectly designed to hurt the very people who voted for him." >> pelley: mark strassmann in the upstate for us tonight. mark, thank you. m we'll be right back. my tip is, speak into the opening

with the medicare buy-in paying full cost. americans between ages of 55-65 could buy in for about $7200 a year. a substantial savings which wouldn't cost anybody anything and would provide quality health care to a segment of the population that's going to be hurt badly by this health care proposal. with that, i would yield time to my colleague, ms. dell bene. >> thank you. i strongly support this from mr. higgins that would keep this from taking effect if it results in higher costs from our seniors. grace from redmond, lance and doer fris kirkland, and we talked about the financial challenges they are facing. for the last two years millions of seniors did not receive an adequate cost of living adjustment and with the cost of prescription drugs, transportation and housing at a time when millions of seniors have to make difficult decisions about filling prescriptions or putting food on the table, we shouldn't be making their lives any more difficult. so this legislation actually would do that though. allow insurance companies to dramatically increase

opposition to the american health care act. -- they did so because it would weaken medicare's fiscal sustainability. they said, and i quote, dramatically increase the health care costs for americans age 50 to 64. and put at risk the health care of millions of children and adults with disabilities and poor seniors who depend on medicaid programs for long-term services, supports and other benefits. they have long fought to protect medicare. and they pointed out in their correspondence that the 2016 medicare trustee report said that medicare part a trust fund is solvent until 2028. this is 11 years longer tha what happened immediately -- the projection immediately before the affordable care act. in the of the changes affordable care act, we gained solvency, 11 years longer. now, they have serious concerns about the health care act that repealed provisions that strengthened the fiscal outlook, specifically the repeal of the .9% payroll tax on higher income workers. and according to their analysis, this provision would hasten the insolvency of medicare by up to four years and diminish medicare's ability to pay for services in the future. think about it, mr. speaker. we're dramatically inc

the federal government, as we know, provides very substantial tax subsidies for people with insurance with their employers, provides very substantial insurance for americans over the age of 65, disabled americans, and for many low-income americans preceding the affordable care act. so the incremental subsidies under the aca as large as they are in dollar terms are less than 10% of total federal subsidies. so if we talk about federal spending for health care, we should recognize the aca is actually a pretty small piece. moreover, the aca raised money to pay for those subsidies in part by cuts in medicare spending relative to the preceding law. although the republicans railed against those at the time, they're basically quite con tebt to keep those in law. so the budget resolutions they've done since then, all the discussion has been about keeping those medicare cuts in law. however, that combination of thinking of repealing the new subsidies but keeping the medicare cuts from the aca is part of what riles up hospitals and other providers because they accepted some of those cuts in payments from medicare with less complaint than they would offer otherwise because they w

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. >> reporter: first the american medical association came out against it, then the aarp, which warned, "this bill would dramatically increase health care costs for americans aged 50 to 64 in the individual market." that age group would see the largest cuts to obamacare tax credits, in some case by more than $5,000 a year. at the same time, insurers would be allowed to charge them a premium five times larger than younger americans, up from the 3-to-1 ratio under obamacare. standard & poor's estimates those changes plus cuts to medicaid would leave six to ten million americans to lose coverage. pennsylvania democrat mike doyle. >> this is a bad joke. no wonder you've been hiding this dog in a cave with an armed guard until monday night. >> reporteep argued americans are already losing coverage. louisiana's steve scalise. >> families are facing over $10,000 deductibles in many cases because of the unworkable mandates and taxes in this bill. >> reporter: but their main sales pitch is aimed at their own right flank. >> this is a conservative wish list. look at what this bill does. >> reporter: gop hold-outs like kentucky's rand paul say the bill is too big, too exp