as a matter of fact it didn't get one republican voigt in the house or senate. so theres with a way to do their where you didn't have this polarization. i would posit to you that the two things that are out of control in our country that we're not doing well on are health care and education. both of those are majority controlled by the federal government. there's not anything the federal government does that doesn't cause things to cost more. you just name one. so why would we go in a direction that exacerbates the problems of the system we have now? there's some good things in the affordable care act, i won't deny that. i fought insurance companies my whole life. so there are some great things in it that i'm glad are there. but the overterm system is going to call us trillions of dollars. >> let me jump in there. remember this was based on massachusetts and what is called romney care and what everybody loves. rates have gone down. more employers are covering people than before. what we're looking at is something based on private sector competition. and it's als

it was a voigt of calm and reason. that actually counted as being pretty unique around here.ened each senate session as usual with a prayer and did not mince words. chaplain black's words reached farther than the senate floor. snl did a skit about him. we talked to him today. >> how do you feel this is finally over? people were referring to you as the last sane man in the senate. >> well, i don't agree with that characterization. but i am as elated as so many americans are that this impasse has been taken care of, that this challenge has been met. >> what was the reaction you got from serving members of the house and the senate to some of your prayers? >> well, most of the feedback that i received was positive. obviously there are probably some people who feel that my prayers should not have been as pointed as they were. >> did anybody express that to you? >> no one expressed that to me, but i do enough reading in the media to know that there were those who felt that way. >> why did you feel it was important to be pointed? >> i think that it is critically important that a cle

it was a voigt of calm and reason. that actually counted as being pretty unique around here.e opened each senate session as usual with a prayer and did not mince words. chaplain black's words reached farther than the senate floor. snl did a skit about him. we talked to him today. >> how do you feel this is finally over? people were referring to you as the last sane man in the senate. >> well, i don't agree with that characterization. but i am as elated as so many americans are that this impasse has been taken care of, that this challenge has been met. >> what was the reaction you got from serving members of the house and the senate to some of your prayers? >> well, most of the feedback that i received was positive. obviously there are probably some people who feel that my prayers should not have been as pointed as they were. >> did anybody express that to you? >> no one expressed that to me, but i do enough reading in the media to know that there were those who felt that way. >> why did you feel it was important to be pointed? >> i think that it is critically important that a

shanta voigt-anderson says " these strikes are just petty. if you don't like your job quit.herwise work so the rest of the bay area can work." return to index of stories... candi costorio says " i will have to leave 1 1/2 hours early to try & get to work on time. annoyed with bart unions for walking away from the table." we want to hear what you have to say about the bart strike. first like us on facebook, then comment on our facebook page, facebook- slash-kron four. welcome back. a story you'll only see on kron 4. we've learned that the prominent stanford researcher and team doctor for the 49er's. found dead at his home tuesday - had been the focus of a criminal investigation. kron4's maureen kelly has the exclusive. you can see how his front door is still sealed. they said they are investigating his death as a possible suicide she says a about a week or two before his body was found in this whole street was clogged with squad cars and about 10 to 50 uniformed law enforcement personnel. she says she saw at least one person who appeared to be a crime scene investigator leave