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>> if you think back to that time then president obama had run opposing the mandate and promising not to tax the middle class. now they are doing one or the other no. way around it had to be pretty nontransparent to get it through no. question about it. steve: they were not transparent. however you say with this new republican plan with obamacare they are being transparent. >> its 120 pages. anyone can read it. there is no real attempt to deceive here. what the republicans have said is we can re...

Thats an individual marketing melting down. insurers leaving. five states with one insurer. maybe we have the right policy but not the right baseline. >> do we have any other scoring system from an independent? >> i dont think theres independents. the cbo did their job. does this save $2 billion? answer, yes. but another $335 billion. >> thats important. >> thats the news. >> thats the news buried beneath the controversy. the news is it does save money. therefore it can be dealt with under recon...

Time to get down to business with jackie. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, betty. gm making headlines again, recalling 3.4 million for faulty ignition switches. replacing keys to move them out of the run position causing the engine to shut off. affects seven models from 2000 to 2014. and remember that gm recalled more than 20 million cars this year. and americans donating more to charity. charitable giving hit an all-time record of $335 billion last year, most by individuals. but growt...

Damage to lives and property, they cause disruptions in the drinking water supply, which they carry to our homes. maybe you say its supposed to be like this. maybe this is the cost of having water. no. every few years the american society of civil engineers issues a national report card on americas infrastructure. the latest report gave us the grade of d, sad. but when it comes to water infrastructure, it was even worse. we got a grade of d minus. part of the reason is our water mains in country...

Maybe you say its supposed to be like this. maybe this is the cost of having water. no. every few years the american society of civil engineers issues a national report card on americas infrastructure. the latest report gave us the grade of d, sad. but when it comes to water infrastructure, it was even worse. we got a grade of d minus. part of the reason is our water mains in country are really, really old. evansston, illinois had eight break. the pipes contact with the ground for more and 86 ye...

So sit a binary choice. this is a compromise and sometimes compromise means no one really likes it. the far left doesnt like it and the far right doesnt like it which means it is compromised. new york, new jersey republicans are not florida, texas republicans. we had expansion of medicaid, those states did not. its a compromise bill. good bill. save $335 billion. lowers premiums and coverage numbers dont make sense to say next year theres no changes for 2018 and 14 million people arent going to ...

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Tax hikes, it justified no spending cuts. i dont think that is the americanss saw it. they wont see the math here that hurts democrats and republicans alike if something isnt done? >> here is the question i think the president knows well that this is the question. is california the model were going to follow? they are $165 billion to $335 billion in debt. they say they might have a surplus because they raised taxes, but in fact, $5.2 billion of that $6 billion a year is going to debt service alo...