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Ladder of success to the extent that they dont need those programs anymore. thats what im talking about. now, people will always try to reinterpret that to say carson wants to get rid of that, he wants to get rid of, that he wants to leave all these people in a terrible situation. thats propaganda. >> so how do you -- how do you implement this? >> the way you do it is we make health savings accounts available to people from the day that they are born to the day that they die at which time they c...

Ladder of success to the extent that they dont need those programs anymore. thats what im talking about. now, people will always try to reinterpret that to say carson wants to get rid of that, he wants to get rid of, that he wants to leave all these people in a terrible situation. thats propaganda. >> so how do you -- how do you implement this? >> the way you do it is we make health savings accounts available to people from the day that they are born to the day that they die at which time they c...

Politicians from this, from the fray, and bring in people who actually know how to solve problems, we could have gotten this done quite effectively, and you know, we spent twice as month per capita as the next closest country, and yet, look at the access problems we have. you know, we havent even addressed the fact that we have insurance companies as a major pillar, and they make money by denying people care. these are things that need to be fixed. were going to talk about possible solutions wit...

We spend twice as much per capita on health care also the next closest nation and we have horrible access problems. terrible inefficiency. these things can be overcome. they can absolutely be overcome if we stop playing politics and decide that we want to fix it, and we, the american people, are going to be the ones who have to do this. you have to know who your representative is. you have to know how they vatted -- not how they said the voted but how they actually voted. you need to get togethe...

Together to iron those out. >> joining me mow from capitol hill is congressman marsha blackburn. thank you so much for joining me. i appreciate it. >> absolutely. thank you. >> i want to pick up where you just heard debbie wasserman-schultz leaving off. its the law now. why not work with democrats to try to improve it? why not put some tweaks on the table that might make it stronger? why continue to try to tear it down? >> what were continuing to do is work with our constituents as they come int...

the house of representatives has already scheduled a vote to repeal health care reform next week. and senate republicans have pledged to repeal it if they take back the senate this fall. the conservative base is firmly aligned against the health care law. mitt romney is campaigning on a pledge to repeal and replace. just look at the sign on his podium. over the weekend, senate minority leader mitch mcconnell was dismissive when he was asked, what happens after repeal? what would his pa...

in a corner over health care. the supreme court battle may be over. but has the political and policy war just begun? the house of representatives has already scheduled a vote to repeal health care reform next week. and senate republicans have pledged to repeal it if they take back the senate this fall. the conservative base is firmly aligned against the health care law. mitt romney is campaigning on a pledge to repeal and replace. just look at the sign on his podium. over the weekend, ...

in a corner over health care. the supreme court battle may be over. but has the political and policy war just begun? the house of representatives has already scheduled a vote to repeal health care reform next week. and senate republicans have pledged to repeal it if they take back the senate this fall. the conservative base is firmly aligned against the health care law. mitt romney is campaigning on a pledge to repeal and replace. just look at the sign on his podium. over the weekend, ...

Board and sparked a major debate in congress. joining us now is congressman larry bushon. and ration health care to people and make decisions best left to doctors and patients, but would the panel have the authority to be involved in all aspects of health care? >> the presidents health care plan 575 billion dollars from the medicare portion of what the government pays for seniors. the president also budget, in his budget proposed another 300 billion in cuts. what the independent advisory boards ...

Through hard work and taking advantage of the opportunities that exist and freedoms and as i saw those things gradually being eroded, i asked will my grandchildren have the same kinds of opportunities? and i think were like the frog in the saucepan where the heat is being turned up and not actually realizing that many of our freedoms are disappearing. >> thats right. you feel that america is on the decline. and unless we turn this ship around, were going to be in big trouble. >> i believe that. ...