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This, in passing. but i want to hone in on it. which is, -- wild situation in which four budgetary window reasons, he passed the thing and waited like 3 to 4 years for it to kick. and there were some provisions that started early, so no one could tangibly say, well we got health care in the next election. you say the toughest part of selling it in 2010, was that, that the vast majority of pursued were hypothetical future benefits, but 2020 to the election for democrats to run and child tax credi...

Different set of rules than those at the top, and so theres an urgency for us to move now to make sure were cutting costs for prescription drugs, that were making education more affordable, making it easier to pay for child care or pay for care for an aging parent. >> obviously, though, there does seem to be some difference of opinion between senator sanders and manchin on the size of the package, but we know were going to hear from the president today. ill be at the white house when he talks ab...

>> what is the hope that you try to bring to people? because i know were trying to raise so much money to try and find a cure. because so many people are affected by this. i dont know a person that hasnt been touched by dementia or alzheimers. >> yes. and the numbers are growing. 1 in 6 women in their 60s will be affected by alzheimers. not to mention all the care gives and all the people that are affected when there is a patient. . i certainly saw that with my father. it was a real struggle eve...

About 30 different types of flexibility. it results are what matter. so its what you do. sometimes you need to be present or -- but coming in late, leaving early, working more flexible schedules, doesnt affect productivity. in fact it improves it because if you feel your employer is there for you when you need it if you have a child, an aging parent. >> its also much more family oriented for a lot of people which is important. the only other question looking over all of this is, is there a way i...

Pick them up. >> and their aging parent. >> yes. i have four children. im very typical. in other words, what i think -- and by the way, what you just described, the typical woman you just described, shes a common example of todays woman but shes not common in the republican area. thats a problem for the candidates. who did you talk to this week i would ask male candidates? whos within your inner circle? where are you getting advice? thats something were lagging behind. i think the republican par...

To women and coverage. prior to the affordable care act, in eight states women could be discriminated against because they are victims of domestic violence. so when you have health care reform, there is a pitch there for women voters that this could be beneficial to them. and the republican party hasnt really addressed that when they go after the affordable care act. so all these things add up, but i would argue that its not just about messaging. i think its more about the substance and the poli...

colombia, it just got bigger. now its spreading to the dea. the drug enforcement agency. what would you do if you got smacked with a $93,000 bill and what if that bill wasnt even for you? well talk to one man who is on the hook for his mothers nursing home bill and the obscure law thats being used to make sure families pay up. beam me up scotty. the first private space launch is in history books with some very special cargo. shes taking over. >> you are a man. you might as well sta...

Imaginations, to listen to each other more carefully, to sharpen our instincts for empathy, and remind ourselves of all the ways that our hopes and dreams are bound together. after all -- [ applause ] after all, thats what most of us do when we lose somebody in our family. especially if the loss is unexpected. were shaken out of our routines. were forced to look inward. we reflect on the past. that we spend enough time with an aging parent, we wonder. did we express our gratitude for all the sac...