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Them on notice that this is coming. if a future congress decided that this wasnt a good idea, the way the rules work, they have to come up with billions of dollars in substances to the payment. this is subject to the pay-go bill. they dont get to cancel it and march down the road. i think that it is a good balance between getting a very effective cost strategy as part of this legislation, and putting people on notice so that their policies dont change overnight. this isnt imposed overnight but t...

Market strategy that they are willing to dump customers and continue to raise costs so changing their behavior, putting them on notice that this is coming. if a future congress decided that this wasnt a good idea, the way the rules work, they have to come up with billions of dollars in substances to the payment. this is subject to the pay-go bill. they dont get to cancel it and march down the road. i think that it is a good balance between getting a very effective cost strategy as part of this l...

By the federal government that covers abortion. you must do so. also, in that same language, if you come in the senate version, in the opm, office of personal management policy they will put forth you must pay every enrollee must pay $1 per month into a fund to help fund abortions. its very clear. >> will you make the fix that hes talking about so there is no federal money paying for abortions? >> there is no federal money paying for abortions. thats just not my statement, it is what, you know, ...

Were using, in the senate bill it says you must offer insurance policies that will be paid for by the federal government that covers abortion. you must do so. also, in that same language, if you come in the senate version, in the opm, office of personal management policy they will put forth you must pay every enrollee must pay $1 per month into a fund to help fund abortions. its very clear. >> will you make the fix that hes talking about so there is no federal money paying for abortions? >> ther...

Energy and congress, worked on issues and he supports the presidents notion about this. congressman stupak and the president agree. >> but they dont agree how you get it. what needs to be done, he used to abyes, he is now a no vote. how does he become a yes sflot >> i think people will continue to talk to him. i think that there is no question -- >> to try to persuade him hes wrong. >> i think there is no question that the senate bill does not provide federal funding for abortion but at the end ...

Presidents notion about this. congressman stupak and the president agree. >> but they dont agree how you get it. what needs to be done, he used to abyes, he is now a no vote. how does he become a yes sflot >> i think people will continue to talk to him. i think that there is no question -- >> to try to persuade him hes wrong. >> i think there is no question that the senate bill does not provide federal funding for abortion but at the end of the day i think that well get to the point that theres ...

Shocking. i think that this is democracy and a big political problem for the democrats. i think you see the democrat leadership in disarray and in the house and charlie rangel having to step aside and all of these other problems. >> that doesnt have anything to do with health care, john. >> let me make my point. >> that actually makes a role in how they count the votes and they are trying to get this passed through the house. they are trying to get this jammed through before the easter recess be...

Who took the fall for killing the public option. theres always been a suspicion that the broader number of democratic senators werent thrilled with the idea. they were happy to have it be joe liebermans fault. now is question is, how many are there that want to take responsibility for blocking this. im not clear that there are but im not clear that there are 50 that wanted it in. >> lets say that there are 50 democrats who wanted it. what are the other ones that they had to worry about? >> the m...

Among people who report on this, who cover it, that the broader number of democratic senators werent thrilled with the idea. they were happy to have it be joe liebermans fault. now the question is how many are there that want to take responsibility for blocking this. im not clear that there are but im not clear that there are 50 that wanted it in. >> lets say that there are 50 democrats who wanted it. what happen are the other obstacles they need to worry about? >> the main obstacles is that the...

Theine even this trick strategy wont work because the conservative democrats in the house behind bart stupack will be up in arms. >> would the obama administration resort to this given the fire hes been under for back room deals, cornhusker kick back and then a trick, behind the back maneuver to get the bill through? >> dont forget they have convinced themselves they lose if they dont get the bill through because they convinced that would hurt them with voters. the reality is the opposite. they ...