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Propping up the insurance companies. the buying pools, where you can enjoy an association, drive prices down. they absolutely hate it, because they think it might eat into their profit. they love sort of prive taatizi their $15 billion a year profit but socializing their losses the in the individual market. i have absolutely no sympathy for the insurance companies to be bailed out by the taxpayer. that $15 billion in profit, thats where the risk should come from. thats where -- when we have to a...

From tom price. what we do like his health care associations where he can join a buying pool or group to bring down prices. this is part of the answer. the 11 million people in the individual market, their premiums are going through the roof, so youve got to let them join a buying pool. >> ed: house republicans say the premiums are quick to spike even more. >> thats why you replace it with market reforms. get rid of the mandates which i think paul ryan would agree with.ke expanded savings accoun...

Filibuster in a budget bill. there are things like interstate shopping on health care, associate to buy nationwide through buying pools, medical liability reform, all those things we very much believe in which is part of our better way agenda, you cannot put in a budget bill because then they can filibuster that entire bill. >> tucker: tort reform and lots of other things and i dont want to keep pressing you on this. >> let me finish the point. >> tucker: these are members of congress, they know...

Associate to buy nationwide through buying pools, medical liability reform, all those things we very much believe in which is part of our better way agenda, you cannot put in amu budget bill because then they can filibuster that entire bill. >> tucker: tort reform and lots of other things and i dont want to keep pressing you on this. >> let me finish the point. >> tucker: these are members of congress, they know what the reconciliation bill is. >> we were finding that some dont. we are a first i...

What is an example of that? interstates shopping across state lines. we love that policy. its critical. as you know, you cannot put that in a budget reconciliation bill. we believe in association health plans. let people through their trade associations, farmers, small businesses through the nfib plan, both buy their health insurance in buying pools. we believe in that policy. but we know the rules dont allow us to put that in reconciliation. the medical liability reform. theyre cranking up heal...

On substance there are very close views on buying policies across state lines. on letting small businesses and individuals buy through these buying pools. on more movement on tort reform, also probable. these are important and substantive issues. i think the prospects of bipartisan agreement improved today. >> greta: we hear reconciliation/nuclear option as being thrown out there. it hasnt gotten to the point where the house essentially would have to agree to the senate bill to have that, do you...

Close views on buying policies across state lines. on letting small businesses and individuals buy through these buying pools. on more movement on tort reform, also probable. these are important and substantive issues. i think the prospects of bipartisan agreement improved today. >> greta: we hear reconciliation/nuclear option as being thrown out there. it hasnt gotten to the point where the house essentially would have to agree to the senate bill to have that, do you agree? >> that is right tha...

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