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Welcome back. even though governor john kasich won only one primary, ohio last year, we develop add reputation as a republican who was willing to work with democrats and say what was on his mind. friday he had a column arguing that republicans are trying to repeal and re-write the law without democrats. he joins me now. >> its not sustainable. if you dont get both parties together, nothing will be sustainable. if they pass this just by themselves, well be back at this again. >> in three years wh...

Arguing they had support, and they were trying to repeal and rewrite without democrats and they were wrong then and theyre wrong now. not surprising to hear that. >> if you dont get both together its not sustainable. well be back at this again. >> in three years when democrats take over or whatever. >> the other thing is i was there when we created the c.h.i.p. program, the health program for children and it was done on a bipartisan basis and it was sustainable. i was there in 97 when we did the...

Who is up to be the secretary for health and human services. we will rejoin that on capitol hill. >> your physician about a whole range of programs that are basically about access and coverage, sort of the safety net that provides coverage to millions of peoples. youve offered up the chance to make medicare into a block grant program, thats because a lot of controversy in virginia and other places among democrats and republicans nu called the chip program for kids "socialized medicine." that is ...

>> again, that is a legislative question. if i am privileged to serve and be confirmed and be secretary of health and human services, i look forward to making certain that we use the resources available to us and the agencies available to us within the department to make certain that every single american has the highest quality healthcare available. >> why did you use the word "socialized medicine" to explain your vote against the chip program? >> i dont know that i recall that conversation or ...

I was at another hearing, so i might be repetitive. by worry as a virginian is your position about a whole range of programs that are basically about access and coverage. sort of the safety net that provides coverage to millions of people. you propose turning into a block grant program. a lot of controversy for democrats and republicans and you have repeatedly voted against the chip program for kids. calling it socialized medicine. thats a combined medicaid chip of 800,000 virginians. you have p...

Question. if im privileged to be c confirmed and being secretary of health and human services, ill make sure we use the resources available to us and the agencies available to us within the department to make sure every single american has the highest quality health care available. >> and why did you use the phrase socialized medicine to explain your vote against the chip program. >> i dont know that i recall that conversation or that quote, but im happy to go back and look at it. >> thank you, ...

Attacks against bernie sanders on the issue of guns and health care. her campaign held a second conference call with reporters this week to go after bernie sanders. and then they have this all hands on deck approach sending out her top surrogates, the former president and chelsea clinton. president bill clinton has three events here today. they are saying they are not nervous but their actions speak to a very different point which is that they are feeling the heat and they know that they could a...

Chip program, dismantle medicare to me, that was normal. and private insurance. until i talked to my doctor. senator sanders wants to devolve she told me that humira helps people like me the authority to set up state get uc under control and keep it under control when certain medications health insurance programs to havent worked well enough. individual state governors. humira can lower your ability to >> sanders has a lot of momentum fight infections, including tuberculosis. with younger voters...

Appears to now be widening his lead there. a new monmouth university poll out of the granite state has him ahead by 14 points. the new numbers come as clinton continues to hammer away at her top opponent, out on the trail. and yesterday, she got some help from her daughter chelsea, who was in new hampshire making her first solo public appearances of the 2016 campaign. >> senator sanders wants to dismantle obamacare, dismantle the c.h.i.p. program, dismantle medicare, dismantle private insurance....

Bernie sanders with a pretty significant lead in new hampshire. and nationally, hillary clinton, you know, a bit ahead. but clearly, a competitive race. and i think thats, you know, what the polls are reflecting now. >> you know, its interesting. you can see hillary clinton and the clinton campaign beginning to respond to this. hillary clinton talking about bernie sanders a lot more on the trail. and her surrogates talking about bernie sanders a lot more on the trail. with varying degrees, i thi...