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Werent covered. insurance companies held all the power. together we can stop donald trump, raise wages and build an economy that works for everyone. and well make sure this never happens in virginia. >> and is this rose garden celebration coming to a campaign ad near you? republicans pledging preexisting conditions will be covered, but is that the new, if you like your plan you can keep your plan? >> we believe that folks with preexisting conditions will actually be able to gain better coverage ...

This is one of those times where they are using a bean counter approach to what is a human problem. and if 8,000 people stand to lose not only money, but lose the house they live in, hes got to do something about it. this is just not right. >> and the catastrophic crisis of having drunk that poison water overall that time, what has happened to those people of flint,ts a disgrace to the entire nation we let that happen. actually ive heard rumors in other communities there is a lot of lead in wate...

And the house republicans could afford to lose 22 votes and still pass the bill. but across the hill, senate republicans are in a tougher spots. they can only lose two votes and gain passage, thats it, just two, one more than two and that bill fails in the senate. the gop ran this bill through the house within a matter of weeks, but now president trump does not seem very concerned about how long it will take in the senate. >> the president is focused on getting it right, not getting it fast. i t...

You and susan collins, your plan is similar to what you anticipate from the rest of the senate theyre working on, or is your vastly different in what way? >> when candidate trump ran, candidate trump said he wanted to repeal mandates, take care of those with preexisting conditions. he wanted to lower premiums, and he wanted to make sure everyone stayed covered. the only way to get there, as best i can tell, is through something like the cassidy/collins plan. doesnt have to be our plan. it will l...

Care and the status of the health care. what do you expect to come out of the senate? >> certainly something that looks much different than this. if anything comes out of the senate, i think that we have to understand that these guys passed this thing and it may not hold up to the senate parliament arian. if mckanl wants to ram a bill through, he may have to fire the senate parliament arian, i dont know that. there is stuff youre not supposed to put in a bill like this. it is very complicated ha...

Mcconnell who are also likewise working on a bill. youre a medical doctor. youve actually taken care of patients. what would you do to obamacare, setting aside what the house is doing, how would you, quote, fix it? >> the only way that you improve out comes and lower costs is if you give power to the patient. as a physician, ive worked in a public hospital for the uninsured for decades. if the patient has the power, the system lines up to serve her. one of the things we promoted is giving a pati...