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Administration has just gotten a whole lot darker. Dickerson senator minority leader Chuck Schumer joins us to discuss the russia investigation and a big story that has been out of the spotlight. The republican promise to pass a healthcare overhaul in the senate by the 4th of july. Plus we will talk with our Politics Panel about the infighting in the administration and mixed messages on the diplomatic crisis in the middle east. It is all coming up on face the nation. Good morning and welcome to ...

Story. These are millions of americans across the country, by the way, of all income levels. People think of medicaid as people who are financially not in a position to get care at any given moment. Thats true. It does take care of the poor, but it also takes care of nursing home care for people who worked all their lives and just dont have enough. Its 9,000 a month in the state of hawaii for nursing home care. Its more than that for hospice care. We all know, nobody escapes endofflife care. Ric...

Story. These are millions of americans across the country, by the way, of all income levels. People think of medicaid as people who are financially not in a position to get care at any given moment. Thats true. It does take care of the poor, but it also takes care of nursing home care for people who worked all their lives and just dont have enough. Its 9,000 a month in the state of hawaii for nursing home care. Its more than that for hospice care. We all know, nobody escapes endofflife care. Ric...

So if youre at 50,000 then you exceed the 400 percent of poverty and i am told by a covered california curve premium in my city for someone that is 20 of the annual income. The unite this is where the complaints are coming the route united states. And the number of legislation and what it would do is take the subsidy so that at 50,000 the premium cost we changed thatn so that insurance the individual would not pay more in this is just one example of to improve current law and to take away one of...

Body. Thank you, mr. President. I yield the floor. A senator plop . The presiding officer the senator from washington. Ms. Cantwell i come to the floor tonight to raise concern about a proposed Senate Health care bill that might move through the United States senate, as my colleagues are pointing out, without hearing, without attention to the details actually, almost in secret. I guess it would be secret if we didnt know exactly what was in the house bill. It would be even more secret. People ha...

A vote could come as early as next thursday. Now, a look at the future of healthcare in the u. S. The senates work on healthcare is the topic of the next discussion. Also the longer look at what healthcare might look like in the United States. To guess joining us the senior policy correspondent and joining us for this correspondence is the White House Reporter and to both of you, thank you for joining us. I know you do not write the story but your colleagues say house that there is a plan vote o...

A vote could come as early as next thursday. Now, a look at the future of healthcare in the u. S. The senates work on healthcare is the topic of the next discussion. Also the longer look at what healthcare might look like in the United States. To guess joining us the senior policy correspondent and joining us for this correspondence is the White House Reporter and to both of you, thank you for joining us. I know you do not write the story but your colleagues say house that there is a plan vote o...

Senate side for next week. Can you give us a sense of the white house role in what they would like to see happen . The timeline is that is expected this week and then potentially vote on thursday. The white house says it is not yet aware it has the 50 votes they need but they will have a better sense at the end of the week and their confident things are heading in the right direction. Give us a sense of that confidence. What is this based on . Are they willing to take a gamble even if the votes ...

Write the bill in secret, discuss it in secret, send it to c. B. O. In secret, and then rush it to the floor with no committee hearings, no amendments and just ten hours of debate for the minority. Thats not how america ever got big things done. Thats not how we do big things Like Health Care here in the senate. Thats hardly how we do small things. And my republican friends, they know it. Republican bill cassidy, louisiana, said i have always said i would have preferred a more open process. Repu...

Write the bill in secret, discuss it in secret, send it to c. B. O. In secret, and then rush it to the floor with no committee hearings, no amendments and just ten hours of debate for the minority. Thats not how america ever got big things done. Thats not how we do big things Like Health Care here in the senate. Thats hardly how we do small things. And my republican friends, they know it. Republican bill cassidy, louisiana, said i have always said i would have preferred a more open process. Repu...