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>> we have almost 230 bipartisan cosponsors of this bill, and its not a partisan issue. this is a bipartisan concern. >> reporter: the house passeded a bipartisan bill two years ago to eliminate, with 27 democratic votes and even liberal barney frank. the reason so many oppose it is the president would appoint 15 people who would lend increases in medicare spending to 1% faster than economic growth. and the law limits review of its decisions by congress and the courts. two republican physicians,...

Cents per gallon. an excise tax. we say lets shift that down to 3.7 cents per gallon and allow the states institute their revenue stream however they wish, whether its a sales tax or excise tax, whatever is best for them, and allow them to keep their money. currently the system is, they charge that gas tax of 18.4 cents. the state sends it to the federal government. they wait and beg for the federal government to send it back, and not only do they get just a portion of it back, theyre told how t...

Patty murray. it would compel for profit employers to cover the full range of contraception for their employees as required by the affordable care act here. this leading into the midterm elections and the impact it can have. >> we discussed how democrats think contraception is a winning issue for them. its no surprise why theyre doing it after the supreme courts hobby lobby decision. its interesting to note one of the cosponsors to the patty murray legislation happens to be mark udall, a democra...

Something called, quote, forcible rape, a dubious term which served mainly to make him and his fellow 226 co-sponsors seem as anti-abortion as possible. one of his cosponsors who tried to define sexual assault for everyone else was another congressman named cory gardner. now he is the gop candidate running for senate against incumbent democrat mark udall. he co-sponsored a total ban on abortion with no exceptions in the case of rape or incest. it was a bill that would have put doctors in prison ...

>> child access prevention, suicide prevention, stand your ground, domestic violence prevention. all laws americans can get behind. >> collin, when youre looking at the support youre looking to garner, do you have support among, lets say, gun owners, nra members, republicans, can you point to something outside of the traditional base of people who are advocates of gun reform? >> certainly. check out a poll of nra members and 75% support background checks. i know you mentioned the vote last year ...

Bill has 190 cosponsors, democrats and republicans. thats more cosponsors on any piece of good gun policy in the u.s. house than ever, even more than when jim and sarah brady did this in the 90s. were further than we ever have been and its been in a short period of time. with more time, more effort, more grassroots, well get there. >> give us a timeline when you think its realistic to expect we could see even a modest gun reform bill pass in the united states senate. how long is it going to take...

Cosponsors on this and marco rubio is going to pick it up in the senate. has any democrat said im with you, congressman? >> no democrats endorsed the bill but i dont think they are in opposition. i think this goes to the heart of what the american public believes, that their government should be held accountable and shouldnt discriminate are be punitive. >> what i love about what your abuse week is is a lot of our talking points. people want answers. what are the things youre covering sph >> wer...

It stanes for stop this overreaching presidency. so far the bill making it way through congress has more than 100 cosponsors. it calls for legal action to reverse growing number of executive orders, including delaying the employer mandate and ender work requirements for welfare. former democratic pollster pat says these powers need to be reined in. not the first president to useñr the executive pen or not even the most frequent user. why this is different? >> its so extensive. were on a slipper...

>> the legislation has 29 cosponsors right now. i suspect well get more. these are people who understand we have to get rid of this onerous and unfair burden. we have to keep the postal service open on saturdays that in the midst of a terrible recession, terrible economic downturn, you dont cut tens of thousands of good paying jobs. our job is to grow middle class jobs, not to cut them. so i think were going to have a lot of support in the democratic caucus. i hope we can pick up some republican...

Also hires contractors, what some call bounty hunters to challenge medicare claims as far as back as three years giving them nine to 12.5% of any claim denied creating a financial incentive for second-guessing. >> claims are held up in the appeals process for about 2 1/2 years. there is over $1.5 billion tied up right now while hospitals are appealing these denials. >> reporter: now, hospitals win 70% of their appeals. that doesnt help families stuck with big bills. congressman courtney has 136 ...