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October 1st could mark the start of a government shutdown, but it is definitely day one for a key piece of obamacare. on tuesday americans without health insurance will be able to shop for coverage in on-line market places. we have invited two senators to debate how the presidents plan will affect you. mike lee is leading efforts to de fund or delay obamacare. virginias tim kaine supports the senator. welcome back. >> thank you. >> senator kaine, let me start with you. your side has already, as ...

Some democrats are speaking about the concerns over getting a budget passed, to avert a government shutdown. as we have been reporting to you, house forces are telling us that republicans have come up with a counter offer to the newly passed senate continuing resolution. sources are saying that the bill will fund the government until december 15, but will delay obamacare for one year. the democrats are on the white house floor waiting for republicans to finish their meeting. and we are going to ...

He is not free lansing, not acting on his own. >> its amazing. do you expect formal talks to ever happen between their president and our president in near months? >> i wouldnt rule it out. formal talks, no. i think the talks will take place at the level of senior officials, but not the head of state. i dont rule out a meeting between the two heads of state, the two presidents. but again, think thats more form than substance. we shouldnt overstate the importance of it. its a significant gesture, ...

See who can get the upper hand at the last minute. this is just the opening act for the big fight, which is over the debt ceiling, which will happen in a couple of weeks here. so were seeing early signs of what were going to see in october, and that is when republicans really think they can push through things like delaying obamacare and other initiatives theyre trying to put forward. >> trace: the next drop-dead deadline is october 15th, the increase in the debt ceiling or not. the question bec...

President today in his speech meant to sell americans on his signature healthcare law. the president mocked republicans for making dooms day predictions. one that the president called, quote, crazy. >> some of the same republicans who warned this law would be armageddon. thats what they said. armageddon. now theyre threatening steps that actually would badly hurt our entire economy. not because of the affordable care act but because of what theyre threatening to do. some threaten a government sh...

Liking. >> well, that strikes you as reasonable and it does at that point, there are several reports the republicans are looking to drop the threat of a government shutdown this september if the affordable care act isnt dissolved. instead, theyre looking at an approach that would result in something far worse, something like economic armageddon. and one of the reports comes from robert costa in the national review who writes, quote, sources tell me the house gop will probably avoid using a shutd...

Because i want to ask the republicans are still pushing for possible defunding, and if so, would a delay be enough to satisfy them on enough points to get it to proceed? >> well, now, some republicans are pushing for defunding, but you have other republicans that are more moderate that are saying, lets not do a government shutdown because in 2014 it will actually hurt us politically. what some republicans want to do, jaime, is go to the table and develop solutions or delay obamacare. if youre go...

For the 38th time to repeal or delay obamacare. our next guest says he has a plan to completely replace the presidents bill. joining us physician and congressman tom price. thank you so much for joining us today. >> thank you. >> shannon: before i ask you about the employer mandate of the healthcare law, set to kick in, calls and votes as well as about whether the individual mandate as well should be delayed. do you think thats going to get any traction? >> well, the administration itself actual...

Pointing to apples big announcement yesterday. >> apple has just announced that they are bringing $350 billion and putting into investment into our country. 350 billion. >> president trump also suggesting democrats are jealous of his success with the tax cuts. >> i believe the democrats want a shutdown to get off the subject of the tax cuts because they worked so well. nobody thought, including the democrats, it could work this well. >> the white house through its support behind a house plan fro...

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