former trump budget director who is reportedly advising congressional republicans about what their strategy should be in this debt ceiling fight, what they're putting on the table. the president's going to say that would mean $2 trillion in cuts to medicaid, which is a program so many americans depend on for healthcare costs. $600 billion in cuts to the affordable care act. millions could lose their insurance. that was a message democrats took into the midterm elections in 2018 when republicans had control of the house. now president biden looking ahead to 2024 is trying to put a focus on healthcare costs yet again right now. >> you see healthcare costs at memoli is talking about over there. ashley, he's also out today with an announcement about affordable childcare, making that a part of the chips act. we know the companies that want that money have to provide affordable childcare. again, part of the messaging to the working class americans that democrats are the ones making their lives better, but there's
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of my car and let everybody know in addition to all the other free stuff you don't have to pay your medical bills? it is an insane la la land world where money really does grow on trees. the problem is i was at the minnesota state fair for this show a couple days ago. a few people in the democrat booth there were actively and passionately invested in the idea that everything would be free from bernie. i mean, they sort of look at all the costs they have. whatever i have -- whatever debts i have had in the past won't matter anymore if i can just elect bernie. a lot of young people. people listen to this stuff and actually believe it. jedediah: it's a good soundbite. when you tell people they have to pay for their own stuff and personal responsibility. that's a tougher line to sell then, hey, everything is free. we are going to somehow miraculously find money for this all. todd: this sounds great in principle. student debt, for example, why is student debt so high in the better focus would be alleviating the cost. bringing down high cost. that should be the focus on
will start a town hall in south carolina. while he's on the east coast, many of his 2020 democratic rivals are turning their attention to nevada speaking at the aflcio constitutional convention in las vegas today. biden is skipping that stage to focus on healthcare and also fortifying his coalition of african-american supporters in the palmetto state. this is a live look there. that was part istonburg, south carolina, and that's where nbc road warrior garrett haake is. he is in spartan city. also from msnbc contributor john ralston and "the washington post" jonathan is back with me as well. garrett, let me start with you, biden focusing on healthcare today. what has been his message to voters there so far as you've seen? >> reporter: look, biden is doubling, tripling down on the idea that he will build upon and
retail at your local cvs, more space for healthcare services. cvs announced they will be expanding the health home but which they started in houston, expanding to 1500 locations by 2021. they say the retail space, 20% will be devoted healthcare services, things like immunization, physical, sleep assessment, dietary assessment, yoga classes but this is part of cvs efforts to reduce their reliance on retail sales with amazon and many others and focus on healthcare. todd: travel season started and southwest practically giving away flights. >> reporter: southwest's mega sales "happening now," tickets available until tomorrow, $49 one way. you can get around $100, lots
warren, a small fraction of democrats for impeachment but a big fraction of the candidates going for president. what will the debates look like? it will almost be like a big we hate trump, how will they fix it? >> that is the risk they are running and they need to focus on the economy which is doing well but still a lot of middle class and lower class not doing well. focus on healthcare. as an african-american woman i want them to focus on criminal justice reform. those issues are important to people. what we have to keep in mind is even if the house goes forward with impeachment proceedings they need the senate to impeach the president and republican-controlled senate is not going to do that. we will end up nowhere. rob: let me ask about joe biden's almost impossible popularity. amazing how popular he has become, he only had one big
yep, that's what i said. exactly. if i need to. and then she runs. one tweet h she says a vulgar thing in front of a move on.org crowd middle of the night will until safe space gets confronted by reporters and doesn't have twitter account what do i say i run with my staff. ugly. jedediah: nancy pelosi leader of the party gets asked about it she says she doesn't think it's a big deal what representative tlaib said. >> i'm not in the censorship business. i don't like that language. i wouldn't use that language. i don't, again, establish any language standard for my colleagues but i don't think it's anything worse than what the president has said. i don't think we should make a big deal of it. ed: they said they are going to focus on healthcare. they are focusing on all other things, side issues and personal attacks. think about it. we thought it might be weeks or months before the democrats potentially overreached a little bit
dead on arrival. i like for the people because two of things. one, it's the last line in the gettysburg address. really encompasses what i believe the democratic party stands for. gender equality, race equality. pro-immigration. then it also gives -- invokes a bit of the constitution where it starts with we the people. i think that that is in an interesting way for the democrats to really talk about their idea of the supreme court importance. their idea of president trump's ethics. you know, so more importantly, though, ainsley, i finally like that their message is not going to be anti-trump. i think the democratic party to win has to be for something. being just against something is not a winning strategy. i like they are going to focus on infrastructure and going to focus on healthcare. ainsley: robert, thank you so much. >> thank you for having me on. i look forward to it. ainsley: thank you. have you senile this. judge jeanine and whoopi goldberg go head to head on theview.
world trade organization is a disaster. i could go deal after deal. it's been very unfair to our country, to our workers, to our companies and to everybody else involved. we're changing them around rapidly. so wilbur ross, thank you. secretary alex azar, i'm very proud of what you've done and you're coming up in another month with healthcare. maybe we'll have another healthcare bill plan. it's going to be great healthcare for a smaller price than anybody thought possible. i really appreciate that. our new projects that we're working reducing the cost of prescription medicine. that's going tomething that people will not forget. some people think that's almost more important than the healthcare. i've had people say which is more important? they're both importance. we're reducing the cost of healthcare because of what you're doing and we appreciate
with the aid and help of our republican friends in the senate and the president. >> dana: senator alexander, ie followed this. the democrats say healthcare is their number 1 concern. because you're so intimately family in the committee work you do, is it a place where you rns mig be vulnerable goi into the mid-term? >> if people know the facts, democrats ought to be vulnerable. they passed obamacare without a republican vote. they refused to repeal and replit. a couple months ago, president trump, all of us, on the republican side, had offered a bipartisan bill that would have lowered rates 40%. 40%. that's severhoand dollars on your insurance rates and the democrat blocked it. they want to talk healthcare, we can. we want to talk about what ted said, which is the best economy in 18 years, the biggest miryrowth and spending in ten years. that's our agenda.