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This is the part of the obamacare debate that hasnt been discussed as much. 10 million folks have been covered because of that medicaid expansion. and it looks like when folks talk about it, the congressman we heard today, they are focussing on middle class people. and obamacare has been tough and toughest in terms of middle class people who dont necessarily qualify for the medicaid expansion. may be in different states where they didnt expand medicaid. so in many ways it seems like a lot of thi...

Do we have michael med ved ready to go? michael. >> thank you, thank you very much. obviously today theres a big emphasis on obamacare which is profoundly important to the american people but seems too often in the last several weeks the administration has gotten distracted and media have gotten distracted by talk of wiretapping at trump tower or the president calling his predecessor a bad and sick guy or criticizing the ratings of celebrity prentice, do you think the white house could do a bett...

Whats relevant to the american people. >> two things donald trump could do is declassify the conversations, and i think he should agree to a special prosecutor. but you are right. im actually concerned about what the democratic party is doing, because what you said is right. next week youre going to try to repeal health care. thats what we should be focussing on. all the other issues that the trump administration is unwinding the sew side thocietye trying to build from my point of view. >> there...

To congress to echo the speechs big points. military spending is this afternoons big theme. this morning, the economy had the presidents attention. look at this tweet here. since november 8th, the stock market has posted $3.2 trillion in gains. jobs. we expect the president to be celebrating the economy. he has every right to. we can debate the reasons for that. the stock market is booming. he has every reason to celebrate it. heres my question. this is a president, and this is a traditional app...

And thats what it did today. the market is not a reflection of public sentiment. public sentiments doing ok under trump. because weve had years or at least months and months of high job growth, lower unemployment, low interest rates, low oil prices. donald trump gets to point to that, too, to his base to say the business community thinks im ok. the investor class thinks im ok. consumers are spending. they think im ok. were creating jobs. jobs are coming back to america. so it is kind of ok for h...

Regulations by 75%. for every new regulation two has to be rescinded. thats all wall street needs to charge ahead in the markets. and thats what it did today. the market is not a reflection of public sentiment. public sentiments doing ok under trump. because weve had years or at least months and months of high job growth, lower unemployment, low interest rates, low oil prices. donald trump gets to point to that, too, to his base to say the business community thinks im ok. the investor class thin...

In seeing a resolution for all aspects of the immigration system from border security to finding a fair solution for those people who are undocumented, and who are contributing in our country to incorporate themselves and to american society. i think republicans and democrats, rather than focussing on our divisions and of course many people, including in my party, dont agree with everything the president says, but lets take advantage of this opportunity where he is showing a willingness to work ...

Care, and a government entitlement. >> i dont think that this speech papers over the divisions in the house on that issue. one can interpret tax credits in different ways. but you could see paul ryan there. that was probably where he lit up the most, and i know the ryan team today is sort of saying -- pointing that that excerpt and saying he is on board with our plan, but the fact that this plan -- >> thats their read. >> thats their read. >> other people are saying, well, you asked him to be re...

Will be focussing in on what he called the criminal element in the united states. do you believe him? >> of obviously, we have to believe him. this contradicts the deportation will be a military operation. maybe he misspoke but if general kelly is telling the truth and that will be no mass deportations and no military force will be used, then how do you explain the memos. how do you explain 15,000 new ice i geagents to do what? watch movies? no. there is fear. >> he meant military as an adjectiv...

Welcome back, youre watching cnn im brooke baldwin. president trump is once again slamming the intelligence community but this time focussing in on the fbi, it comes after cnn first reported that the fbi rejected a request to publicly refute media reports about campaign ties to russia. part of the team that broke this exclusive story wide open, so pamela, what have you learned? >> reporter: we have learned a few things here, brooke, and the irony of the president going after the fbi for leaks to...