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The goal to not do any of that? isnt the goal to make sure there is a functioning system? weve already heard criticism from both sides of the aisle. maines republican senator susan collins send ends cost subsidies would not just hurt insurance companies but detrimental to the most vulnerable citizens if the payments were cut off. bernie sanders echoing that sentiment as well, and arguing that the president should not be trying to sabotage health care. one more thing i want to mention, fred. you ...

Please release these hacked e-mails. he is trying to divert the message by going and playing the very people who should not be talking to him about some of this tamp this down. theyre very worried and i think theyre preparing for stage one of their cover-up. >> oh, thats a little hand grenade you put out there. sara, youre a journalist and scholar and -- is what were seeing now in the united states, does that follow patterns that you have seen in other pces around the world? >> yes, of course. t...

Insurance. im actually involved in discussions with that because where i sit on the appropriations committee now to make sure that they have the subsidies they need to continue to provide plans. but the problem we have in my state is, look. this thing isnt working. we are one of five states and down to a single insurer for the entire state if youre on obamacare and your rates are going up 69%. its not like standing around doing nothing is an alternative or there is a functioning system. >> congr...

That rates are always going up, right? the rate of -- >> not -- >> the rate of increase has slowed. >> not like 116% in, you know, in arizona, an average of 25% across the board. no, theyre not always going up. certainly not at these rates. certainly not with insurers actually leaving the marketplace. so, choices have been diminishing. you have to recognize, number one, youre inheriting a system in crisis, not a system that was a functioning system. going to be sustained. number two, you know, i...

Ther to forge a functioning system. it is political and economic stability. that is where this is potentially so danieling. >> phil black on the streets. thank you so much for your reporting there. >> a new poll shows americans are more concerned about isis than ever before. 80% say they think isis poses a serious threat to the united states. thats up from november. >> u.s. president barack obama has finally congratulated israeli prescribe benjamin nth

Through the school process, they cant find you guilty of rape or a felony, only find you guilty of varying degrees of sexual misconduct. >> plus theres a real problem for people who are repeat offenders. this is a problem in the church. even if someone gets suspended or transfer to another school, like, that person who committed this heinous act, right, is now going to be around other people without people knowing, like, that strikes me as a real problem as well. >> its very likely, too, so this...

Through the school process, they cant find you guilty of rape. they cant find you guilty of a felony. they can only find you guilty of varying degrees of sexual misconduct. >> plus theres a real problem for people who are repeat offenders. this is a problem in the church. even if someone gets suspended or transfer to another school, like, that person who committed this heinous act, right, is now going to be around other people without people knowing, like, that strikes me as a real problem as we...

>> sure. were really excited to be launching this competition today at the white house. were going to be inviting millennials from across the country to give their ideas, their proposals and project ideas about how we can make health care work better for our generation. we think that -- were really excited that the white house has accepted to read all of the proposals and basically will be responding to the best ones. well ask millennials across the country to vote for the best ones too. >> open...

Demographic makeup as well. and thats important to have a functioning system. if the demographics are wrong and there arent as many young people enrolling, what happens then? what happens to premiums. >> i think the premiums are locked down for 2014. so obviously the next six months of enrollment are critical. im remind that ep rolement occurs until march 21st of 2014. ill remind you that the massachusetts experience was slow initially and started to ramp up over time. we expect the same type of...

Thats going to be very important to have a functioning system. if the demographics are wrong and there arent as many young people enrolling, what happens then? what happens to premiums? >> i think the premiums are locked down for 2014, so obviously the next six months of enrollment are critical. ill remind you that enrollment does occur until march 31st of 2014. ill also remind you that the massachusetts experience was very slow initially and then it started to ramp up over time. we expect the s...