Because americans will be watching to see if you follow through on that promise. Now, i also would like to follow up on senator frankens question. I think there was something there that didnt quite get answered. As you know, congressman, the one goal of the Affordable Care act was to push the Health Care Industry to provide Higher Quality care at lower cost. And under the aca, medicare was recently allowed to change the way that it pays hospitals for hip and knee replacements, to something called a bundle. And that means medicare pays a set price for the care associated with hip and knee replacents, anthen the hospitals, not congress, will decide the most effective implants, reduced second surgeries, better fight infections, how to spend their money to deliver Better Service at higher cost. Now, i supported this change, because the Research Shows that it really means you get better care at lower prices. But i know the policy is controversial, because it affects how hospitals are paid,
It seems unlikely. But democrats are going to focus on the big picture today. Theres been no higher priority for democrats in this transition than to slow down the repeal of obamacare, to put sand in these wheels. And they have been successful in doing so, in essentially dividing the president from some of the republicans in congress who were trying to control this debate and simply repeal. The president has felt the heat, that americans do not want repeal without some replacement. And that is going to be the focus of a smart conversation, i think youll hear, between tom price, who i think understands much of this, with democrats on the committee. And going forward, that conversation, the things that the president elect is promising the American People, he will n let happen, is not cheap. And thats why obamacare is the way it is and theyre not going to be able to have it both ways. Thats the biggest challenge that democrats have today, and youll see them focus on it. Democrats have a m
He also tried to clarify as he tends to be sort of the clarifier in chief, that when donald trump said everybody should have health care, that it was really access to health care, not necessarily the kind of oh, my goodness moment that republicans thought when had he heard him say that because some people might not have health care. They might not be able to keep his health care. With all due respect to Vice President elect pence, thats not a clarification, thats a contradiction. I mean, president elect trump has said that there will be basically universal health insurance, and every the government will provide it, he said. Yeah, and he did say, mike pence said that people who really he need it, who cant afford it will. But the question is more broadly how are people who currently have it under obamacare are going to keep it. The answer is they dont have an answer. Tbd. Exactly. The tbd health care plan. Dana bash, thank you, appreciate it. Obama, of course, causing a whole lot of fire
That move already causing uproar from lawmakers on both sides who call manning a traitor. It is a big morning of news. Two days before the inauguration. So here we go and good morning, im bill hemmer live in americas newsroom. Shannon im Shannon Bream in for Martha Maccallum. Chelsea manning is transgender was known as bradley at the time of her arrest, three days before president Obama Leaves Office for good. Republicans are blasting the move saying the president should not have aided a person who betrayed their country and put american lives at risk. Chelsea manning committed grave crimes and no doubt this is demoralizing for our intelligence and military community. I cant imagine anyone in the military chain of command or intelligence agreed to commute the sentence of Chelsea Manning. Very disappointing and harmful to our National Security Going Forward. Shannon it seems like it cost most of congress offguard. They seemed stunned. He was serving a 35 Year Prison Sentence for leaking
We have the Washington Monument in the back and the water behind us. As the sun comes up, we will see that behind us. Brian donaldonald trump is stil in new york. He briefly checked out the digs to make sure its oak as any of us would do. Steve gave it a thumbs up. Brian going to go through ceremonial things but getting use to the fact that in less than a day he will be the president of the United States. Take most of the weekend after and make monday a true work day. Steve it does sound like on friday he could get out of bic pens. Maybe a fancy trump pen by friday and he could sign up to 200 executive orders rescinding things from the obama administration. At least thats what judge napolitano feels and he sat down with donald trump in the last 48 hours. Here is the judge talking about just that listen to this. Things like immigration where the president obama by executive orders directed the government not to deport people who were here unlawfully if they had children while they were