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Be. [ applause ] >> the jimmy kimmel test should be no family denied care because they cant afford it. can that be the jimmy kimmel test? as simple as that? is that oversimplifying it? >> if thats as close as we get, that works great in government. >> and that was a very slippery politicians answer that jimmy kimmels audience hearing there. he did not actually agree with jimmy kimmels version of the kimmel test. instead, he said that the idea was on the right track and now that very same senator...

Reuben for "the washington post" and, jennifer, you wrote about this cassidy/graham bill today for "the washington post" and jimmy kimmel tweeted the article to the 10 million followers and you make the point clearly in the article that the cassidy bill fails the kimmel test. >> thats right. one of the things it does, for example, is put a per capita, caps the medicaid for every state. so that people who are enjoying medicaid benefits wont in the future. we are not just talking about rolling bac...

And again, observers of the u.n. who like the see it be more active wouldnt disagree with that. >> right of the so a few reasonable ideas tucked under the rocket man headline. thank you so much. >> thanks for having me. >> absolutely. as the new bill passed the kimmel test, ill talk about it with senator chris murphy. ier t. just walk right in and pay zero dollars with most insurance. plus, when you get a flu shot at walgreens, you help provide a lifesaving vaccine to a child in need through the...

Think about whats best for the majority of americans. so it is not that a lot of publics dont want to do this. i would say probably 80% of my sources and lawmakers on the hill want to do this. theyre not that concerned about all these things. the gap between political pressure and will work at the state level. if it passes for years to come. thank you all. i appreciate it. ahead, whether the health care bill can pass the kimmel test. and donald trump bringing his twitter insults all the way to t...

Not here. so -- >> after jimmy couple mel told that powerful story of how doctors at childrens hospital in los angeles performed life saving surgery on his newborn son, the jimmy kimmel test for health care legislation. senator cassidys jimmy kimmel test is would any child get everything he or she needs in the first year of life even if it cost more than a certain amount of money? senator cassidy was a guest on the show after jimmy kimmels emotional monologue. >> lowering premiums with coverage ...

Trump. and they both talk very loudly at washington restaurants about their client donald trump and the trouble that hes involved in right now. and anyone can hear them including "the new york times" reporters. well have that story. also, a republican senator who promised to use the jimmy kimmel test for health care legislation so that any child in america could get the life saving surgery that jimmy kimmels baby got this year, that same senator introduced a bill and is pushing a bill in the s...

To do with the president at that point. it was at that point that he he was saying, this guy had nothing to do with me or the campaign. >> sometimes we say obvious things but there have been a lot of reports that paul manafort has not come out and addressed. he has been a fairly quiet part of it. thank you so much. how does the fbi do this secret surveillance? i have a legal breakdown. ill walk it through for all of you after the break. and does there new republican health care bill pass the so-...

Can that be the jimmy kimmel test? as simple as that? is that oversimplifying it? >> if thats as close as we get, that works great in government. >> and that was a very slippery politicians answer that jimmy kimmels audience hearing there. he did not actually agree with jimmy kimmels version of the kimmel test. instead, he said that the idea was on the right track and now that very same senator cassidy is pushing a health care bill that will repeal and replace obamacare and would completely fail...

Joining us now, andy slavitt of the centers for medicare and medicaid services and jennifer reuben for "the washington post" and, jennifer, you wrote about this cassidy/graham bill today for "the washington post" and jimmy kimmel tweeted the article to the 10 million followers and you make the point clearly in the article that the cassidy bill fails the kimmel test. >> thats right. one of the things it does, for example, is put a per capita, caps the medicaid for every state. so that people who ...

Proactively made a statement during the prior debate that any bill that republicans considered should pass the kimmel test. thats why he got to be on primetime late night tv and the bill that his name is attached to violates that test in a way that none of the other previous versions did. the reason for that, it allows every state to waive the protections for preexisting condition and then it requires them to waive that protection because it gets rid of the individual mandate. without that, ever...