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Democrats when pushing for healthcare reform including a public option. i said before and ill say it again, a mandate doesnt work without a public option. i think this study and this increase shows why we need a public option. because the public needs an affordable option. the employers and employees. when we look at 1% -- of 9%. that leaves us asking why is there an increase. personally and for my two businesses that i own. when i call my insurer and ask why the increases and what benefits do i...

ago n. the last year alone, health care costs for a single worker rose from $5,049 to $5,429. for a family costs rose from $13,370 to $15,073. obamacare causing 20% of the rise in the costs. they specifically point for coverage of children up to 26 years old, and prevention services such as mammograms causing so of the rise. but there are other things too. technology and r&d on prescription drugs are raising costs, an increase in chronic diseases like diabetes has placed a tremendous s...

youre not committed. if you implemented this in your state, youre not committed. im committed to repealing omabacare. >> and to have innocent little 12-year-old girls be forced to have a government injection through an executive order is just flat out wrong. what im saying is that its wrong for a drug company, because the governors former chief of staff was the chief lobbyist, for this drug company, the drug company gave thousands of dollars in political donations to the governor, and ...

political analysts suggesting bachmanns performance at last nights tea partyebate put her right back on top after mitt romney and rick perry had stolen the headlines in recent days. here she is taking swipes at rivals. >> we are never going to get rid of it unless we have a president kpheupt dollars to getting rid of it and if you believe that states can have it and its constitutional, youre not committed. if you implemented this in your state, youre not committed. im committed to repe...

from the fox weather center as she has been now for days. j.d., what do we know? >> reporter: well, we know this is a category two storm, but the takeaway message remains the same as yesterday as a category three storm. its still going to create a lot of problems up and down the northeast corridor. the storm the right now, again, 105 mile-per-hour sustained winds, but we do have maximum winds of 120 miles per hour within the core of this storm. were going to see the potential for up to...

will have an update on its strength and path, but north carolina is bracing for the first impact. warnings of power outages that could last for days, flash flooding and strong winds. some 80 million people up and down the eastern seaboard are on high alert, and americas largest city, new york, is right in this things path. thousands in coastal areas being told to pack up and go, meteorologist janice dean tracking how hard irene will hit from the fox weather center as she has been now f...

friday. steve centanni is live. >> reporter: a briefing underway, we expect jay carney to be asked about the situation with the stock market, the crisis in europe, the vote of no confidence that rand paul wants to take in the senate, about timothy geithner and whether or not he still has confidence in him, whether he should stay on as treasury secretary. as you know rand paul is want ago no confidence vote in the senate, which would not be binding by the way but would express the opini...

downgrading that took place last friday. steve centanni is live. >> reporter: a briefing underway, we expect jay carney to be asked about the situation with the stock market, the crisis in europe, the vote of no confidence that rand paul wants to take in the senate, about timothy geithner and whether or not he still has confidence in him, whether he should stay on as treasury secretary. as you know rand paul is want ago no confidence vote in the senate, which would not be binding by th...

his handling of some of the biggest issues we are facing today. molee line is at the town hall. set the scene for us. what are we expecting? >> reporter: you know, red, white and blue everywhere, we are awaiting the latest candidate to announce his run for the white house, john huntsman, a former utah governor and he served in the president obama administration as an ambassador to china here is the town hall. the band is playing. its a little noisy. we are expecting mr. huntsman to be ...

welcome today to liv "america l" im martha maccallum in for megyn kelly. we are waiting release for this report on what was called fast and furious. the programs aim was to try to track gun sales to mexico, and to build up evidence that would blame consider tell violence on gun stores and owners, and lax u.s. gun laws. attorney general eric holder claims neither he nor the president authorized this operation that essentially sent guns into mexico in the hopes of following them and figu...