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Political correspondent, helen catt. hi, helen. iwonder hi, helen. i wonder if you could lay out for us what actually took place in the comments tonight and what it means going forward. this in the comments tonight and what it means going forward.— in the comments tonight and what it means going forward. this was a vote on a specific — means going forward. this was a vote on a specific new— means going forward. this was a vote on a specific new clause _ means going forward. this was a vote...

Residential care. there is a massive, massive question from all of the political parties to wrestle with here so firstly as we discussed how you pay for it but then also precisely what cap you put in place if you accept that there should be some sort of lifetime cap. but thatis some sort of lifetime cap. but that is a wide boundary, hugely wide boundary and then if you do that working out how much it is going to cost and therefore where you levy taxes so massive, massive question, politics resum...

However, we are waiting to see whether there could be a year-end news conference. no word so far on the white house on that. bill and alisyn back to you. >> joe, thank you forsetting all that up. people are waking up with uncertainty this morning. theyre not sure what this means for their paychecks or insurance coverage, especially if they have he obamacare. they said obamacare is repealed. lets just put up for everybody what we know is in and out right now, whats been taken away and what remain...

Children covered by c.h.i.p. will run out of health insurance. you are giving corporations $1.3 trillion in tax cuts but cant find $16 billion a year for children in this country. something is wrong with that equation. if we believe in the future here, we have to invest in our children. >> lets talk about the presidents claim that this basically repeals obamacare because it strips away the mandate. the mandate effective in 2019 has been taken away, but what remains, medicaid expansion and the pr...

Individual mandate has been repealed from obamacare. and that means that obamacare has been repealed, he said. not true. but heres what it looks like. the individual mandate goes away. this is what comes out. it is effective in 2019. the cost sharing subsidies that have gotten a lot of attention the past 12 months, goes away. heres what stays in. medicaid expansion. pre-existing conditions. no lifetime cap on benefits, also popular. subsidies to low and moderate income customers. but is his poin...

Pre-existing condition. >> right. >> right? and in this bill by the time his kid would have turned 1 years old, he would have reached a lifetime cap. >> right, right. >> jimmy kimmel understands this. he -- while he will be fine because hes wealthy and can afford the surgeries, he understands there are people that cannot afford that and taking the mantle and fight for people. >> yeah. absolutely. nera, you know, one does wonder. jimmy does set up senator lisa murkowski and senator collins, you a...

States like florida, utah, tennessee, missouri, maine, virginia, that have access to health insurance who do not have it now. and that child who needs help ht surgery will have coverage because of that bill. maine, virginia, north carolina, missouri -- are we not do care about them? i care about them. either way, we do good things for states with two democrats certain days. this is not partisan. >> martha: one more specific question that he talked about last night, which is whether or not there ...

Incredible numbers. >> heres the thing. senate bill could allow insurers to cover fewer services with preexisting conditions like allisons son whob is now three years old p. and she is begging law makers to consider the fate of children like ethan. >> i dont think anyone can look a it-year-old child in the face and say, i think that youre not worth it. but what theyre doing with the lifetime cap is saying youve used enough resources. im sorry youre born sick. im sorry your mother chose life for ...

Insurers to cover fewer services for people with preexisting conditions like allisons son who is now three years old. and she is begging lawmakers to consider the fate of c like ethan. >> how can anyone look a 2-year-old child in the face and say, youre not worth it. but what they are doing with the bills, what they are doing with the lifetime cap is say you have used up enough resources. im sorry you were born sick. im sorry your mother chose life for you and you were born sick. but now that li...

That legislators want him to die and dont think he is worth it, or do you they are just disconnected from the work they are doing and the people it affects? >> i dont think that -- i honestly -- this is why i post our story and why i share our story. i dont think anyone can look a 2-year-old child in the face and say, i think youre not worth it. but what they are doing with these bills, what they are doing with a lifetime cap is saying you have used up enough resources. im sorry you were born si...