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Happen questivery quickly. joining us now to talk about that is leonard lance of new jersey. congressman, first on the energy and commerce commission -- committee, excuse me -- said yes to this bill but you ended up opposing it. what would need to change going forward in order for you to get to a yes? does it need to be an entirely newbill? >> i think we should go to phase 3, working with democratic colleagues on a bill that can pass both houses of congress, and that would include purchase of po...

Drives up costs, want to give back to our governors in states and local governments so they can innovate with those most in need, those on medicaid. make sure they are properly cared for. >> bret: this includes pre-existing conditions, and it includes keeping your child on until 26. >> yes, indeed. no lifetime caps. we think those are important provisions. those were frankly in many cases republican provisions long before there was obamacare. i worked on these issues in the 90s when i was on the...

Were going to make sure there are no lifetime caps and were not going to kick your kids off their plans until after they turn 26. well help you kick them out of the basement maybe but not off their health insurance. this is important work were doing. we look forward to moving forward on it and to providing the rescue for the individual market and relief to the states and help to the people that sent us here to get this job done. >> i think mr. brady is still at the white house so well -- we were...

And health insurance. were going to make sure theres no lifetime caps and were not going to kick your kids off the plans until after they turn 26. well hope you kick them out hoff the basement but not health insurance. this is important work and we look forward to improving on it. we look forward to help the people that sent us here to get this job done. >> i think mr. brady is still at the white house. we were going to have him go next. well go to questions. >> when democrats tried to tackle he...

Continue to get health insurance. well make sure there are no lifetime caps and were not going to kick your kids off your plans until they turn 26. well help you kick them out of the basement, but not out of their health insurance. this provides the rescue for the individual market and relief to the states and help to the people that sent us here to get this job done. >> i think mr. brady is still at the white house. well just go to questions. casey? [ inaudible ] >> -- and it was led by nancy p...

Drives up costs, want to give back to our governors in states and local gover can innovate with those most in need, those on medicaid. make sure they are properly cared for. >> bret: this includes pre-existing conditions, and it includes keeping your child on until 26. >> yes, indeed. no lifetime caps. we think those are important provisions. those were frankly in many cases republican provisions long before there was obamacare. i worked on these issues in the 90s when i was on the state legisla...

Medicaid programs if you will, those are not expansion populations. theyre never at risk. never at risk. >> i meant that in terms of lifetime caps and preexisting conditions which are covered under the non-medicaid part but even for part of the medicaid, people in the expanded pool, there are people watching this right now saying is my health insurance going to be taken away? youre saying were going to thread the needle and the vice president says no one will fall through the cracks. does that m...

Come to the table. listen to him. maybe you get something on healthcare youll get something. youll get pre-existing conditions. youll get kids to stay on their parents healthcare. youll have lifetime caps. but healthcare is broken, we know that. why not try and meet the president halfway and fix it? because the republicans and the democrats have to understand healthcare is gone as we know it. obamacare is gone. why not try to rebuild something that works? >> that would be great. i think it would...

Fix and have to fix. >> neil: the old line, you try to fix it and you wont. theyre worried about that. they worry about whatever they come up with is with them now. >> right. listen, you made a good point when you talk about repeal and replace have to be simultaneous. the gap should be about as big as the wallpaper and the wall. people rightly are very concerned about their health insurance, particularly people that have been helped by obamacare. that is certainly a distinct minority but theres ...

Maybe overhaul is too big a word for most democrats? but does it need to be big are than a tweak? >> i think it needs to be repaired. one of the things we have to do is get some of those young invincibles to join the plan to broaden the risk pool and lower the costs. i dont think we have the necessarily the best ideas on repairing but repealing this would be an economic catastrophe, not to mention the fact that it would rob 20 million people of their health coverage and rob the people on employe...