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But you are not going to get. then you wonder why we have a problem. thats why we have a problem, folks. i dont think we should play games. i never did polling on that. i dont know if thats popular or unpopular. probably you will have some people say thats not nice. but these people are killing our kids and they are killing our families. and we have to do something. we cant just keep setting up blue ribbon committees with your wife and your wife and your husband and they meet and they have a mee...

Or background checks that -- look at what happened after newtown. there was a democratic controlled senate and they couldnt get past the bill. it is difficult for democrats to get something done. you will need the white houses push on this. the president doesnt feel this is something for them. >> the most expensives of health care is mental health care. there is two other tracks that we watch in terms of health care debate. one, the presidents effort to undo the affordable care act and change th...

Now, hes out. the nomination has been withdrawn. the president talked about that this morning on the radio. listen. >> there was a couple of articles having to do with him and drug companies and i will tell you, he felt compelled, he feels very strong about the opioid problem and the drug problem, which is a worldwide problem, but its a problem that we have, and tom marino said look ill take a pass, i have no choice, i really will take a pass, i want to do it. >> so the story that did all this w...

He doesnt want anything to do with it. whether we have insurance companies or drug companies, and there was a couple of articles having to do with him and drug companies, and i will tell you, he felt compelled, he feels very strong about the opioid problem and the drug problem which is a worldwide problem, but a problem that we have, and tom marino said look, ill take a pass. i have no choice. i really will take a pass. i want to do it. he was gracious, i have to say that. >> now keep in mind it...

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President obama announcing this morning via twitter that his nominee to be drug czar republican congressman tom moreno of pennsylvania is officially withdrawing his name from consideration for the job. it follows a "washington post" "60 minutes" investigation that found he played a key role in a bill that weakened the federal authority to stop companies from distributing opioids. the president addressing the matter in a radio interview just over an hour ago. >> he told me, look. if theres even a...

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Mills and coal mines. absolutely none of that has happened. he promised to address the opioid problem that we have in ohio which is very severe. hasnt done anything, in fact, hes gone backwards on those promises supporting bills that throw 20 million people off of their health care and a lot of those people who receive medicaid get treatment for opiate addiction. hes gone backwards or stayed neutral and not even offered a jobs program for people in youngstown. at the end of the day, while they m...

More with less cost. >> we are sending a lot back to the states where it belongs. this will be something really special if we can get it done. every state is different. we have a tremendous opioid problem in some states. i have to tell you, this will be a tremendous plan. we will have a lot of very, very happy people in this country if we can get it done. were going to have a great answer. hopefully will have it soon. we will keep you informed. thank you very much. this will be great for everybo...