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Available to every american. >> so before we get into that, because i know you wrote an op-ed and said lawmakers should write legislation right now to repeal obamacare before president-elect trump takes office, but it seems that mr. trump, he wants a replacement plan before its repealed, as you suggested. this is what he said on "60 minutes" back in december, and im going to quote him. he said, quote, this is an un-republican thing for me to say, im going to take care of everybody. i dont care i...

The house freedom caucus. theres reporting that theyre insisting on the timeline. threatening to vote against any replacement if its not guaranteed before the midterm elections in 2018. so, they want a replacement plan before those midterms. there are 40 members in that caucus. are you worried at all about kind of how you get this all done if you dont have the support of all your members? >> well, i dont know if im worried, but we obviously want to be careful and we want to be thoughtful about t...

Each other. theres clearly a framework for a replacement plan. >> you know for the things that republicans want to keep in place, it doesnt work without a mandate. no ones come up with -- this is just math. its not a policy or opinion matter. >> right. look, the republicans dont like the idea of a mandate. have you to get people to voluntarily move to a free market -- >> healthy, young, strapping people who dont to want pay for insurance they dont need. hold on, rick. >> thats right. >> out of p...

Every republican today. whats the plan? why is it a secret? seven years you guys have had to figure out what youre replacing obamacare with. now everybodys all about the fact that were going to replace it. were not just repealing it. please, tell me what the plan is. >> well, that would presume we can have a comprehensive replacement plan. thats not the way republicans have been operating. so, you took this huge, massive bill that nancy pelosi family mousley said we have to pass it to see whats ...

Scene scenery. we came upstairs. democrats are going to make sure that republicans own whatever it is that they do to this health care law. so they seem to be convinced that theres going to be a steep political price for republicans to pay for repealing this law. they are essentially betting while people think the idea of repealing obamacare is a good one, the actual practical reality of what it will feel like when those benefits are taken away is going to be mething theyll be willing to punish ...

President-elect squaring off on the hill. governor mike pence is in a lunch with senate republicans. were expecting him to come out of that meeting and see if he makes in his remarks. if he does, well cover it live. the vp-elect came to the hill today with a message for the gop -- obamacare is gone on day one. while president barack obama met with the democratic caucus in an effort to preserve his signature legislation. both parties trading fire after those meetings. >> donald trump said he will...

Obamacare piecemeal. theyre going to take it apart the way they can do from the get-go. spicer came back and said that will buy us time to come up with a plan. he was asked whats the replacement plan. he said the problem with obamacare, its a one-sided plan. democrats had an idea, it was all there idea. republicans didnt get to put in put in. he said the trump administration wants to embrace the ideas and come up with something that works for both sides. i hope they do that. >> i dont know if yo...

That includes, philadelphia, where i went to school. the associated press found that some of the 440,000 pennsylvania consumers who buy insurance there healthcare.gov will face some of the highest premium increases in the nation. people of philadelphia. premiums are soaring, doctors are quitting, companies are fleeing, and deductibles go through the roof. workers hours are being cut, hiring has frozen, totally frozen, and wages are being slashed. obamacare means higher prices, fewer choices, and...

Wrapped re to go tomorrow. >> we done have piece -- confirm yet. go ask minority schumer and the rest if theyre going to give him a fair meeting. were ready to go but were not the only party. >> do you seehey will have a backla if they do not have a replacement plan? >> i think it will back more than a backlash. it would be catastrophic for a lot of people that voted for him. most people are enrolled in a plan thats operated br a for profit insurance corporation. those companies answer to analys...

Company left if you have that. that includes, philadelphia, where i went to school. "the associated press" found that some of the 440,000 pennsylvania consumers who buy insurance there healthcare.gov will face some of the highest premium increases in the nation. people of philadelphia. premiums are soaring, doctors are quitting, companies are fleeing, and deductibles go through the roof. workers hours are being cut, hiring has frozen, totally frozen, and wages are being slashed. obamacare means ...