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>> there are eight to ten republican senators who have serious concerns about this bill. at the end of the day, i dont know whether it will pass. i do know this. we should not be making fundamental changes in a vital safety net program thats been on the books for 50 years. the medicaid program, without evaluating what the consequences will be. that doesnt mean there arent problems with the medicaid program that need to be addressed. it doesnt mean that the aca doesnt have serious flaws. it does....

Safety net program on the books for 50 years. the medicaid program, without having a single hearing to evaluate what the consequences are going to be. that doesnt mean that there arent problems with the medicaid program that need to be addressed. it doesnt mean that the aca doesnt have serious flaws. it does, but thats why we need to go through the normal committee process and get input from people on both sides of the aisle. >> i think the longer the bills out there, the more conservative repub...

Legislation from the senate. they cant afford to lose anymore vote from the republican conference on this. do you think the bill will pass or enough waivering republicans that it will not? >> theres about eight to ten republican senator who is have serious concerns about this bill. at the end of the day i dont know whether it will pass but i do know this, we should not be making fundamental changes in a vital safety net program thats been on the books for 50 years. the medicaid program without h...

Well, which is good news, but most likely will be sidelined for up to a week, hence the delay of the vote in washington, d.c. the delay comes as the proposed republican bill continues to face increased doubt and scrutiny. both kentuckys rand paul, as well as susan collins this morning again remain opposed to the current bill. >> i dont know whether well pass, but i do know this, we should not be making fundamental changes in a vital safety net program thats been on the books for 50 years. the me...

Senators and well have that vote. its important we do so. >> and a delay coming as a proposed republican bill faces increasing doubt and scrutiny. kentuckys rand paul and maines susan collins both opposed the bill sharing some of their concerns earlier today. >> i dont know whether it will pass, but i do know this, we should not be making fundamental changes in a vital safety net program thats been on the books for 50 years. the medicaid program, without having a single hearing to evaluate what ...

Collins. lets take a look at that together. >> sure. >> we should not be making fundamental changes in a vital safety net program thats been on the books for 50 years. the medicaid program. without having a single hearing to evaluate what the consequences are going to be. we need to go through the normal commit entry process and get input from people on both sides of the aisle. thats what would produce the kind of legislation that we need. >> do you agree with that? >> well, ive said many times ...

The headline here as you understand it regarding the senate bill? >> the headline is its a popular bill because its a bad bill. it will force people to pay much more for their premiums out-of-pocket. it hits the lowest income people through the medicaid cuts and its a huge tax break for higher income people. people are realizing the content and opposing it. >> steve, one of the things that seems striking to me is, it would seem to me this is a fundamental reshaping of one of this countrys oefdel...

>> well, obviously, if you want to preserve a social safety net program youre going to make it very personal stories, this is jennys story, joes story, a bill called jennys bill which never again will we let anyone die for lack of a brain transplant. thats, of course, you know, bringing the personal risk, the personal challenge of something that is such a public good like health care, and people should do that, on the flip side, you have your guy that says everyday joe is forced to buy things he...

People additionally could be getting insurance right now if you guys had expanded medicaid. how can you say your state is better off when had your state expanded medicaid, hundreds of thousands more people would have insurance? >> the two worst things that obamacare did to the health care system was, first, they took the free market system out of the and we put able-bodied adults on medicaid. a safety net program that was never intended for age-bodied adults. medicaid is a safety net program tha...

Expenditures, that is a big chart. so in other words, they miscalculated exactly how much this was going to cost. and the affordable care act has reversed things around for medicare. but yet it is the privatization carrie. why do the republicans want to privatize everything when privatization is all about profit and not people. >> we know that privatization is the best way to give people the best care. we do need a safety net program for people who cant afford the private care. but take medicare...