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Sanitize them? >> theres a couple of philosophies i look at. you want health care to be more in line with the rate of inflation. maybe it could be a little higher because theres so much technology and so many advents and new solutions. you dont want to see double digits. what do we do to change the delivery system? one of the great ideas i have been successful at getting some states represented by republicans to take us up on is the notion of the nursing home care versus community based care. we...

At the wall of separation between church and state. this was a church in missouri that wanted a grant from a state program for nonprofit to resurface their gravel playgrounds with rubber made from recycled tires. the church applied and the state cited a provision in its constitution that said no taxpayer money can go to churches. today the supreme court said that is too strict, that that violates religious freedom from participate in a program like that. one of the most significant decisions on ...

The presidents controversial travel ban. theyre expected to make a decision about a missouri churches playground and state money. the latter focuses on a playground at trinity lutheran church in columbia. its a case about the church and state. the justices are trying to decide whether or not it is legal for them is there department of natural resources to exclude the church from a state program that reimburses the cost of reprising the surface of a playground. another big decision, the so-called...

Now were going to see it on the cake issue. >> i want to ask you about justice anthony kennedy. not news we heard this morning but things talking about for the last several days about a pending retirement for him. what do we know about this? >> nothing. he said nothing about it. so we cant tell you anything more than that. couple of things i would note about what happened at the supreme court, ali. on the travel ban, the court was unanimous they should take the case, hear the appeal. 6-3 on issu...

Several other big cases. allison barber is in washington with more. >> reporter: the supreme court could issue an order this week in regards to the presidents controversial travel ban. theyre also expected to make a decision about a missouri churchs playground and state money. the latter focuses on a playground at trinity lutheran church of columbia. its a case about the separation of church and state. the justices are trying to decide whether or not its legal for the missouri department of natu...

Travel ban. theyre expected to make a decision about a missouri churches playground and state money. the latter focuses on a playground at trinity lutheran church in columbia. its a case about the church and state. the justices are trying to decide whether or not it is legal for them is there department of natural resources to exclude the church from a state program that reimburses the cost of reprising the surface of a playground. another big decision, the so-called travel ban. it restricts tra...

Eight years as president. >> neil: they were still a lot lower when he left, office, governor than when he came in? >> not a lot lower. in any event. >> neil: well, they were over 50% when he came in. >> that is true for you were bracket taxpayers. we raised taxes under reagan 13 times. >> neil: youre against tax cuts right now? >> it doesnt make sense to me when youve got a deficit, a budget deficit of close to half a trillion dollars. not at all. i mean, if this is responsible -- >> neil: by t...

Is whether misery violated the constitution when it barred a church operated daycare and preschool in columbia from participating in a state program that gives funding to nonprofits to upgrade their icon. it could have far-reaching implications for future chert -- church state disputes. collin, what is at stake here on religious liberty grabs in this case. >> this is a really important case because what youre looking at is a situation where the state was barring the church from participating in ...

Things republicans want to do out of taking power out of washington or in this legislation, one, it block grants medicaid from a federal program into a state program and was vetoed twice. this overrides bill clintons veto. this overturns the supreme court decision about government mandates and gets rid of the obamacare mandate which became the core of this case going to supreme court. you talk about reducing the power of the federal government, a conservative approach, taking power out of washin...

Traditional leader like tom perez? what does that choice say about the future of the party? >> well, i think the more important decision going forward, for whoever they pick is not as much ideological as its about who has the best plan to have more penetration in more states. so think back to 2005 when howard dean was picked as the chair right after the loss from 2004 to george w. bush for john kerry. he developed a 50 state program and within 18 months was able to knock off the house majority f...