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Proposal that passed to the house or are these new additions. they were all included in some of those were actually contemplated under the affordable care act particularly the state waiver program. there is some bipartisan consensus oriented reforms that can take place right now. for me the medical device tax which is not only good for my region of the country but even more so when you talk about improving public health outcomes and innovation why should we be taxing innovation. it just doesnt m...

>> opting out of preexisting conditions coverage would cause people like jimmy kimmels son to not survive. what is your reaction to that? >> we -- i saw the clip. it was very emotional. have i 17-year-old triplets now. when they were born, they were all in the neonatal intensive care unit for several weeks. ive seen the fragility of having a premature baby or a sick baby. and everybody i think agrees with jimmy kimmel. we have enough money in this country to provide care for those types of folks...

Sick baby. and everybody i think agrees with jimmy kimmel. we have enough money in this country to provide care for those types of folks. i dont think the logical conclusion is oh, by the way, the republicans are going to kick these people off of health care. thats not the point. the point behind the state waiver program is that the state governments know how to treat children like the kimmel baby better than the federal government does. >> bob, your reaction to that? >> before the affordable ca...

Talked about his son and born with a heart condition. he said the way the republican plan looks, the indications are that, you know, if he didnt have money, he would not be able to get the healthcare he needed. and people are making -- putting a direct line this what you guys are working on. opting out of preexisting conditions coverage would cause people like jimmy kimmels son to not survive. what is your reaction to that? >> we always -- i saw the clip, it was very emotional. i have 17-year-ol...

Become. conservative radio host and former republican congressman joe walsh tweeted, sorry, jimmy kimmel. your sad story doesnt obligate me or anybody else to pay for somebody elses health care. columnist charles hurt of the washington time in his opinion piece entitled shut up jimmy kimmel you elitist creep, writes i mean really jimmy, does your newborn child not mean more to you than petty politics. actually, jim, if you were a decent person, you would shut your fat trap about partisan politic...