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Said in his statements, as secretary price did, we have got to make sure that we continue to protect people through this transition process, let the bill work its way -- but this is the first time as we address the medicaid portion of this, this is probably the first time that weve really he is addressed an entitlement aspect of something in almost 30 years. i think we have got to let this piece of it work its way through the house. but there is -- remember, one of the things that happened throu...

To make sure we continue to protect people through this transition process. let the bill work its way. this is the first time as we address the medicade portion of this. this is probably the first time weve really addressed an entitlement aspect of something in almost 30 years. weve got to let this piece of it work its way through the house. remember, one of the things that happened through the medicade expansion, the goal has always been on medicade to help people who were disabled or poor or m...

Sworn in as attorney general, one of trumps top officials is already facing calls from some to resign. >> and in retro suspect, i should have slowed down and said but i did meet one russian official a couple of times. that would be the ambassador. >> more revelations about people in donald trumps circle. were learning that there was an in-face meeting between jared kushner, donald trumps son-in-law and now his senior advisor at the white house, former national security advisor michael flynn and ...

The state dement. one ofhe problems, as you know, when the democrats have drug out all the confirmation processes, then the secretaries themselves havent been able to put in their own team. i know that is the case in all the cabinets, theyre now trying to backfill some of the human bodies that they need just to get the machine to run on time. again, i dont know where they are on a spokesman, but it is very important that -- >> couldnt they pick staff, phil? he didnt just get confirmed, its been ...

Administration himself. >> thats right. and we are told, my colleague sara murray is reporting that president trump met with some of the candidates for this pick today. yesterday afternoon. so this just occurred in the last 24 hours. obviously, as things were unraveling for andy puzder, this white house had to get cracking in terms of finding somebody else and were told that this just happened yesterday afternoon. that he was talking to some of these candidates, including alexander acosta. this ...

It doesnt help with health care, it does not help get their supreme court nominee through. none of this is good for the white house agenda. but now they have created their own mess, and one final point that a senate democratic leader said to me tonight was remember, now that president trump knew before he was sworn in and before he let his national security adviser get the highest security clearance you know, permitted, he knew that he was lying. and so what do you do with that? >> don, i think ...

Campaign and trump administration officials and the russian government f. fact they were willing to hide this for a month tells us exactly what we need. >> im sorry. i didnt mean to interrupt. >> its exactly why we need an independent investigation. >> i know your organization is calling for a bipartisan independent investigation. which again is not what senator mcconnell just said. if you could control it -- democrats dont but if you could, what would it look like? would flynn be called to test...

>> these are on the obamacare health exchanges where you buy insurance. >> subsidized insurance, there would be disruption if they repeal this and create a lot of uncertainty about what comes next. >> and thats the problem you end up, you could end up with a disrupted insurance -- >> accelerate all the problems that we are seeing on the exchange now which is rising premiums, declining enrollment and insurers quitting. what you want to provide certainty so there can be a smooth and orderly transi...

Covered overall. >> these are on the obamacare health exchanges where you buy insurance. >> subsidized insurance, there would be disruption if they repeal this and create a lot of uncertainty about what comes next. >> and thats the problem you end up, you could end up with a disrupted insurance -- >> accelerate all the problems that we are seeing on the exchange now which is rising premiums, declining enrollment and insurers quitting. what you want to provide certainty so there can be a smooth a...

Here. its putin and not donald trump and donald trump is going to let you know, no, he is in charge. >> what is strange, as willie said, jeremy, there are so many easier ways to get -- to say the same thing without insulting your own country. speaking of puppeteers, you talk about steve bannon. youve spoke on with steve bannon and his strategy to move things as quickly as possible. you say there is a couple of reasons why steve bannon told you he is trying to move things as quickly as possible i...