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Nonsecular -- could the producers speak up? i cant hear a word youre saying. >> greg: a minute. what do you make of the hunger -- its good intentio intentions. teaching kids about hunger do you buy it? >> andrea: i dont understand why the muppet is hungry. obama expanded medicaid, food stamp, wic, s-chip. why is lilly hungry? should lilly be taken away from her parents? >> bob: one in five children go to bed hungry in this country every night. its a crime in this country. >> eric: why does lilly...

Nonsecular -- could the producers speak up? i cant hear a word youre saying. >> greg: a minute. what do you make of the hunger -- its good intentio intentions. teaching kids about hunger do you buy it? >> andrea: i dont understand why the muppet is hungry. obama expanded medicaid, food stamp, wic, s-chip. why is lilly hungry? should lilly be taken away from her parents? >> bob: one in five children go to bed hungry in this country every night. its a crime in this country. >> eric: why does lilly...

Allowing children to have the preexisting clause apply to children. most children in america pause of the expansion of s-chip and medicaid have some sort of health insurance. that isnt that big of a deal that is one they can say at least weve covered children. but the regular preexisting clause thats four years in the making. theres a reason for that because they dont have the individual mandate in. they dont have the other things that make the preexisting clause work. you are going to see a few...

Biden. its time to talk about some races. in a few minutes governor rome nof will be here. pennsylvania senator arlen specter who faces joe sestak on may 18. were almost two months from that. before i get to that race, i want to go to senator reids decision to formally inform the republicans that hell go with this senate reconciliation. are you concerned about any of the long-term fallout on how the u.s. senate runs if and when you guys vote on some health care fixes this way? >> chuck, there ar...

Im chuck todd. im in for chris matthews, whos in jordan with vice president biden. its time to talk about some races were loving to cover this spring. in a few minutes, colorado congressman romanoff will be here. arlen specter, faces congressman joe sestak in the democratic primary for the u.s. senate which has been may 18th. almost two months away from that. before i get to that race, i want to go to senator reids decision to formally inform the republicans that hes going to go this senate ro...

Welcome back to "hardball." im chuck todd. im in for chris matthews, whos in jordan with vice president biden. its time to talk about some races were loving to cover this spring. in a few minutes, colorado congressman romanoff will be here. arlen specter, faces congressman joe sestak in the democratic primary for the u.s. senate which has been may 18th. almost two months away from that. before i get to that race, i want to go to senator reids decision to formally inform the republicans that he...

That you cannot discriminate against pre-existing conditions. i think it makes a lot of sense to be able to buy policies across state lines, so you have competition and you can carry your policy with you if you move or lose your job. the complexity i think worries a lot of people. when you read these bills, theyre very long, very complicated because they build on an existing complicated system. and its not really a system. its a hodgepodge. we have medicare a, b, d, medicaid, state programs, s-c...

Office. most reason december of 09 for hhs this one here. >> greta: he can live with the language on this bill and you can as well? >> sure, even the s-chip bills. one of the first bills the president signed we he came into office, expanded s-chip, state childrens health initiative program to cover more kids. again has a prohibition on no payment of funds for abortions. take that language. weve already voted on it. the president signed it, its law. >> greta: why hasnt this been done? is there so...

Into law since he has been in office. most reason december of 09 for hhs this one here. >> greta: he can live with the language on this bill and you can as well? >> sure, even the s-chip bills. one of the first bills the president signed we he came into office, expanded s-chip, state childrens health initiative program to cover more kids. again has a prohibition on no payment of funds for abortions. take that language. weve already voted on it. the president signed it, its law. >> greta: why has...

Iran and she said, yes, plus the fact that there arent confirmations of ambassadors and the kind of gridlock shows that we are not able to govern. so while this health care legislation is very important for the millions not covered and the escalating costs on small business, its really a test as to whether we can govern. and that has to be demonstrated. this business of reconciliation, weve gotten very deeply involved in it recently because of necessity. and the fact is that reconciliation has b...