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Enough flexibility to governors and also doesnt provide enough resources. in short, they are saying this -- by removing the medicaid expansion that happened during obamacare, that helped provide health insurance to 250,000 arkansans, this replacement is going to take it away. does that concern you? >> jake, first, i agree that the legislation could provide more flexibility, more discretion to governors and legislatures. it also ought to include tougher provisions on accountability, but, second, ...

Resources. in short, theyre saying by removing the medicaid expansion that happened under obama care, that provided coverage to 150 million arkansans are going to take it away. >> i think the house bill can provide more discretion. but second there is an interaction between the medicaid parts of this bill and the private market parts of this bill. medicaid is a welfare program, its primarily designed for the indigent elderly, the disabled, the blind and children, its not designed for able-bodied...

Wendell is correct. i was the insurance commissioner in california for eight years. this is not a death spiral at all. however should they succeed with their legislation in which the people that are 40 to 65 years of age are going to pay a whopping big increase in their premiums, you could very well have a death spiral, no doubt about it. rit now, no. there is no death spiral. welfare reform went into place in 1998. there are work requirements. education requirements. there are job preparation r...

Work requirements and education requirements, there are job preparation requirements in the welfare program. the expansion of the medicaid program are for the working poor, working poor. so what are we talking about here? this is just foolish arguments looking for a sound bite that somehow they can hang their repeal of the affordable care act on what is a disaster for 14 million people just nine months from now, 2018, 14 million people will lose their health care. thats a mileage disaster for a ...

Dead on arrival. my hope is it never leaves the house. >> do you agree? >> absolutely. i agree with rand paul. we have to -- i mean, in fairness to obamacare, president obama and the democrats who put this bill together, they did an excellent job in changing the focus of the debate. the dete used to be over weather the federal government is going to be involved in the welfare system of obamacare. now the debate is how much is the government going to be involved. to the credit of president obama ...

Many americans behind. that would pull the rug out from under americans. we believe its important to make certain every american has access to coverage that is affordable and provides choices for patients and incentivizes innovation. if you just simply repeal it, that doesnt get to that goal. the individuals that talked about their insurance going away either on medicaid or through the private sector, they would lose out. they would have the rug pulled out from under them. thats not what we want...

Making sure that there are no cuts in social security and in medicare. and i hope that we are able to work with the white house in this regard, because we need the support of the white house as well as support here in both houses of the federal congress. >> so congressman, you of course are from new jersey, one of the states that did expand medicaid. you know, and i dont like putting people in ideological boxes, but people could say youre coming from the more moderate wing of the republican part...

On the issue of health care right now, the republican plan to repeal and replace obamacare, illiana ross layton, republican from miami, who tends to vote with leadership. last night she says this is not a plan i can vote for. too many of my constituents will lose insurance and less funds to help the poor and elderly with health care. thats madam brock. lets meet mr. hard place, mo brooks said hes against it. >> its the largest welfare program ever proposed by the republican party. >> salena zito...

Theres not a close second for the largest welfare program sponsored by republicans in the history of the republican party. >> so you called this the largest welfare plan ever proposed by the republican party. now the cbo says it will cut the deficit by more than $300 billion. that premiums will actually go down on average by 10% after ten years. do you still have the same problems then with this bill? >> absolutely. its still the largest welfare program ever proposed by the republican party. let...

Current obamacare system and the time to make any sweeping change is right now. >> this is the closest we will ever get to repealing and replacing obamacare. >> republicans racing the political clock to push through a health care replacement bill have a message. >> republicans unified. >> we are unified. >> we are really excited about the unified vote. >> but the fight over health care is exposing divisions within the republican party. between small government conservatives, swing state moderate...