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Said, hang back, i dont want you involved. now that hasnt worked out either. the problem is there isnt anybody up there with legislative experience that knows how to pass a bill, and as i say in the book, trump ran on a message that was in direct opposition to what people like mitch mcconnell and paul rieb wanted to do. he ran on a populist economic message that addressed the needs of working class people. passing this health care bill would take away medicaid for all sorts of working poor. it d...

I think the markets would respond the way we expect a free market to respond. we know that free markets bring competition between firms when theyre competing for your business, theyre going to offer a better product at a lower price. part of the reasons premiums have gone up so high is because of obamacare. i expect premiums to get a lot cheaper if obamacare were to be repealed. i think what were seeing from the president with that tweet, with his statement that if repeal and replace doesnt happ...

Throwing people off like the working poor, were addressing pre-existing condition, the life caps. and then less also work to make sure premiums are affordable for folks that arent getting those premium subsidies. and i will tell you that if senator mcconnell would come into negotiations and say this is what were willing to do, i think hed have a bunch of democrats willing to work with him. >> you also held a facebook live event as i recall. what are you telling them? what are your constituents t...

Care like the working poor. were addressing the preexisting conditions, lifetime caps, the children on the policy. which can everybody likes about the current system and lets work to make sure premiums are affordable for those folks that dont get any subsidies. and i will tell you that if senator mcconnell would come into the negotiations and say this is what were going to do, i think wed have a bunch of democrats willing to work with them. >> you have been on a state wide health care tour and h...

Opposite, the new study found the working poor are making more per hour but taking homeless pay. the new wage is boosting worker pay but also resulted in a 9% reduction in hours and $175 cut to monthly paychecks. >> this is a two edged sword. if you raise the minimum wage, taking money away from the people you are trying to help. >> the study shows not everyone is struggling, job growth in seattle is strong up 13% in the past year but only for those making more than $19 per hour, ed murray tweet...

Expansion. its 15 million people will lose their health insurance by the repeal of the medicaid expansion. >> congressman meade, what do you say about the state of new york, specifically in upstate new york who depend on medicaid? >> obviously the fundamental bill supports the base medicaid with 100% and poverty and below being taken care of even under the senate bill and house bill. what were trying to do stand with the working poor. the medicaid expansion population those that are working. we ...

People and put them on the exchange if the exchange was adequately funded but under this bill, it was not. so, i understand there was campaign promises and all that stuff. i try not to make campaign promises that i cant keep and if i make one that i think doesnt measure up, going to be a big enough person to say, you know, im looking at it a different way. but i dont think that it makes any sense in america today. by the way, even though were just talking about the poor, over time, these kind of...

Expansion. it is probably the issue in that people are talking about. the working poor out there. thats why we have to make sure the tax credits are tailors in a way -- >> dont the tax credits just affect the rich? >> we put an age based tax credit program left, and i think that was the improvement that the senate was making, theyre bringing income into the equation, and that, i believe is a wide move and a right move in the right direction. >> the money that were going to be about to use to get...

Medicaid, if they eliminate the medicaid funding, it will be 165 percent increase in kentucky in uncompensated care. it will be medical care given to these people. the working poor and those struggling and others will have to pay for it.the republicans will not face that reality. >> senator barrasso? >> medicare was set up for people men, women, children and disabled. >> there are ways to modify medicaid, mike pence the vice president when his governor of indiana did a wonderful job of that with...

Medicaid, if they eliminate the medicaid funding, it will be 165 percent increase in kentucky in uncompensated care. it will be medical care given to these people. the working poor and those struggling and others will have to pay for it.the republicans will not face that reality. >> senator barrasso? >> medicare was set up for people men, women, children and disabled. >> there are ways to modify medicaid, mike pence the vice president when his governor of indiana did a wonderful job of that with...