Of political ads on facebook by russia. We also talked to the Washington Examiner breaking news editor about President Trump speech at the u. N. It is day seven of the on the tour of state capitols. We will be joined aboard the bus by our guest later in the program. In the first hour, we invite you to give us your thoughts on the latest efforts by the Republican Senate to repeal and replace the Affordable Care act. If it passes, it will not only change how the money gets sent to the states for health care but also significant changes to medicaid will occur. You can give us your thoughts today on the phone lines. If you support, call 202 . 488001 if you stop if you oppose, please call 202 7488000. Thebill proposed by benefits andidy, cuts funding to 34 states. A smaller amount of Health Care Money will be reshuffled around the country and block grants for much of the coming decade with states having more freedom on how to spend it. Theould also transform federal role in medicaid for and turnal recipients it into an open ended entitlement. Each state would convert it to a per person cap, a method to adjusted over time to improve the Health Care Plan. Again, this is about the efforts to replace the aca. The vote will take place next week. We would like your thoughts on it at this hour. For those who support this effort by republicans, please and if you7488000 oppose it, please call 202 7488001. It was at his meetings at the u. N. Yesterday were President Trump was asked about the Cassidy Graham measure and his thoughts on it. Here is what he had to say. President trump i believe that it will do it the right way. We addressed the efforts from republicans, a lot of others are looking at it very positively, our Vice President has been working on it, doing a great job. He loves it and you might want to say a few words about it. Commitment to the republican dust of the people that we would repeal and replace obamacare. Senator graham, senator cassidy and others, are trying to keep that promise to the American People. Collapsing, American Families and american businesses are very burdened and this president and the entire administration are absolutely committed to support grahamcassidy. It will give the American People a fresh start. Not with government mandates, but managed to that business and individuals in giving resources to the states to grade resources that will work for each individual state. For seven years i have been hearing repeal and replace obamacare. I have been hearing how bad obamacare is, but really more in the last two to three years, more than anything. We have been hearing how bad it is, looking at the premiums go up, looking at deductibles that have been going through the roof. You have states like arizona upre the premiums have gone 100 percent for some places. There was tremendous support for it, and i think it is much better than the previous shot, which was very sadly left out. But again, we have been hearing about repeal and replace for seven years. That was the president from yesterday. You can go to our Video Library celebrating 30 years of service to you viewers on cspan, to view that in other videos. On facebook, each schulz saying that rand paul appears to be the only one who understands the fact that the federal government has no delegated authority over health care. The first lace, it should repeal and replace obamacare and get out of the issue altogether. It is a state issue. Rand paul coming out against the proposal, the cassidygraham proposal. People being looked at the senate, senator lissette murkowski of alaska and senator senator Lisa Murkowski of alaska. She has not made her thoughts known on the proposal but she and senator mccain of arizona are two people in the senate being looked at. They need at least three no votes to stop the measure altogether and to to pass it with a small majority. From florida, on our support line, chris good morning. Good morning. I support this bill that the do,blicans are trying to quite frankly, i have never seen , and maybe because of the incompetent news media, i have never seen any of these plans on tv played out in a quantitative manner. Saying that it will cost us this amount, these are the benefits all it is is a lot of talk and rumor and no quantitative analysis that people can actually see all laid out. I quite frankly think that the cspan has done a poor job in getting expert in to lay it all out in an unbiased way. We do that quite a bit. I will say that we do it quite a bit. But chris, you say that with all of the quantitative data out there, you still support this effort. Why. I think we can bankrupt the nation on health care and leave and open ended benefits. That gives it enables bad behavior. People taking responsibility for their own health care. I heard from a friend who was a doctor and he sees patients, he is an anesthesiologist, and i hear how people have taken so poorly care of themselves. I am diabetic myself, and i try to keep that, do my best to keep it under control. I am 63 years old, and i have. I think a lot of people do not take that responsibility. Well, we will take care of you, it is an open ended benefit. Host lets go to maryland on our prose line. Hello. Hello, i live in maryland but i grew up in pennsylvania in strassburg. That happens to be the district, of one of my favorite republicans, stevens, who supported education for all. If he was alive today, i think the great republican was support medicine for all. A story, myyou parents had a little pharmacy in strasburg. How many little pharmacies are there left . I have to say this. Every other country affords health care for all including not just the european countries, itcountries like formosa is a dish it is affordable for heavens sake. The only reason it isnt, is the huge profits. I am very sorry that many of my fellow americans are bamboozled by the millions and millions of propaganda. Everybody is afraid of standing in line, well, my poor wife is a had to have surgery on both shoulders because of inadequate staffing and having to lift patients. Do not the bamboozled by the rich people. That is all i have to say. From new jersey, a supporter of the effort. Hello. Caller how are you doing . Host fine thank you. Go ahead. Caller i support health care for everyone. I think it is said that they are calling it first of all, it is a secret whe plan. The plant is sacred. Host viewer calling on the supporter line im sorry, they give us two lines. You shouldve had a line for people who dont like either plans or are neutral. I think the obamacare plan was bad and i think that this plan is worse. We should have universal health care for everyone in this country. You all should have a third line, why does it have to be either or, polarized . Again, make sure you choose the land that best represents you. Mississippi, our opposed line, larry, go ahead . Caller all you have to do is see what jimmy kimmel said about the bill. He asked aint exactly what is in the bill. Host what if you say, larry . As far as jimmy kimmel is concerned . Oh, he is gone. The number is 202 7488001 if you support is 202 7488000 if you support this effort. And if you oppose the new bill, the number is 202 7488001. Jim, from florida. Caller the whole debate was the medical field. It is the lesser of two evils. I think it is messed up. They are claiming that 25 Million People will go without health care because of the provision of previous medical conditions. There are barely 25 Million People who do not have insurance now. The figures that people throughout our messed up. Happens,is whatever the medical industry remains protected and that is a problem. I will give you the example that says it all. How can i go to cvs with insurance for a drug, and have it cost me 585, and i can go to costco without insurance and it costs 35 . The problem is transparency. Sold by every institution was on a comparative list that people could access, you would see the cost of drugs drop so fast, it would make your head spin. The same thing is true for Everything Else in the medical industry. They are so protected. Transparency if was to come into the field, the cost of medicine would drop. We doher problem is that need drugs completely wrong. We have it approved in the United States first, and then the europeans look at that and say, you have to give it to us for half the price. Host that was jim and florida. The previous caller had brought up jimmy kimmel, that host who had brought up the health care bill. Kimmel a quote on jimmy he has no authority on Health Care Just because his son had that it isying absurd on every level to have a child with a heart condition, it does not make you expert on health care into more that it makes you an expert on heart surgery. I should know. My daughter received openheart theery at 1. 5 years old at hands of the same magnificent doctor that kimmel used. By this logic, my opinion should be treated with the same weight is. Kimmels i do not think he has the authority to talk about health care. He also asked that mr. Kimmels invocation of his son is deplorable. The hospital was a Charity Hospital with an endowment of millions of dollars, emergency her surgery is not based on the childs ability to pay. It cost extraordinarily on the other end. And doctors are not in the business of denying children surgery based on coverage. That is on the daily wire. On our opposed line from florida, this is dan. Hello . Caller the reason i oppose this it has lifetime caps, and i do not think you can keep your children on their plan until they are 24 or 25. This is the only reason i am doing this, they are doing it for a tax cut. Host when it comes to the preexisting conditions, as far as your conclusion, why do you think it would not work because of those folks who have preexisting conditions . Caller you have to trust the governor, not the federal government. How do we know the governor of florida for example will do anything . Will they keep the preexisting conditions that the previous governor did . The federal government has to run it because it is nationwide. Connecticutavel to or new york, will i be covered because i live in florida . It is crazy. Not working because it will not supported or advertise it and they keep trying to make the prices go up. Host stand from florida, he brought up the existing conditions. All of the npr website may have a sidebyside comparison of what currently exists under the aca and what is proposed under the cassidyram plan. Current law, coverage cannot be denied or cost more. But it also states what happens under the gramcassidy plan which states that there would be no coverage for people with preexisting conditions. Each state could wave that acas rules covering preexisting condition benefits and insurance could take Health Status into account and raise rates for people with preexisting conditions in those dates. In those states. From georgia, on our support line, hello. Hello, i love cspan and you are doing a great job. The first two callers had it right. One supported and one opposed. It is a responsibility of the individual for health care. Secondly, weve the watchers and listeners of cspan, we know this. Thethe guy that said that other guys are falling on a slippery slope and said that you are highest media, that is completely false. You guys are the last bastion. Specifically to the legislative effort of that senate republicans, where are you on that . Caller i support them doing whatever it is they want to do to the point that the American People wake up to the hypocrisy of what it is they are doing. Health care as we know over the last 2000 years has become incredibly efficient area but that is the burden of the individual to take care of themselves. So, when you give your responsibility to the government you are at the mercy of the government. As they say, give me liberty or give me death. He did not say give me regulations or give me protocol give me liberty or give me death. So we as the watchers and listeners of cspan, we have to stay focused. We are the good guys. We are the guys who are paying attention and doing our Civic Responsibility through the work of my favorite host, brian lyman. We need him at the table taking calls. Pedro, keep up the good work. See you next time. Host bill on our opposed line. Hello, bill. Caller these republicans will give 20 billion to israel and what type of insurance do they have . Government run Health Insurance. Paid by our government, and not the American People. Host from marion, ohio. On our support line, tiffany. Caller i do support the Gop Health Care proposal. I do not like the obamacare plan, cut and paste and whatnot, because i think it does not help the people. Live in a place where we have a hard time trying to find a for anough health care good price. There is only a limited amount of people who will take a certain kind of insurance. It is very limited, as to what you can do, and actually, one of my friends, passed away because she was not being taken care of as far as her doctor goes. The pages of usa today, the editors write their critique of the cassidygram measure. Saying that some of the revenue will not be helping low income people with private insurance, saying that states in republic owned republican led states would be faring better than liberal states. From wisconsin saying that they would ensure that it would be distributed more equitably. Under obamacare, three states with 20 of our population gets 36 of the funding the bill fixes that. They say that the bill also employer mandate, and maintains protection for patients with high cost and preexisting conditions. Contrary to those claiming that it would cut medicaid, they say that spending would rise annually in a Sustainable Way to rid we go next to tiffany in ohio. Hello. Chicago on is go to our opposed line. Connie. Caller thank you for taking my call i am a person whos has a preexisting condition. I too, had open heart surgery. I strongly disagree with the measure to repeal and replace. Why doesnt someone come to the senate or into the house floor. First of all, go to the house therepeal paul ryan, go to senate and repeal Mitch Mcconnell and all those republican senators want to take away the protection, coverage and opportunity to afford reasonable health care. Medicalaintained my challenges for the well. Yesterday made 15 years since i had open heart surgery. This Affordable Care act has helped me to afford the prescriptions. My prescriptions run me on an average of 300 each one, every month. I take about seven or eight prescriptions, each one about 300. So i am appalled and sick of them trying to strip away my opportunity to have the medicine that i need. I would like to see someone bring a measure to take away those Congressional Health care, let them see how it feels to have someone constantly trying to say, oh well, to hell with your health care, i will do what i have to do and help the insurance lobbyists out, make sure to get all the money. I am tired of them. If they do this, i can promise you, pedro, they will pay a heavy price come next year during the midterms. Thank you for taking my call. Host connie is from chicago, the state of former president barack obama who spoke at the bill and Melinda Gates their money yesterday. Part of that speech directly targeting the 50th or 60th attempt to repeal the aca. The former president beshear is a bit of the speech from yesterday. Obama the legislation we passed was full of things that still need to be fixed. It was not perfect. So, when i see people trying to undo the hard work and progress for the 50th or 60th time [laughter] bills that would raise costs or reduce coverage or rollback protections for Older Americans or people with preexisting conditions, the cancer survivor, the expecting mom or the child with autism, or asthma, for whom coverage once again would be almost unattainable it is aggravating. And all of this being done without any demonstrable economic or actuarial or plain common sense rationale, it frustrates. Frustrates, ily have to mobilize every couple of months to keep our leaders from infecting real human suffering on our constituent. But, typically that is how progress is won. And how progress is maintained on every issue. We have to stand up for each other, recognize that progress is never inevitable, that it often can be gradual. It is in need of constant individual andr collective progress depends on our willingness to roll up our sleeves and work. [applause] and not be afraid to work. [applause] host again, that is available to you on our cspan Video Library at the span. Org. Ofm facebook, a couple postings this morning. One of them saying none of the proposals will be perfect but they are a lot better than the failure called obamacare. Philip brady also giving his thoughts this morning saying that republicans in congress seemed wanting to take Health Care Away from millions of americans. Facebook. Com cspan, you can open the page and follow us at nwitter o http twitter. Com cspanwj. There am go is their modus operandi is to divide and conquer. In a rich states like california when you have all of the states in one pool, insteadafford it, but they start dividing the poor states against the rich states, which basically republicans are trying to do, there will be a lot of people who do not get the correct coverage. Hampshire, in new next up on the opposed line. Hello, go ahead. Caller hello, thank you for having me. I had a simple question i would like people to ponder, which is the simple fact that there is an individual mandate in that i am a fan of the possibility of the singlepayer system. If anybody wants to double down on how to make sure Insurance Companies stay profitable, for whatever reason, why not require all insurance to provide something of a package in the aca. If capitalism actually wor