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Into the plan. that allows an organic lowering of the cost of care. it's very powerful. lasik surgery has decreased in cost over the years because there's price transparency. we need to give patients the power of knowledge, one of those, if you will, knowledge factors is the price of the good they're consuming. >> for the audience lasik surgery is lieser eye surgery, has become much more popular. senator, thank you so much. please come back on the show as we learn more about what changes are going to be made and compare it to what the senators want. >> thank you, chris. >> we have breaking new...

To discussing the basics of trade. 25% of the world's goods are manufactured in the united states and we only have 5% of the population. we have to export, this is how you do it. i have a very manufacturing intensive district. it's one thing to go rid of tpp, fine, he promised he would. hopefully he enters bilateral negotiations with these countries to ensure we have good market access because that's the way those that live in the 16th district of illinois will export it to other countries. >> one thing donald trump knows how to do is negotiate. the guy is the art of the deal guy but when he t...

>> well, you know, look, i will be very supportive of donald trump in areas where i agree. but just as i was elected to do, to represent the 16th district of illinois, i will no matter who is president, stand strong for what i think is a strong u.s. foreign policy, strong commitment to nato, pushing back against russian encroachment in europe and elsewhere, solving the situation in syria. i am supportive now of donald trump as president because we have an opportunity to do a lot of great things. i am excited about that. i will continue to stand strong when it comes to issues like foreign polic...

Reconcile $39 billion in cuts in legislation with $4 billion in cuts on senate side. snap sip yents have a more immediate concern. beginning tomorrow it will be cut by $5 billion as stimulus spending expires. >> it's shameful but will happen friday. we have a hunger problem in this country. it's not fashionable to talk about it. it's not a comfortable conversation to have. it's a fact. it's hard to be poor. it's very hard to be poor. we must not make a bad situation worse by piling on deeper cuts. >> joining me is the democratic congressman from new york 16th district eliot engel ranking membe...

While the president's speech last night may not have changed any minds t certainly lowered the temperature on capitol hill where congress has been granted a reprieve from a difficult vote. but it remains unclear how long the cool spell will last. afterall, delayed is not the same as done. indeed, while a senate vote on the current resolution seems highly unlikely, at least three new resolutions are making the rounds on capitol hill, all of which call for a limited military strike if syria fails to hand over its chemical weapons. in the end, allowing diplomacy a chance to succeed may not ultima...