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Steve bannon in any way influencing his response? >> the president doesn't have an allegiance to steve bannon. he has an aleempelegiance to th people of this country and that's all. >> and what about losing a seat right now he's losing? >> the president is less concerned about the seat and more focused on the policy and legislation we're pushing through right now like tax reform. >> and in regards to that question regarding the supplemental requests that the president, the administration put forward, $44 billion. puerto rico requested $94 billion. will they get something along that order? half...

Steve ban gonon in any way doin his response? he has allegiance to the people of this country and no one else. >> naukd. >> not that i'm aware of. >> i think the president is less concerned about the seat and more focused on ts policy and legislation we are pushing through right now like tax reform. >> in regards to that question regarding the supplemental request that president and administration has put forward, $44 billion. puerto rico has requested $94 billion. are they going to get somewhere along that order? i think half of the island is still without electricity. >> as i said we'll wait...

>> [question inaudible] >> the president doesn't have an allegiance to steve bannon. he has an allegiance to the people of this country. >> has he spoken to steve bannon -- >> not that i'm aware of. >> how concerned is he of losing the the republican seat? >> the president is less concerned about the seat and more focused on the policy and the legislation that we're pushing through right now like tax reform. john? >> in regards to that question regarding the supplemental request that the president and the administration put forth, $44 billion. puerto rico has requested 94 billion. are they goi...

When they passed obamacare not providing legal cost sharing for cost sharing deseductions. bottom line, insurance companies get paid either way. s fix is in. cost sharing reductions or increase premiums and the american taxpayer will be out cbo and have another $194 billion. so i think it's a legitimate point of view on the part of republicans to really resist trying to fund these unsustainable markets. that's a legitimate point of view, but the reality is, if we don't fund these cost sharing deductions, people that are working hard, those individuals that don't get subsidies. that bill clinto...

Three from republican states, two from democratic states. they all agree, got to continue the cost sharing agreements. got to do that. two days later, second hearing, five governors, they all agreed, got to continue the cost sharing reduction payments. doesn't make any sense not to because it would drive insurance premiums up 20%. so the whole point of this thing was to get the exchanges and the premiums to go down and, in addition, it would increase the deficit by $194 billion, according to cbo. >> because the government would have to pay more subsidies? >> yes. >> exactly. makes no sense wha...