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Obamacare. can this one pass? let's discuss with republican congressman sean duffy. good morning, congressman. >> good morning, alisyn. >> do you like this new revised plan? >> i like any plan the senate can pass. they need to get a product that you can get moderates and conservatives in the senate to get behind. i think they're making good progress. i think mitch is pushing them hard. i think a lot of senators went home over the fourth of july break and they got an earful from constituents that obamacare is failing them, prices are skyrocketing, deductibles are increasing. >> is that the earf...

Solution to that opioid issue that so many people have raised. let's put up what we know to be true about the changes to the bill. option for cheaper plan with fewer benefits. that's what so many people have called for. why does john berman have to pay for maternity benefits when he isn't going to need it? then the hsa payment on premiums, your own spending accounts. here we go. $45 billion allotted for substance abuse, opioid treatment, they think that will fill the gap of what people need, no changes to medicaid from the previous bill. the previous bill had $772 billion cuts to medicaid over...

Relagsing weekend because we're going to be talking next week. let's talk a bit about what's in this bill as garrett was talking about. we've discussed the politics of it. let's discuss what is actually in this bill. now, the original bill, you've got to be kidding me, control room. let's see. let's put this up. all right. control room, you can control this for me. the original bill cut about $772 billion worth of medicaid, and this new one still has major cuts to it. we don't know that be in. we don't know if this 772 is the same. we will likely hear about it on monday when the cbo releases i...

Federal spending. it grew to 3.3% and 1990. then in 2010, up to 7.9%. the estimate for this year is 9.8% of federal spending. toomey says the expansion happened with obamacare including able-bodied working age adults who don't have children. >> we are not disallowing the category but we are saying if were going to do this, we've got to asked states to pay their fair share. if the state says it's not worth us to do it, that's their decision. but i think that's an important reform. >> george will offered this context in "the washington post." "comey's provision makes it the century's most signif...

Federal spending. it grew to 3.3% and 1990. then in 2010, up to 7.9%. the estimate for this year is 9.8% of federal spending. toomey says the expansion happened with obamacare including able-bodied working age adults who don't have children. >> we are not disallowing the category but we are saying if were going to do this, we've got to asked states to pay their fair share. if the state says it's not worth us to do it, that's their decision. but i think that's an important reform. >> george will offered this context in "the washington post." "comey's provision makes it the century's most signif...