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>> first the ban on transfats and before, it was with food, it was with smoking and i think at the time, when he banned smoking in bars and restaurants, people at first were very up in arms about it afterward, people in the city felt pretty good about and became more open to sort of similar interventions on food. the question is can you take that national? i think there has been backlash from the right and several quarters that michelle obama is trying to tell you what to eat. certainly, couldn't do a mike bloomberg-style intervention at the national level. >> there has been blowback from some...

Mike emmanuel has more. mike? >> hi. the republican lawmakers behind this legislation want to take a closer look at the explosion in the number of people receiving food stamps, nearly 16 million people added in recent years and the growth and the amount of spending on the program. they are argue if you cut waste, fraud and abuse, it will preserve the assistance for those would really need the help, though south dakota senator acknowledges it won't be easy because he says some lawmakers don't like cutting spending of any kind. >> hopefully there is enough people on both sides of the aisle who r...

Oppose. isn't that disingenuous? >> we're not going to fight the past because that's behind us. >> reporter: obama care is repealed which has no chance of happening in the near future. at the same time he still counts $760 billion in obama care cuts and medicare, the very cuts ryan spoke out against in his vice presidential acceptance speech. >> $716 billion funneled out of medicare by president obama. an obligation we have to our parents and grandparents is being sacrificed. >> reporter: democrats from capitol hill to the white house were quick to call ryan's budget a bunch of gimmicks and mi...

Top earners to 39.6%, that does not mean -- >> sure. >> -- that revenue is off the table for the future. >> here is what the president said last night about medicare. it caught a lot of people's attention. here it is. >> i agree with democrats and republicans that the aging population and the rising cost of health care makes medicare the biggest contributor to our deficit. i believe we've got to find ways to reform that program without hurting seniors who depend on it to survive. >> that scares a lot of liberals in this country right now. what do you mean by draw the line? where do you draw th...

Republicans that the aging population and the rising cost of health care makes medicare the biggest contributor to our deficit. i believe we've got to find ways to reform that program without hurting seniors who depend on it to survive. >> that scares a lot of liberals in this country right now. what do you mean by draw the line? where do you draw the line on cuts to the big three? >> i think the president is absolutely right. we do need to add savings to medicare so that we can make sure we preserve it for the long-term. we were able to do that with $760 billion in savings in the affordable c...