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Result of cuts to the program. the bill doesn't eliminate any category of beneficiaries. it simply changes the growth rate per enrollee cost over time. >> while conservatives talk savings, democrats call them cuts. >> there is a slashing in medicaid by about $770 billion over ten years and if you add to that additional cuts to medicaid proposed by the president's budget, we are north of a trillion dollars of cuts to medicaid. >> before the revised bill has been ruled out, democrat senator maria cantwell launch this attack, although with a misspelled problem. >> i would hope my colleagues would...

Senator. let's start with a couple of points. first of all, the deficit issue. i know you heard phil mattingly say senator mcconnell has money to play around with here to try to win people over. but the cbo says that the bill will cut the deficit by more than $320 billion. obviously, who knows, that's like throwing something against a wall, whether it's actually true or not. but if it is, is it a good thing? >> of course you can cut the deficit if you cut coverage. if you destroy the safety net that is medicaid, of course you can save money. and i think it's also pretty striking because the re...

November and the campaign season. >> eli, you did so well with that answer. we want to put you on the spot. here is what donald trump said about first 90 days and his accomplishments. listen to this. >> no administration has accomplished more in the first 90 days. that includes on military, on the border, on trade, on regulation and law enforcement. we love our law enforcement. >> eli, true or false statement? >> false. donald trump has not accomplished more than anybody else. by february of 2009, obama had gotten congress to sign a $770 billion stimulus package. donald trump likes to say he i...

Future? we spent billions, over $770 billion in afghanistan. i don't know. let's just say it's on the margin. >> yeah. let's face it. as you said it's a very complicated answer and not one you're sure you can entirely answer, as well. with regard to the 11,000 members of the u.s. military remaining in afghanistan. does that mean they're out of harm's way? >> not at all. if you're sitting in kabul, you're in harm's way. recent incidences that have taken place there at bagram. no, you're still in harm's way and quite probably american personnel will be accompanying the various afghanistan troops...

With us. senator, on the issue of iraq, i know you said you think u.s. air strikes is the only answer right now. i want you and our viewers to look at something. the toll so far when it comes to iraq. 4,424 deaths. wounded, 32,239. cost of money, $770 billion. i've got to ask the question that i'm sure so many americans watching are going to ask. why spend one more dollar or risk one more life? >> because iraq and syria combined are going to be the staging area for the next 9/11 if we don't do something about it. the people holding ground in iraq also hold ground in syria. economic instability...