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Billion through 2027. it's been about six years that this has been -- that congress has been controlled by republicans. they haven't put forward another plan to replace obamacare. why would they be able to do so now in this congress? >> well, we have the plans. i'm a co-sponsor of two plans, one that came out of our republican study committee -- >> which plan is going to replace it? which plan is going to replace obamacare? >> if you look back january 2009, the democrats didn't have one single plan, either. yes, these plans are being merged today, and there will be a plan. it will be a competi...

Plan that isn't impacted by obamacare. so some of what vice president-elect pence is describing has nothing to do with the law in place. i also find it interesting that as the governor of indiana, which he currently is, he decided to take advantage of the benefits and expand medicaid in his state. he's one of the republican governors that said we want affordable coverage for the uninsured working adults in my state, and the most cost-effective way to do that is through medicaid expansion. so we've got a little bit of a -- >> right. >> -- catch 22 where as a governor, he saw the benefits of the...

>> the promises of obamacare have all been proven to be false. we were told if you like your doctor, you can keep it. not true. if you like your health insurance, you can keep it. not true. this year, the average premium increase on names has been 25%. over 100% in some american states. that all comes to an end when we set into motion the effort to repeal and replace obamacare. >> in addition to that, madam secretary, kaiser family foundation says health care premiums, average premium for family coverage gone up from 2009 at about $13,000. today it's about $18,000. how do you respond to that? ...

The prime beneficiaries of obamacare and all of its elements. and, of course, they always stress the so-called consumer protections that are embedded in the law, like pre-existing conditions, and so forth. so that's the strategy, democrats said the president was energized,s he was passionate. he's not going to let this go. it's the most important thing he's done domestically, arguably, and that was the takeaway, this is a fight that's going to go on for some time. >> he's made very clear he'll be watching from the sidelines as a citizen in the weeks, months and years to come. ron allen live fo...

Capitol hill from both sides really drawing the lines. we're now joined by democratic congressman emanuel cleaver from missouri. a strong supporter of obamacare. from the very beginning. he was also privileged enough to sit many on that meeting with president obama today. congressman, great to have you with us, sir. first of all, give us a sense of how that meeting unfolded with president obama. how would you describe it? what were the key points that the president really nailed home? >> well, i've been in meetings with the president over the last eight years a number of times. i will tell you...