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Pain vets can only access it if they can find it on their own. now a new push in washington hopes to change that. >> it is an affordability issue. senator tim cane is leading the way on the issue. yet the ca hospitals in the states like virginia that allow use of maryland cannot offer that as a solution. >> leah kunz is still doing that. >> if we don't want pharmaceuticals, awesome. that should not be the only option. the va does not have a position on bills that authorization cannabis use for vets. they cannot help those who get it but they will not be denied use. >> i always tell people th...

Know, working class people and they can't afford to-- >> but it's particularly burdensome in high tax states, you and i know that in california, new jersey, illinois, massachusetts, puts a limit on how much you can write off tax-wise and that doesn't help things any. >> that's true, neil. and even though the housing market is an indicator of what's going on with the u.s. economy, it actually represents about 15% of our economy. i would argue here that a slowing down of the housing market may actually help president trump, the reason that say that to deirdre's point. the affordability issue. th...

And places that are doing well. the old industrial cities are doing less well. >> unfortunately that's what we expect to see. now what's really interesting is how that is phoenix open gotten so much worse over the decades. this is many decades in the making. as you know i'm from detroit originally so i grew up with this. it's many decades in the making. not only does it not matter where you live and what job prospects, mobility has gone down. there isn't the premiums in the cities that was there for lower skill and lower wage -- >> let's talk about that, mobility has gone down. you can attach ...

Affordability. that requires us to change how we pay doctors and hospitals so that they actually want to get rid of unnecessary care. they will make care more efficient and bring down the prices of devices and other surgical procedures and that is -- if we really want to talk about helping the american public it's the affordability issue that most americans, a short and long-term thing. >> bill: does that sound reasonable, marc and workable? >> stabilizing the insurance market sounds reasonable. notice that's occurring. we're in a bail-out situation. why are we in a bail-out situation? doctor ...

So with excel and the city -- accessibility. how do you cut the cost? >> republicans say that this bill does cut the cost. that's it they are touting enchanting. >> yeah, i don't buy that. number one, the aarp, american cancer society, ama all opposed it. 24 million people are going to lose their health care by 2026. this is not a great bill coming out of the house which is why they have to start over in the senate. what's the definition of insanity? to do the same thing again that not working. we can't have a democratic bill. obamacare was that. we can't have a republican bill. we've got to f...