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Medicaid program and an additional $500 billion out of medicare? you're going right after the seniors. how are they going to make it? >> good question. congressman john garamendi there. now joining me, rick newman. is he right there or is he, at all, overstating the case on medicaid and medicare? >> that's the republican budget, which is different from the tax plan thaers talking about. and, yes, republicans do want to reformulate the way that medicaid and medicare are administered. this gets into block grants for medicaid instead of the current system. so that's sort of the starting point. th...

About the total amount of the cuts. >> well, the total amount does not help me when it comes to the housing vouchers. i have people who use housing vouchers and i need to be able to explain to them, mr. carson, how much the cut portends for them. how much, mr. carson? >> let's hear your number. >> mr. carson, you're the witness testifying today and if you want a moment to ask somebody behind you, i would gladly accord you that moment. >> i don't want to look at the book -- >> how much are you cutting from community block grants, mr. carson. >> i want to talk about -- >> mr. carson, you don't g...

Lack of knowledge, you can do that. how much from block grants, mr. secretary? >> again, i'm not willing to sit there -- >> so you don't know how much community -- >> and when it comes to republican block cut tax plans, mr. schumer believes that mr. carson's knowledge is about the same. it's plausible. that's next. or ibs-d. a condition that's really frustrating. that's why i talked to my doctor about viberzi... ...a different way to treat ibs-d. viberzi is a prescription medication you take every day that helps proactively manage both abdominal pain and diarrhea at the same time. so i can sta...

It is tax reform also. i call it tax cuts. it will be the biggest cuts ever in the history of this country. i think that there's tremendous appetite. there's tremendous spirit for it. not only by the people we're dealing with in congress, but for the people out there that want to see something, 5,000 -- almost, it can be $5,000 average per individual per group. and so i'm really looking forward to it. let's see what happens. >> it could be quite historic. i know this weekend is the 31st anniversary of when president reagan instituted tax reform. >> on sunday. >> that's a big deal, on sunday ex...

The bill would restore federal subsidies to insurance companies for two years. but president trump opposes their deal and backs a different idea. >> and i will tell you, speaking of healthcare, i believe we're going to get that also. it will be in the form of block grants to the different states and it will be a wonderful healthcare. it will be a tremendous healthcare. managed properly in smaller doses where you can really do it much more individually. so i think we're going to get that also and a little bit later probably in three or four months from now. arthel: republican congressman jason ...