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Attorney generals in 16 states with radical idea of making the food industry pay for soaring obesity-related health care costs. it's a move straight from the play book of big tobacco and, may i just say one other thing, the lead attorney is paul mcdonald, mcdonald's firm has sent proposals to attorney generals from california to mississippi explaining how suing big food could help their states close budget gaps as billions in medicare expenditures eat a growing share of tax revenue. >> okay. on capitol hill -- >> i told you you had would happen. >> republicans walked away empty handed, unable ...

The state governors in the republican party and republican members of congress? >> they don't have to close budget gaps in congress. they don't have to deal with medicaid shortfalls. they can get up with no consequence repeal obama-care 31 times. but they're also not serving their constituents by doing this. what's going to be interesting to see whether it catches up to them. i was talking to tennessee congresswoman marsha blackburn a few days ago. she was talking about it. >> she's a conservative republican. >> conservative republican. she's talking about all her constituents are coming up to...

Expansion. rick scott is the guy that tried to kill obama-care. what is the difference between the state governors in the republican party and republican members of congress? >> they don't have to close budget gaps in congress. they don't have to deal with medicaid short falls. they can get up with no consequence repeal obama-care 31 times. but they're also not serving their constituents by doing this. what's going to be interesting to see whether it catches up to them. i was talking to tennessee congresswoman marsha blackburn a few days ago. she was talking about it. >> she's a conservative r...

To keep them from moving in with their children in the rec room or on the couch. it gives them money for assisted living. >> nursing homes. >> nursing homes of all kinds. the point here is that she can't deal with her budget crisis until she gets some money for her medicaid shortfall and she can't do that without eating crow on obama-care. >> here are the dollars and cents from the ram study. the loss in federal dollars for those states opting out, $8.4 billion, increased state spending of a billion dollars. my question to you. you have republican governors like jan brewer and rick scott in fl...

Members of the chicago teachers union picketing across the city including outside cellular field on the south side after teachers and city officials missed last night's deadline to reach a new contract. this is the largest strike our nation has seen all year from any industry in the private or public sector. nearly 26,000 teachers and staff expected to join the picket lines their dispute over pay brings the third largest school in the united states to a halt. keep in mind other cities and towns across the country may face similar sites as officials try to close their own budget gaps. today chi...