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I have been clear i have a legislative record on this. when we were debating repealing obamacare, obamacare has been a disaster for texans and people across the country, driven premiums through the roof, the average family's premiums have risen over $5000 a year and i introduce legislation called the consumer freedom act and what it said was if the health insurance companies also policy that meets the title i mandates including preexisting conditions and everything else, it could also sell any other policy consumers desire and hhs, the health and human services agency have their actuaries and ...

>> in alaska, it does sound great but that is a lot for states to pay for. so many states, the federal government to pay for it. >> which is true. the federal government will be spending less money. let's be honest about this, and national securities. >> former house oversights chairman jason chaffetz was on the show and i asked him the biggest sticking point, medicaid or ted cruz's consumer freedom act or the cbo score turned off a lot of senators. he particularly said making it an open market where insurance can be sold across lines, i am curious from your perspective what you think senators...

Ha haak at the white house. garrett, what can you tell us about the two bills the cbo is looking at? >> conservatives are hoping that this the cbo looks favorably at the consumer freedom act, an amendment put forward by ted cruz and mike lee, two of the more conservative republican senators. the basic idea of this would change the senate health care bill to allow insurers to sell plans that essentially don't cover much. they would be cheaper plans, higher deductible plans than what are typical obamacare compliant plans that have to cover a host of very specific issues. this act would say, as l...

Several versions of the bill over this fourth of july break. yes, they are working, for more, bring in garrett at the white house. garrett, i want to start with you. what can you tell us about these two bills and whether the white house is actually supporting both of them or either of them. >> reporter: well the main difference is this one amendment, this is the consumer freedom act. this was a proposal by senators ted cruz and mike lee, two of the more conservative members of the republican caucus. the cbo looking with it and without it trying to figure the changes it would make to coverage a...

Coverage for mammograms. and men for prostate issues. greg: what's the difference between the two bills? >> one has an amendment that has a consumer freedom act that senator cruz and lee offered that will help continue to reduce regulations and one is being scored without. but let's talk about the cob scoring for a second. cbo scoring has indicated when they initially scored obamacare, 25 million people would be on the obamacare exchange. in fact, there are only 10 million, when the press reports say 22 million people are going to lose coverage it's a ridiculous number. of that 22 million -- g...