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Care. premiums doubling. you would have to go home and explain why you let that happen. do you oppose going down that path? >> whatever it does goes back to us. with all due respect to people who got a c. in government, i would expect to have a say. nobody will be happy but nobody will be really excited about things until we focus on the two primary issues. what are the overall cost drivers that we can affect in this deal? and the second part is, what do you do about people who are on exchanges in the private market and expansion. >> i'm glad you said that. it is not just one bill. there's med...

Nobody will be happy but nobody will be really excited about things until we focus on the two primary issues. what are the overall cost drivers that we can affect in this deal? and the second part is, what do you do about people who are on exchanges in the private market and expansion. >> i'm glad you said that. it is not just one bill. there's medicaid on the other side. do you support cutting a trillion dollars out of medicaid? >> i would have to see which context it was done in. i don't with an't to get to the overall stuff. what this needs is focus. >> but you did vote to cut. >> i did. an...

But only a few. so a new health care law is shaky to say the least. that is "the memo." now for the top story reaction, joining us from washington, former senator jim demint. now the president of the heritage foundation. what say you, senator? >> bill, great points. let's remember, the goal is for every american to have a health care that they can afford and own and keep. as you just said, obamacare has made that impossible, raising the price of health insurance, lowering the choices. unfortunately, the first version of the house bill does not change a lot of the cost drivers or put consumers ...

Senators who might be won over but only a few. so, a new health care law is shaky to say the least. that is the memo. now, to the top story reaction, joining us from washington, former senator jim dement. what say you come you, senator? >> bill, great points. let's rumor, the goal is for every american to have a health care that can afford and own and keep. as you just said, obamacare has made that impossible, raising the price of health insurance, lowering the choices. unfortunately, the first version of the house bill does not change a lot of the cost drivers or put consumers in charge. ther...

>> yeah. well, look. i think congressman, one of the things he is looking at is the business side of this, how can you work with the drug companies to bring some of the costs down through greater competition on the pharmaceutical side? but then also looking at the market access piece of this in terms of -- excuse me the market competition piece, which is how do we make plans to compete with each other over state lines and how do we create greater competition among plans and maybe offer additional option for people who don't necessarily need a cadillac version that insures that the company itse...