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Of going after social security, and we have to, i think, set it aside. medicare is a more complicated problem because we have a health care system in this country that's immensely expensive, way too expensive, somewhere between $700 billion and $1 trillion a year by most standards, and 40% of that washes back through the federal budget. my position is that if we're going after the old folks on medicare and cutting their benefits, if we're going after the families who have a disabled child who couldn't take care of them if it wasn't for medicaid and we're not dealing with the overall cost probl...

Too expensive, somewhere between $700 billion and $1 trillion a year by most standards, and 40% of that washes back through the federal budget. my position is that if we're going after the old folks on medicare and cutting their benefits, if we're going after the families who have a disabled child who couldn't take care of them if it wasn't for medicaid and we're not dealing with the overall cost problem, then we are really disgracing ourselves. i had this conversation with senator simpson in the budget committee when he was our witness there. he agrees with it. but and there's always a caveat...

Of the new plow. >> now they have given more than thousand free passes to favored groups. biggest single waiver was for the united federation of teachers. >> if this was such a good law why do they give waivers to those that kiss them. >> the administration is taking a look at individual circumstances where major change needs to be made by 2014. >> john: sounds like a scam. >> i think that is misinterpretation of what is happening. >> john: and then, there is the cost problem. >> my proposal would bring down the cost of healthcare. >> john: not so far. prices are up. >> facing rate increases o...

>> now they have given more than thousand free passes to favored groups. biggest single waiver was for the united federation of teachers. >> if this was such a good law why do they give waivers to those that kiss them. >> the administration is taking a look at individual circumstances where major change needs to be made by 2014. >> john: sounds like a scam. >> i think that is misinterpretation of what is happening. >> john: and then, there is the cost problem. >> my proposal would bring down the cost of healthcare. >> john: not so far. prices are up. >> facing rate increases of 1-9%. >> it's j...

Health care system. >> of course, senator mcconnell admitted that the republicans have no alternative whatsoever. and i find it deeply ironic that one of the plaintiffs in this case who is a plaintiff against the individual mandate because she wouldn't need it has declared personal bankruptcy because of medical expenses she couldn't meet. you know, 55% of all personal bankruptcies in this country are because of medical expenses and 75% of the people go bankrupt have insurance but inadequate insurance, and that's what this bill is designed to solve. those two problems. >> yes, congressman, what...