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Even more out of line in coming decades. >> we have a medicare cost crisis, but it's more true that we have a national health cost crisis. we cannot solve the medicare cost problem unless we solve the problem of cost for all of our nation's health care. >> people want health care, and the average cost is rising very, very rapidly. >> this country spends more per person on health care than any other country, and by no metrics are we getting the most for our money, so there's clearly a problem of what we're getting for all the money we're spending. >> as educated as i feel like i am, i still fee...

Having insurance competition. small groups be allowed to storm to purchase insurance. there are a number of things we can do to target the cost problem. by the way the president is now talking about waste, fraud and abuse in medicare. we don't need this 2700 page bill to go after that >> greta: we should have been going after that for years. we don't need a bill for crime. assume it does pass, and now we are into reconciliation peer. what are the senate democrats willing to do for the house democrats? >> if i were the house i wouldn't count on the senate to up the mess. >> greta: you are going...

Pretend it passed and no one voted for it. i assume they could make it happen. the question is not whether they can do it. but how the public is going to receive. >> you think they are angry about the special deals in the senate bill. wait until they hear the house of representatives sent it for the president's signature and they were all able to claim they didn't vote for it. >> greta: i suspect you are not so magnanimous thank you want to tip them off to keep their constituents happy. you are saying it so they take a different action. >> there is a way to keep their constituents happy. shelf...

Having insurance competition. small groups be allowed to storm to purchase insurance. there are a number of things we can do to target the cost problem. by the way the president is now talking about waste, fraud and abuse in medicare. we don't need this 2700 page bill to go after that >> greta: we should have been going after that for years. we don't need a bill for crime. assume it does pass, and now we are into reconciliation peer. what are the senate democrats willing to do for the house democrats? >> if i were the house i wouldn't count on the senate to up the mess. >> greta: you are going...

Pretend it passed and no one voted for it. i assume they could make it happen. the question is not whether they can do it. but how the public is going to receive. >> you think they are angry about the special deals in the senate bill. wait until they hear the house of representatives sent it for the president's signature and they were all able to claim they didn't vote for it. >> greta: i suspect you are not so magnanimous thank you want to tip them off to keep their constituents happy. you are saying it so they take a different action. >> there is a way to keep their constituents happy. shelf...