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20% to 30% coverage. that's a 70% to 80% coverage gap. they need more drones and that's why they're building these bases. to get to kevin's broader point. whether it's in syria or central or western africa are based on 2001 authorization from congress. they have continued to stretch the legal bounds of that and so far, congress has been willing to give them that leeway. what we're seeing today from the president's own party is a reluctance to extend that leeway and to have more checks on just where u.s. forces are engaging and what the rules of engagement are. >> kevin, what's kind of mission ...

Top of an already unstable program. responsible governors like governor walker realizes the trough would eventually dry up. that's true. so they did, the last thing you want to do lay on top another entitlement. governor walker, instead, didn't get credit for it. the only governor using innovative techniques to close the coverage gap under obamacare for people making less than 100% of the poverty level. what states would do and graham/cgraham graham/cassidy/hill/johnson does. rather than one size fits all, grossly distributed -- grossly distributed in an unfair way. distribute it fairly to the...

If it tries to go on with life as usual. we're going to have even worse consequences in the decades to come. >> christopher, it is really not the insurance industry that is taking a hit for harvey, at least thus far. ultimately it is taxpayers. through fema, through national flood insurance, but not private insurance per se. explain the difference. >> that is right. think of it this way. you have maybe half -- roughly half the risk along the coast is insured and people call it the coverage gap and that gets filled by you and me and when people make claims and say i have lost my house and there...

Concerns about this bill because of the unique way in which you administer medicaid dollars in wisconsin. there's an argument this bill as it's currently configured would make that hard to continue. how do you answer that and what proposals are you making to accommodate some of those concerns? >> i'm concerned because we have that disparity between the expansion states and nonexpansion states but harold like you said wisconsin is a great model. the only state that closed the coverage gap caused by obamacare can good governance and what we're trying to do, devolve the management of medicaid bac...

It does with mandates so you are not forced to buy something the government wants you to purchase courses you have to purchase. you get the choice as individuals across the land to purchase the coverage that is right for you and your family. then in the medicaid system we say that the states need the flexibility to be able to provide the coverage that goes most appropriate for your constituents, your population. instead of a top-down washington knows best model. it is significant reform. it is a move in a much better direction. it is a patient centered move where patients, families and doctors...