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System and i think more people are better off that way. >> i want to get you on the record here. so you think the health care system before the affordable care act with no changes, back to that, is superior to the one we have now? >> absolutely i believe that. >> let me ask you this -- >> and left us a foundation where we can start to improve our health care and delivery system. >> let me ask you this. the bet that steve scalise and paul ryan and others in leadership are making is that everyone will roll over. that they're going to basically make you walk the plank on this. they won't listen t...

Rewrite this thing from a fresh start without being encumbered by some of the base work in obamacare. and if there are good pieces of that, we can put them back in by consensus rather than try to save something. >> how many people in your district are on the exchanges, congressman? >> i don't know that number. you may have that in front of you, chris, but i don't know that number. >> it's about 11,000 or so. do you know what's going to happen to them under this replace bill? have you talked to constituents? particularly in rural areas who are going to be paying more on out of pocket under this...

The regular match, not at the enhanced match. i would prefer the enhanced match but -- >> what is the affect going to be for the hospitals and the poor folks in your district who depend on medicaid? >> i think they will be able to continue to have medicaid because i believe new jersey will continue the program. new jersey is one of those states, of course, that expanded medicaid and i hope and expect that that will continue to be the case and privately within my caucus i have indicated i think this should be a continuation of medicaid expansion and that was contained in our bill today. >> cong...

I'm curious, how many hearings has your committee had on this bill? >> we had a 27-hour marathon session and all of the issues were vetted and i was proud of the committee the in our bipartisan capacity. >> the one that went through the night. but how many hearings with witnesses called to offer their expert testimony, whether doctors, people from the insurance industry, other folks, how many hearings has your committee had on this bill? >> we've had a series of hearings over the last several years on the issue and we campaigned, chris, on this matter over the course of the election cycle. >> ...

Continue to have medicaid because i believe new jersey will continue the program. new jersey is one of those states, of course, that expanded medicaid and i hope and expect that that will continue to be the case and privately within my caucus i have indicated i think this should be a continuation of medicaid expansion and that was contained in our bill today. >> congressman lance, appreciate it as always, thank you, sir. >> thank you very much. still to come, we learned the president's former national security adviser worked as a foreign agent during the trump campaign -- and i do not mean t...