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Know that it started out as an 863 billion access to health insurance program. it has turned into a 2 attorney $6 trillion health care delivery system that impacts every hospital, physician, every component of health care. we are talking to our health care professionals and they're saying you need to tend to this now, address it now before the first of the year. >> do you you see your colleagues still holding firm as one as we go forward with each passing day? we're now into day five? >> well, this is about -- with the days going forward do you feel like the gop is going to remain cohesive? >>...

Now". ♪ ♪ jon: well, a couple of developments to tell you about in washington. will they lead to something? we're not sure. the senate is back in session, and president obama has can eled the entire -- canceled the entirety of his trip to asia. jenna: hi, everybody, i'm jenna lee, another deadline is fast approaching over our nation's debt ceiling, so we're watching for that next. a new report says speaker john boehner will do everything he can to stop the country from going belly up on its bills, but that debt clock continues to tick away as we get closer to that on the 17th default -- oc...

Running the debt clock. i have two grandsons, and their share of the national debt is now over $53,000 each. >> sorry. i asked a specific question, and i wanted a yes or no question. there are a lot of the government workers going to stop receiving their paychecks, and a there are a lot of the military service members who are serving overseas who might be stopped being paid and veterans whose benefits, and -- >> would you -- let me answer your question specific -- >> and they are losing the paychecks as well. >> let me answer that. members of congress should not be treated any differently than...

Administration, with every week that passes that key elements of the plan, that they, they put forward are not going to work or at least not going to work on time. tough remember, and i view all of this very cynically after having watched this for several years now, you know, president obama was very careful to bring us obamacare but not let any of it take effect until after he won re-election. and, now that he has won re-election and safely reelected he will not face voters again all the unpopular stuff is starting to hit the marketplace. what you have is democrats in congress who still face ...

Jon: and i'm jon scott. both sides digging in their heels over the raising of the debt ceiling. republicans propose deep cuts to medicare and the president's health care law while democrats say they've already done more than enough to get the debt under control. >> the president has made clear we cannot negotiate about whether or not the government of the united states would default. it was a mistake in 2011 to have that debate. it hurt the economy. and i think congress knows that it has to deal with this. >> we also have to look at how far we've already gone in with the federal government. th...