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The financial feasibility to be able to purchase the coverage that they want for themselves and for their family. not what the government forces them to buy. >> but if they don't have any -- that's a longer story. thank you very much. >> thank you, senator sanders. senator hatch. >> thank you, mr. chauirman. welcome to the committee. i've found you to be always very, very knowledgeable. >> thank you. >> very up front. very straightforward. very honest. and somebody who really understands health care system of this country. and you are just perfectly situated to be able to help turn it around a...

Democrats will say, yes, the premiums are going up but less than they would have if you didn't have obamacare in place. republicans point to those premium increases and say this is making it essentially unaffordable for americans to have coverage. and that's essentially the same as not having coverage at all because people are not buying it because they can't afford it. that, of course, is the same outcome as not having a lower cost plan in the first place. so that really, it's the fundamental problem that everyone is struggling to solve when you have a nation that's getting older, getting sic...

Challenges i wld meet. it was one of the most uplifting months i spent in medical school because the children were so uplifting. and so absolutely, we need to make certain that every single child has access to the kind of coverage that they need and the care that they need. and there are a number of ways to do that and i look forward to working with you to make that happen. >> i heard the word yes there. secondly, n it's really hard to believe that we even have to ask a question about this next topic, which is victims of domestic violence. it was the state of the law prior to the passage of le...

Before the legislation and after meaning they're paying their premiums and had coverage. but they didn't have protections th onlyame with the passage of the legislation. we know that somewhere between 11 million and 12 million people have purchased health insurance through the individual marketplace. and so i want to ask you a couple of questions about those basic protections that are now law that were not law before. i think you'd agree with me and you know from your practice that you meet just remarkably inspiring people in your work and once in a while here in the senate we do as well. prob...

Doesn't work, because it creates great anxiety foronsumers and insurers would be unable to price their policies if they don't know what the rules are going to be. it's my understanding that your goal is to quickly pass a reform package that would provide access to affordable health insurance for all americans with more choices than we have now. is that accurate? >> absolutely if it is vital -- we oftentimes don't talk also, about the 20 million folks who still don't have coverage out the there. there are a lot of people who don't. and if we're responsible policymakers and administrators of pol...