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The current bill is giving states even more flexibility. it offered different kind of plans, not necessarily expensive plans, cheaper plans, more flexible plans, conceptually, that something you would be willing to different more flexible on? >> actually, there is a provision in this agreement to do exactly that. it gives states an ability to expedite waivers under med kay, which is already very flexible, but it provides additional flexible and there are also provisions in here with respect to other kind of plans that can be offered. again, so long as they meet some basic consumer protection g...

Disbelief that mexico will reimburse the united states for the 12 to $15 billion estimated cost of building this wall along the southern border or don't believe that congress should appropriate that money without 100% offset, meaning a dollar spent on the wall is a dollar cut from some other spending bill or program. where do you come down on that? should the $12 to $15 billion be appropriated with 100% office set? >> my view is that we in congress should work with the administration to establish operational control of the border. barriers are part of that process. and i believe whatever we do...

Our society called tea party. which, by the way, whether you go to a tea party meeting or not, if you believe in the constitution, if you believe in spending cuts and not putting more on your plate in the here and now so your kids don't have to pay for it later, then you're a tea partier. that's all these folks want. that's all these folks believe. by the way, i think it's a large section of america. to have the dnc or whoever it was in the last segment keep putting out press releases saying -- just denigrating another section of america i don't think is good politics. it's certainly not right...

Would start knowing we are probably going to end up at the same place but this could be something i give republicans. >> i think the two sides have started as far apart as you can imagine and still have credibility. the health care law, ryan wants to appeal the cost of obama care but keep the revenues from obama care. that gets 1.8 billion and patty murray doesn't want to do anything to obama care. medicare and medicaid. most of the cuts from medicaid by turning it back to the states. a little bit in medicare. ryan's plan is after we go to the voucher premium support, whatever you want to call...

Giving you credit as a strong credit of the cliff deal. explain it. >> what's going forward right now, we do not want to give any long-term new debt limit as you go forward. so what we're saying is here is the senate that has not produced a budget. you know it, sean, your listeners know it, but not many across america. the last time this democrat-controlled senate passed a budget, the ipad wasn't even introduced yet and they've already gone through what, three different versions? so we're doing a short-term moving the debt limit past the april 15th deadline, 'cause the most responsible thing a...