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We have prevailed in the supreme court. >> president biden has expanded access, the covid relief bill had subsidies to make it more affordable for folks. what more needs to be done to shore up the affordable care act, and given the sense that it's not expected that congress is going to act on this, does president biden have enough presidential authority to do the work that you think needs to be done? >> we have some authority, but it sure would help if congress stepped in to help us more. for example, those subsidies that have been extended to a lot of middle class families so they can continu...

Constitutional. the question is whether that portion of the affordable care act is unconstitutional as well. >> garrett, first, it's great to see you in person, but building on melissa's great point, one of the implicit takeaways -- the explicit takeaway from the ruling is that the debate belongs in the legislative branch. this is a project for congress. >> and it's largely been completed in the legislative branch. republicans have given up repeal and replace. while repeal is relatively straightforward, replace is more difficult. they've never come up with something to replace this law. republ...

Involved. the point mcconnell made which i think is correct is that basically any ruling that -- that roberts makes from the bench is essentially appealable to the full senate. >> right. >> so the full senate, which is dominated by republicans, will be the ultimate authority here and we do have the precedent of william wen qui william rehnquist who did, basically, he will tell you, nothing. sat up there, played solitaire during breaks. >> he did. >> i did very little, his quote, and did it very well. >> and john roberts was going to strike down obamacare and that didn't happen. >> that's true ...

But i'm talking to some freshmen lawmakers and they're saying this issue is not over. they're discussing legislating the issue about revenge porn, that something needs to be done about this. this is bigger than katie hill and they are vowing to act. >> let me ask you really quick because it seemed like she wanted to be asked that question, she read from her noemts, is she feeling pressure for hill's resignation, that maybe she should have been more supportive of her staying? what sort of pressure is the speaker under for this? >> i've asked a lot of members how the leadership has handled this ...

Premiums going down? >> a lot of the things they have done has been to undermine the affordable care act. these have less benefits. they cost less but they can leave people with some pretty nasty health care bills. and they are trying to overturn the affordable care act in court and appeal the mandate. all the things i've seen the trump administration do. i think what you're seeing play out now is kind of a natural rhythm of insurance companies figuring out this new market and how to sell on it. >> seema was asked if 28 million people would lose their health care coverage immediately and she d...