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My state. people are getting their insurance canceled and they can't get insurance through the exchange. >> sur sure they can. of course they can. >> no, they can't. >> that's what this is all about. >> no, ed. in oregon -- >> you're saying that -- okay. go ahead. >> not one person in oregon -- we've got all the medicaid people categorically qualified. not one person with an individual application in my state has gotten health insurance since october 1st through an exchange. they're saying now go online, download it, file a paper application. come on. you extend for one year these policies. >>...

0 this is a law that can and will work if republicans stop rooting for failure. three governors who embrace the law tell the washington post, quote, in our states, elected leaders have decided to put people not politics first. in states like theirs, nearly 400,000 people now have coverages thanks to medicaid expansion. and in kentucky the law will create 17,000 jobs. in washington it saved the state $300 million. and in connecticut the health care exchange there in connecticut has a 96% customer satisfaction rate. so no, jim demint, it's not terrorism, and no bushes, it's not katrina. and no, ...

0 patience? do you think? would you run with obama care, or shy away from it in your upcoming election? >> i won't shy away from it. i think it's the right thing to do. and i feel that in my heart. because i know that there's an extension to it, medicaid expansion, for example, where governor rick scott, our current governor, came out and said he was for it for about 30 seconds. and didn't lift a finger to get it done. and as a result, ed, in my florida, about 1 million of my fellow floridans are not getting health care as a result of that lack of effort by the governor in the legislature. and...

Revolt that some media people are saying that is happening within the democrat irparty on obama care. i want you to address that. >> i mean, we just had a briefing from the chief of staff, dennis mcdonough, who talked about what the proposal -- what the proposal means and let's remember, ed, the insurance companies now have to decide, am i really serious about offering these plans to people? or are they going to use it as an opportunity to say, oh, no, we don't want you to be renewed. you know, you're sick and we don't want to renew you. so the insurance companies may not be so willing actuall...

Already attacking me. they're out in all parts of the state. and we know that they're going to be a significant presence in the 2014 election. that's why it's important to educate iowans about what's at stake and who's trying to influence their elections even though as you pointed out the donors themselves are secret at this point. >> do you think that iowans are onto this? and how do you think they feel about this outside money? >> oh, i think they are onto it and i think the people of coralville got onto it very quickly. if you look at the election outcomes, you can see that the people of co...