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Very much to completely blow up the entire system. >> so for mitch mcconnell, evan, apparently it is worth it to him to have those risks on the table if they win? >> look, i think you're exactly right in explaining why mitch mcconnell is doing what he's doing. you know, i'm so discouraged and disappointed as a conservative to see the republican party now sacrifice our system of self-rule so that they can maintain an advantage at a time when they're struggling in the battle of ideas in the country. and i say to my fellow conservatives, you know, this isn't the way to fight. let's re-enter the b...

Apparently it is worth it to him to have those risks on the table if they win? >> look, i think you're exactly right in explaining why mitch mcconnell is doing what he's doing. you know, i'm so discouraged and disappointed as a conservative to see the republican party now sacrifice our system of self-rule so that they can maintain an advantage at a time when they're struggling in the battle of ideas in the country. and i say to my fellow conservatives, you know, this isn't the way to fight. let's re-enter the battle of ideas. let's compete. we believe or we used to believe in competition. let'...

In most of these cases and across the country, about 94% of the market, companies have a monopoly. there's no one to compete with. and particularly if you are the mom who wrote me from california looking at a 38% rate increase which translates for her into $7,000 a year more for her fam lichl her son has type 1 diabetes. she's a single mom. she has no options at all. she can't drop coverage because it could be a life or dealt situation for her kid. she doesn't know where she's going to come up with $7,000 and there's no other company to go to. so what she needs desperately is an option and and...

Option. some help paying the premium, but some competition -- you know, let's go back to just market principles. let's compete. insurance companies should not have a monopoly. they should not be able to, you know, have profits that so far exceed any health care costs. >> but in the competitive market, the more or less competitive market we have now, no one looks at one insurer and says, they're doing an awesome job at insuring their customers. the private market hasn't done a great job. that's why we need a public option. these 18 senators want to bring that boack into the fold. if that happen...