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>> there will be debates i'm sure that we will be later on showing the political effects of whether or not we should make sure that the people in this country can afford healthcare and make sure that people aren't discriminated about on the basis of a preexisting condition. the president doesn't pay a lot of attentions to pollsters. he is not looking at the political effects of this, he is doing what he believes is right for this country so that small businesses can afford to provide healthcare. so families don't fall victim to an insurance company that tries to discriminate against them or so...

It's a good talking point, but it doesn't actually answer the underlying question, which is do we want to make sure that people have a baseline of protection. and this topic of the insurance market reforms, i think, is a good additional example of what may be philosophical differences but what we may have in common. rather than go through the problem, because i think everybody understands out there the issue of people with pre-existing conditions not being able to get insurance, people coming up with -- bumping up against lifetime caps and suddenly thinking, as a family i met in colorado, they...

Question which is do we want to make sure that people have a baseline, and this topic of reforms, i think, is a good example of what may be philosophical differences but what we may have in common. rather than go through the problem because i think everybody understands out there the issue of people with pre-existing conditions not being able to get insurance, people coming up with bumping up against lifetime caps and suddenly thinking as a family i met in colorado, they thought their child was covered, suddenly they hit the lifetime cap and they started having to scramble to figure out how to...

Legitimate. whether we can afford it or not, we'll be discussing that. i think that's an entirely legitimate discussion. >> mr. president, can i have ten seconds, little more than ten seconds? >> go ahead. >> if you agree that you can't be dropped, there has to be dependent coverage there's a lifetime cap, then, in fact, you acknowledged it's the government role. the question is how far to go. this idea we have a fundamental philosophical difference, you're either in or you're out. you either say government can't do it, none of it or they can do some of it and we argue how much. >> the cost is...

Make sure that people have a baseline of protection. and this topic of the insured market reforms is, i think, a good additional example of what may be philosophical differences but what we may have in common. rather than go through the problem, because i think everybody understands out there people with pre-existing conditions not being able to get insuran insurance, people coming up with -- bumping up against lifetime caps and suddenly thinking as a family i met in colorado, they thought their child was covered. suddenly, they hit the lifetime cap and they started having to scramble to figur...