Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20120825:03:46:00
>> he was real excited, like, oh, cool, if we put this piece together with this piece we can make it work and isn't that exciting. it was is like solving a problem. >> there were very strong efforts to reach out across the aisle and make sure we had partners, whether it was senator kennedy, whether it was the head of the senate in massachusetts. we reached out. >> the key concept of romney's plan is the so-called mandate, developed by the conservative think tank, the heritage foundation. it requires all citizens to have health insurance or pay a penalty. the goal? expand the pool as a way to r...