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>> well, i think it's a cooperative attitude. i really compliment senator cruz. i strongly support that. i like some of the things that i'm seeing. i like the savings accounts, use of funds there. i like the fact that we're looking out for states like mine, alabama, have used innovation in progressive ways of dealing with the medicade population. they're being rewarded for that creativity. i come away today optimistic that we're making progress. >> harris: how do you feel about senator rand paul throwing down the gauntlet today? and really yesterday, too, with this it's not repeal. he's not go...

Rise, the federal government continues to pay a half or more of the share. as a result, medicade costs are crushing the states. they're the second biggest outlay next to k-12 education. one of the things they do to try to control it is to cut back money to providers, say doctors trying to serve the medicade population. when the obamacare provision offered them 100% payment, 13 republican governors took it. and they've been getting a lot of money. ohio has gotten $3.4 billion. arkansas's gotten $1.4 billion. now those republican governors are really loathe to do anything to cut back on medicade...