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We gave the ten hardest hit states with high unemployment, we gave them a significant amount of resources to help insent pilot programs to help address those problems. we'll keep working to reach more people. one more thing. it's very important to recognize that we're not goings to be able to help and it would not be help to ask the american people to help people speculating on real estate or who are irresponsible in financial decisions. we'll reach more people. this program has been very effective in bringing a measure of stability to a housing market that was in crisis and reaching the ameri...

States with high unemployment, we gave them a significant amount of resources to help insent pilot programs to help address those problems. we'll keep working to reach more people. one more thing. it's very important to recognize that we're not goings to be able to help and it would not be help to ask the american people to help people speculating on real estate or who are irresponsible in financial decisions. we'll reach more people. this program has been very effective in bringing a measure of stability to a housing market that was in crisis and reaching the americans who were the greatest v...

>> but you're trying to now get lenders to reduce the principal for people because you have, and this was always the warning about a mortgage remodification, that people redefault and end up getting foreclosed on. >> you're right to say the changes we made recently are to help the unemployed, help people under water refinance, help for more relief in terms of principal reduction. we also gave the ten hardest hit states at the epicenter of the crisis with high unemployment, we gave them a significant amount of resources to help incent pilot programs, to help address the problems. we'll keep wor...

Property crimes. >> non-violent. >> non-violent. one woman i met was there because she stole somebody's license plate off their car. they're really grateful for the opportunity to be there and be able to bond with their children and raise their children and they'll have resources they wouldn't get outside of prison like free daycare 24/7, parenting classes, all of those things. they're very grateful. i think that's part of the reason that they stay on the right path once they get out, because they recognize the opportunity they've been given. >> how important do you think it is that these nine...

There are pilot programs for medical malpractice reform, and there is insurance industry reform which you all are for, having to do with caps on lifetime benefits and that kind of thing, and tax credits for small businesses. why isn't that enough? >> we could come to an agreement on probably eight or ten common sense steps that you have outlined to make our health care system better. but we can't come to an agreement on eight or ten things and throw them in a 2,700-page bill and ask my colleagues to vote for $500 billion in medicare cuts. they will come out of medicare in order to pay for the ...