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Oil and gas companies oppose. cnn government regulation correspondent rene marsh is joining us with more details on this. so what are you learning about this new rule? >> well, fred, this proposal rolls back obama-era regulation on methane emissions. scientists say that methane is a major contributor to climate change and it's so much more dangerous than carbon dioxide when it comes to climate because of how effectively it absorbs heat. now, the trump epa would no longer require the oil and gas industry to install technologies that monitor and limit methane gas leaks from new wells, tanks, pip...

>> come back at 5:30. >> let's dig deeper on changes to medicaid under the health care bill. the plan covers 70 million people in medicaid. it was expanded under obamacare. 16 states chose to expand medicaid under obamacare. they have been pressuring not to repeal. the proposal rolls back the expansion gradually. remaining untouched until 2019. the following year, it eliminates the match for expansion. states get a fixed amount per enrollee. states, not the federal government, on the hook for costs. states don't have the money to make up the difference, they would reduce eligibility and curtai...

>> big changes of medicaimmedim. the plan covers 70 million people expanded. medicaid expanded under obamacare. 16 states led by republicans chose to expand medicaid under obamacare and pressuring not to appeal the federal funding. the new proposal rolls back the expansion gradually. remaining untouched until 2019. the following year, republicans plan to eliminate enhanced federal match. putting states rather than the federal government on the hook for the costs. something that concerns governors. since the states don't have the money, they would curtail benefits or cut payments. all this coul...