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We had an electricity grid failure here in this state this year though we are the energy capital of north america. millions were without power. hundreds who unfortunately died during that disaster and even afterwards our governor has done nothing to protect this electricity grid. you are seeing electricity and natural gas prices continuing to increase in texas as rate payors pay for the damage done by this governor. people in this state want change and they are focused on what is happening in texas not the rest of the country. >> does that mean you would prefer that he not come based on what y...

Year, though we are the energy capital of north america. millions without power, hundreds who unfortunately died during that disaster, and even afterwards, our governor has done nothing to protect this electricity grid, and you're seeing electricity and natural gas prices continue to increase in texas as rate payors pay for the damage done by this governor. people in this state want change and they're focused on what's happening here in texas, not on what's going on in the rest of the country. >> does that mean you would prefer that he not come, based on what you just said? >> it means that i'...

Government. we had an electricity grid failure here in this state this year, though we are the energy capital of north america. millions without power, hundreds who unfortunately died during that disaster, and even afterwards, our governor has done nothing to protect this electricity grid and you're seeing electricity and natural gas prices continue to increase in texas as rate payors pay for the damage done by this governor. people in this state want change and they're focused on what's happening here in texas, not on what's going on in the rest of the country. >> does that mean you would pre...

Off-season. you'd have to look at the impact that would have on opening up plans that aren't set up to be opened up in the middle of the year and what it might mean to other premium costs for other rate payors. beyond that, we did make available a huge increase through states. 6.2% of their overall medicaid spending would be increased by the federal government. so that is a huge amount of money going out for our state governments. and i think they could dip into some of those funds and use those to expand coverage if they wanted. we're also putting $100 billion out for hospitals for additional...

Is at what cost. and a trillion dollars is going to be a hard sell for utilities, their regulators and ultimately, harris, the customers who have is to foot the bill for all this. >> harris: a trillion dollars. if you think about the deficit and the chunk that that would represent. where are they going to get that from? not going to be split among all americans obviously. >> reporter: the only way is through rate payors. the federal government does grants in some instances to try to help out but this is something that we will all eventually have to pay for, so they say. >> harris: that is our ...