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The pockets of health insurance companies and takes money out of the pockets of consumers. >> dawn, do you believe that there's anything that is being discussed that could be revamped that would make it better? anything you would support in this -- >> i hope so. i -- you know, i hope so. i think that president obama was right that it isn't perfect. that the aca isn't perfect. considering what he had to deal with, he pushed through a pretty good plan. what i would really love to see is bipartisan support for fixing the problems with aca rather than completely throwing out the baby with the bath...

Sell it. he's got to sell it. the vice president pushing the republicans' health care plan in kentucky. >> the problem is the white house is struggling to get some of its own party members on board. and at least one group is awaiting his arrival, the vice president's. they're planning to protest the gop health care plan. let's talk about it with a couple of people who will be out there protesting. dawn cooley, co-founder of indivisible, kentucky, a watchdog group. and rena perata, a board member with the organization. thank you for being with us. good to have you here. >> thank you so much for...

Their health insurance with this plan. over 15 million people nationally. this is a life-or-death matter. >> let's show what we have in kentucky because it is quite a dichotomy. kentucky did vote for overall president obama in the election, but 1.3 million kentuckians are on medicaid, 440 of those, one-third, are covered thanks to the expansion, as you mentioned. and between 2013 and 2015, kentucky's rate of uninsured fell from 15% to 6.5%. we have to find out that's one of the sharpest declines nationwide of people living without insurance. but still, donald trump won kentucky. what do you ma...