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I helped reform some of oregon's insurance laws to make sure people had access to care. you can do that through high risk pools. you can do that by expanding access. i was a small employ, luke, in the radio business, my wife and i paid for the insurance for our employees. i want the ability to group up to buy insurance across state line to create a competitive marketplace, but one that puts me in charge, not the insurance companies. i want one that puts me in charge, not the federal government. people talk about how broken washington is, what a disaster washington is. why would they want washi...

Couple points. you have to have the votes in the senate. you have to get through the legislative grind, which is easier said than done on the campaign trail than it is when you're in office, if you are in office. secondly, how realistic is it to take something away that people have already started to benefit from? >> three things.ç he said repeal and replace. mitt romney says pre-existing conditions absolutely a genuine concern, wants to make sure people continue coverage, don't face discrimination in the marketplace, wants to make sure people going into the market for the first time have hi...

Similar to obama-care without an individual mandate. so it's what we would be left with. they did that. and you talk about these other provisions. the law requires coverage of preexisting conditions and requires the companies to charge everybody the same premiums. if those two provisions stay in place but the mandate is taken away then the feds will be in the same position as those eight states. what happened in those eight states? >> all but the largest insurance companies went out of business because they didn't have deep enough risk pools to deal with people not buying insurance until after...

Not. i think the debate about how to approach our health insurance problem in america will continue. because the health care laws currently structured is discouraging job creation, and expansion of business in america. and so that issue will continue to be faced if the law is upheld. and if the law is overturned republicans, hopefully if we have the majority and president romney, are going to have to come up with an alternative, a way to replace what obama care does. >> would you like to see insurance guaranteed for people with pre-existing conditions? >> i think i talked about the way to hand...

With the supreme court decision, which again is going to decide on the basis of the constitution, the supreme court is deciding is whether the law is constitutional. not whether it's a good idea or not. i think the debate about how to approach our health insurance problem in america will continue. because the health care laws currently structured is discouraging job creation, and expansion of business in america. and so that issue will continue to be faced if the law is upheld. and if the law is overturned republicans, hopefully if we have the majority and president romney, are going to have t...