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Front and center. joining me, senator shotts. senator, i know you spent some time with wilbur ross a few minutes ago, in that hearing. i want to get to him in just a minute, but let's start with the epa. oklahoma's attorney general picked to run that department, you've expressed some concerns about scott pruitt. what concerns you most? >> well, he's a professional climate denier. and i think it's really important to make a distinction between someone who's just a sort of run-of-the-mill republican, who opposes president obama's climate agenda, who may view climate issues differently than most ...

Executives. so tom price is clearly out of the mainstream, when it comes to what americans want with their health care. he is one of the more dangerous nominees, because he is so methodical in terms of dismantling the social safety net. he knows the details, he knows the program, and he is going to endeavor to dismantle medicare, medicaid, eventually, i think, he has designs on social security, but certainly, the children's health insurance program and the aca are all on the chopping block and whatever your political affiliation, you know, that's going to harm people that you know, if not your...

Try to undermine the ability for the epa to keep our water and our air clean. so this is a full-fledged environmental emergency, and we need as much pressure as possible on the united states senate, because there are sometimes some reasonable republican senators on this issue, but so far, they haven't spoken up. >> senator shotts, stand by for me, if you can. i want to listen in just a bit here. tom price's hearing is continuing. one of your colleagues, virginia senator tim kaine, posing a question. let's listen in for a bit and talk about it on the other side. >> the president and congress sh...

Question. if i'm privileged to be c confirmed and being secretary of health and human services, i'll make sure we use the resources available to us and the agencies available to us within the department to make sure every single american has the highest quality health care available. >> and why did you use the phrase socialized medicine to explain your vote against the chip program. >> i don't know that i recall that conversation or that quote, but i'm happy to go back and look at it. >> thank you, thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you, mr. kaine. senator scott. >> all right, senator shotts, y...