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Number one, i admire the republicans and donald trump push for an issue they had a passion for. some people said they couldn't get it done and they kept on and on. i admire that. i hope they'll do that on a multitude of issues for the american people. back in february we talked on cnn about this and i said i think they're taking an approach that's too fast and not dug in enough to discuss issues. all we're talking about is shift costs and protecting the insurance companies. i want a discussion that says i think the american people need to know when they go for any type of procedure they need t...

About -- what they do is shift costs back to people. d let me tel you trump voters don't want that. >> if you like the affordable care act, you are a state and the federal government says if you like the affordable care act you can keep it or if not come up with your own thing. which state would say let me come up with my own thing? >> there are states big enough to do it, new york, texas, california, big states can do this. but generally speaking the point of obamacare -- by the way, it's the part that obama didn't like, the mandate. you have to have everybody young and healthy to pay for it ...

Medicare and medicaid. if we don't deal with the private sector, private insurance companies, which the president's affordable care act which passed does, sets up exchanges, sets up a benefit package, puts people -- allows people to go into exchanges, otherwise we're not going to do anything to solve the problem. we're just going to shift costs. shift costs to people who actually have to pay out of pocket. so, the president certainly showed leadership on the affordable care act. now, the republicans are trying to undo that. >> congresswoman, i agree with so much of what you've been saying. in ...