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This better. they can't refeel because we know they don't have 60 votes in the senate. we're going to take the affordable care act. we are going to delive these three things to you, and people say how, free market, and such, but we're going to provide more affordable care act that you can actually use at lower rates. that should be their message, and stop cutting through all of these numbers and listening to all of this what i call washington math. people don't have a lot of time to process that great report that kasie gave prior to the break. they need to know, what am i going to get? and the...

Keeping either promise. today, the non-partisan scorekeepers have spoken clearly. trumpcare means higher costs for less coverage. the cbo report should be a knockout blow for republicans in congress. they should heed this warning and turn back from their plan that would be a disaster for the country. >> and at the same time, you're seeing the report that they are taking $170 billion from medicare, shortening the life of solvency from medicare by three years. so again, seniors have a lot to lose as does do all of america's families. any questions? >> the republicans might try to discredit -- [ ...

>> of the insurance marketplace. do you agree with that aspect of cbo? >> no -- >> because of age adjustment. >> we don't. and i would point once again to the fact that apparently what cbo looked at was simply the bill that's pending before congress. it didn't look at the regulatory reforms that they were going to put into place. look at the state innovation grants. it didn't look at the flexibility we're going to allow the states because that's what the states are demanding and asking for. so that they can care for their most vulnerable population and didn't look at all of the pieces of legis...

We're not certain again we haven't had been able to read the report. >> reporter: not credible enough? >> look at the numbers. there are eight, nine million people on the exchange currently. i'm not sure how they're going to get to 14 million people uninsured if that's what they say with only 8 million people on the exchange. individuals ill guess thathey sume are medicaid not paying anything in the system who are going to n take the medicaid policy just because the mandate ended or something happened. it just not believable is what we would suggest. and we'll look at the numbers and see. >> m...

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