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Students to take 30 credits per year as opposed to 24 credits per year. and i'm actually not aware of any of the other state programs that do that. >> okay. >> and the credit requirement seemed to be most important. >> interesting. causing them to take a full load plus incentivizing them with free tuition if they finish and keeping their grades up. interesting combination, you end up students graduating without a debt and a good, educated workforce. >> right. and one final point i'd like to make, the federal financial aid system, the state programs are important, but the largest single source ...

>> there is real potential for civil unrest. if we don't get in front of the issue and relieve the pressure little by little. the greeks waited way too long until it became a crisis and they have to do such strong measures, you see the results on your screen right now. >> this has to be a wake-up call talking republicans and democrats to keep expanding the federal and frankly state programs, as well. are they going to listen to this. do they take it seriously, it could happen here. >> i don't think they are taking it seriously. some of the numbers are frightening. the entire greek bailout is o...

60% are in favor while 74% say they believe that marijuana has an actual real medicinal benefit. 62% of americans believe if it were legal, it should be taxed. the hope is that the money could benefit state programs. now, as for crime, this is an interesting stat. 65% say legalization would have no impact on crime or it would actually reduce crime, tamron. now, the thinks is in -- the economists say when it comes to this crime element, if you make it legal, you reduce these incredibly inflated profits. there's less incentive perhaps, if it's legal, for criminals to be involved. now, i have an ...

Have some sort of medical problem and are currently either uninsured or have difficulty getting inshurured are going to the most affected or most immediately affected as well. insurance companies are going to have to provide health care insurance for children like kalila. that's obviously a big deal. she made a good point, i thought, as well. her mom saying there was some coverage under medicaid that already existed. there was some coverage under some of the state programs. it simply wasn't enough. i think her skepticism may still be from this idea that is it still going to be enough. some of ...

That you cannot discriminate against pre-existing conditions. i think it makes a lot of sense to be able to buy policies across state lines, so you have competition and you can carry your policy with you if you move or lose your job. the complexity i think worries a lot of people. when you read these bills, they're very long, very complicated because they build on an existing complicated system. and it's not really a system. it's a hodgepodge. we have medicare a, b, d, medicaid, state programs, s-chip, et cetera. that worries a lot of people and, frankly, troubles me. >> congressman, you're re...