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Confident are you that the federal courts are the right place to reverse controversial trump administration policies right now? >> state a.g.s we've been on the front lines and we've had any number of successes in court. even the travel ban, you know we stopped that the very first weekend it went into effect. we stopped versions 2.0 and 3.0. disappointing result in the supreme court for sure, but defending the right of contraceptive care, defending access to health care, we're going to continue to fight on any number of fronts. today, though, we filed a really important lawsuit on what's happe...

We're here for you. we've been there as state a.g.s in our courts, we'll continue to fight this out in the courts. i think that americans today in time, this fall, if you've got a dissent and a lot of people are dissenting, take to the streets rightly over this terrible decision. register your dissent in december at the ballot box. that's what we've got to do. in the meantime, we're going to pursue the government for holding these kids hostage. that's what's going on with asylum. they're literally telling parents, drop your asylum claims, claims you're entitled to bring with the constitution o...

Now are democratic a.g.s using their power in the states to fight trump administration policies wherever they can. on the environment, on immigration, you name it. and some of these state a.g.s are more high-profile than others. by the end of last year, for example, the democratic a.g. in the state of new york had taken some form of action against president trump and the trump administration at least 100 times. new york attorney general eric schneiderman has taken on the trump administration over all sorts of policy matters, the muslim ban, reproductive rights. he brought that potent and ultim...

Everything week as state a.g.s right now. we are on the front lines trying to hold back really bad things from happening to moerns all across this country. let me tell you something, lawrence, when it comes to health care. in massachusetts we've had universal health care for over ten years now with bipartisan support. this bill is trying to blow a hole right through that. and absolutely we need to, as this goes forward, to everything week first off in the senate. i agree with your earlier guests about the need to make those calls and get the word out and speak out at town halls. certainly we n...

Lawsuits joining president trump's travel bans. i want to ask you about a tweet that the new york state attorney general sent out today. he said if donald trump's disastrous and unconstitutional health care bill is ultimately signed into law, i will cham i think it in court. attorney general healey, would you join him in that challenge. >> you know, we need to do everything week as state a.g.s right now. we are on the front lines trying to hold back really bad things from happening to moerns all across this country. let me tell you something, lawrence, when it comes to health care. in massachu...