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Keeping the world of business connected and protected. that's the power of and. under obamacare, the average family's premiums have risen over $5,000 a year. that is the fault of the federal governme government. my biggest concern is under this current draft, premiums would continue to rise. and if premiums continue to rise after we hold a press conference claiming to have repealed obamacare, that's a disaster. >> yeah, that's a disaster. republicans senator ted cruz giving a blunt analysis of the senate's better care reconciliation bill. so if it passes, it would be a big victory for young ...

Well as planned parenthood and the centers for disease control and prevention. joining me now is jonathan gruber, a key architect of the aca, known as obamacare. so was senator cruz right about this? were premiums going up that high under the current aca, under obamacare? >> here's the basic fact. there's only two truths in life. baseball trues are too slow and health care premiums always go up. >> i thought it was death and taxes? >> no, those are the more important truths. the relevant question is not if health care costs are going to go up. they've always gone up. the question is, what happ...

Satisfy both conservatives and moderates. >> tonight a growing course of opposition to the bill from within the party. >> this bill is currently in front of the united states senate. not the answer. it's simply not the answer. and i'm announcing today that in this form i will not support it. >> reporter: for conservative it is bill doesn't go far enough. but moderates, who faces a 2018 election bid in nevada have concerns the bill negatively affects too many people. it calls for major changes to medica medica medicaid. >> the president said the house bill was mean. the senate bill may be meane...

>> the president said the house bill was mean. the senate bill may be meaner. >> reporter: under obamacare, states, if they choose to participate, receive federal funds to expand medicaid to provide health coverage for low-income americans. the house bill would end medicaid expansion in three years and give states a block grant to fund medicaid as they see fit. the senate version phases out medicaid expansion more slowly, starting in 2021, but makes deeper cuts to the overall medicaid program by sharply reducing federal funding over time. while the senate proposal does extend medicaid's expans...

Tri trickery of washington. when you are 9 and 10, you change the bill. >> i will gladly pay that hamburger, sir. >> exactly. i know i have not looked yet but i got a bunch of tweets going, ask the senator why he wants to get rid of ky connect. >> it has been running better than most exchanges. >> in our state most people got medicaid about 450,000 people that got medicaid that did not have insurance. yes, they have access to healthcare. if we are honest about it, that may not be so bad. honesty would be we paid for it. under obamacare, we just said the federal government will pay for it. it h...