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Understanding. we said 100% would have been a lofty goal. so some of that, you know, there should be more waivers involved. so what works in virginia might not quite work in west virginia, but we might be able to find models that work. and that's what we're looking for, that flexibility. and the traffic in alexander is still pretty rough. >> we just passed the bill. it will take a while. people complain about construction, not congestion. >> it is kind of rough right now. but you took a lot of grief for that transportation bill p but i'll tell you what, people that commute in traffic in northe...

Morning, what the president needed to do is ensure more democrats did not revolt. it seems they're running out of time. >> they are running out of time. that's the political question, stot the revolt. the way to stop the revolt is to prove you've dealt with the policy problems. the administration hasn't done that yet. you have proposals put forward by the republicans in the house. there are proposals in the senate to deal with what they believe are the biggest problems. the idea he said if you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor, if you like your plan, i don't you can keep it. prove to ...

About it, don't you think? >> he absolutely should have been vaguer in his statement. but the job of people in congress, at least in my view, not to worry about word smithing but make the best possible policy. the affordable care act struck the right balance of trying to minimize the disruption to people having insurance to a system that's very popular, nondiscriminatory insurance system is number one thing people want to see out of the law. people in congress need to recognize it involves trade-offs. congress people don't want to make the trade-offs. >> one of the issues that i heard before p...

Their men. >> there's certainly a lot more sensitivity you can say at the agency. it named its first female director julia pierson and that came just about seven months ago. there was also a lengthy inspector general's report that was put into play here. still, i think you can say they're very good at investigating allegations of sexual misconduct involving their agents but not clear just how much systemic change has come as a result of what happened in cartagena, chris. >> appreciate the reporting. beale keep watching this one. >> thanks, joe. it's the democrats who seem to be getting fed u...

Pay more. >> that is the speech that was never made by any democart supporting the affordable care act. that little passage that you said, that you said. some people will have to pay more. >> that's right. now we are in the situation with unhelpful comments by democrats, president clinton. in that situation, the line for president obama is what's the most he can do to be responsive to this population without messing of the goals of the law. something like the upton bill would fundamentally undercut this law with allowing healthy people to stay out of the pool. you will induce insurers to raise...