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This did not say obamacare is a job killer. on the contrary, when doug elmendorf of the cbo testified he said this will probably net create jobs. just think about the money put in people's pockets saving on their insurance from subsidies. what it said is some people might temporarily or leave the labor force. think of two people. we're supposed to be for family values. you have a couple where somebody wants to leave the labor force for a couple years to take care of their kids. under the old system if that person carried the health insurance, they didn't have the option to leave. now they can....

>> but now we find out obamacare will reduce full-time employment by 2.3 million jobs. hurting the economy and middle class families. >> so for democrats who thought senator schumer, that obamacare was going to be a plus in this election year, are you on the defensive again? >> i don't think so. bottom line is very simple. what cbo said is that many american workers would have freedom. now, that's a good word. freedom to do things they couldn't do. the single mom who is raising three kids has to keep a job because of health care can now spend some time raising those kids. that's a family value...

And we are back. so if you're betting big things are going to get done in washington and congress this year, you might have been wrong. the glimmer of hope from the budget deal seems like it's disappeared with the battle lines now drawn over key issues and a new fight over the impact of obamacare. i'm joined my democratic senator chuck schumer of new york and republican senator rob portman of ohio. welcome back. >> good to be back. >> thanks, dave. >> you've been listening to this debate with the roundtable over obamacare. senator schumer, here is an ad by the conservative group americans for ...

That doesn't help the workers. it doesn't help in terms of fighting poverty. look, cbo was very clear. they said this is going to result in fewer people wanting to work. what they didn't say, david, which is going to make this even worse is, of course, for many employers are not hiring people because of obamacare. 70% in some of the surveys of small businesses are saying that obamacare is already harming their ability to hire people. why? for a few reasons. one is you have these employer mandates in place saying if you have over 50 employees you're part of this. you have companies saying i'm n...

Call them and see if they're there right now. >> don't be surprised if it's an indian accent that picks up. >> they've outsourced it. >> the white house has issued a statement on enrollment numbers. the numbers are the latest indication that the affordable care act is making a positive difference in the lives of millions of american families and secured them access to quality affordable health insurance. that's good news, but work has continued through the holidays and the president has been regularly updated on coordinated efforts with insurers and state officials to ease tomorrow's transitio...