ANTICIPATE ONNEN TWIRT TODAY AND YOU LOET IT RIP IN TERMS OF HOW
YOU FEEL ABOUT THE SENATE BILL. IN YOUR OWN WORDS WHAT DO YOU
THINK OF IT. >> YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE
MOVIE DUMB AND DUMBER. THIS IS THE REPUBLICAN HORROR
SHOW MEAN AND M.O.A.B. MEANER. THE HOUSE BILL WAS BAD AND THIS
IS WORSE. NOT ONLY DOES IT.
>> I HAVE NOT HEARD -- I HAVE NOT HEARD A DEMOCRAT YOU THIRPG
THIS BILL IS WORSE THAN THE HOUSE PLAN.
>> YES LET ME EXPLAIN WHY. BECAUSE THE HOUSE BILLS PROCEEDS
TO WIPE OUT MEDICAID EXPANSION BUT THIS BILL NOT ONLY DOES THAT
BUT THEN COMPRESSES STANDARD MEDICAID FASTER AND HARDER THAN
THE HOUSE DOES. AND THAT WILL SAVE A MASSIVE
AMOUNTS OF EBB MONEY FOR THE FEDERAL TREASURY WHICH THE BILL
GIVES AWAY TO THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY, THE DRUG INDUSTRY, AND
TO THE RICHEST AMERICANS. >> ARE YOU ABLE TO SUCCEED,
THOUGH -- BECAUSE I KNOW EVEN PRESIDENT OBAMA DURING THE
TRANSITION HAD -- SPOKE PRIVATELY WITH THE PRESIDENT WAS
ABLE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THERE WERE ROOM FOR SOME TWEAKS.
DO YOU THINK THERE IS A MISSED OPPORTUNITY ON THE TABLE IN
WASHINGTON FOR DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS TO HAVE MADE SOME
IKS FIXES THINGS TO HAVE MADE OBAMACARE MORE SUSTAINABLE WOULD
YOU HAVE BEEN OPEN TO CHANGES OR IMPROVEMENTS IN OBAMACARE.
>> ABSOLUTELY. FOR EXAMPLE FOR AN INSURANCE
COMPANY GOING TO A NEW MARKET IT HAS TO HAVE REINSURANCE AND THE
REPUBLICANS DISMANTLED THAT. THE REASON YOU HAVE TO BE
REINSURED YOU MAY HAVE A DISPROPROERGS KNIT SHARE OF
REALLY SICK PEOPLE IF THAT HAPPENS YOU GO BANKRUPT.
THAT'S WHERE THE REINSURANCE COMES IN.
REPUBLICANS TOOK IT AWAY. WE NEED TO PUT IT BACK.
COST SHARING NEEDS TO BE LOCKED DOWN AS ABSOLUTE RESPONSIBILITY
OF THE ADMINISTRATION TO DO COST SHARING.
BECAUSE THE PRESIDENT IS NOT WILLING TO COMMIT TO DOING IT WE
HAVE. >> HOW ABOUT OBAMA -- I MEAN ARE
YOU -- ARE YOU SAYING THAT OBAMACARE IN ITS CURRENT FORM
WAS PERFECT AND THERE NO ROOM FOR KBROOCHLT.
>> NO REALIZE THE EXCHANGE WAS THE REPUBLICAN PLAN.
I WOULD PREFER TO HAVE A SINGLE PAYER MED KIR FOR ALL.
>> YOU DIDN'T THINK ORK DENT WITH WENT FAR ENOUGH.
>> IT NEEDED A PUBLIC OPTION OH SO YOU HAD TRUE COMPETITION.
WE ADDED A PUBLIC OPTION TO THE WORKER WORKERS A COMPENSATION IN
PLAN IN OREGON. CUTTING THE COST IN HALF MACHINE
RHODE ISLAND COPIED OREGON CUT THE COST IN RHODE ISLAND IN
HALF. WE SHOULD HAVE HAD A PUBLIC
OPTION TLEEFRT. BUT I THINK THE COMPLEXITY OF
THE HEALTH CARE STP -- IT CREATES SO MUCH STRESS.
IS IT MEDICAID, MEDICARE WSH OFF EXCHANGE ON EXCHANGE WORKERS
COMP SO FORTH. >> THE PEOPLE THAT NEED IT MOST
UNDERSTAND IT THE LEAST PCH I WANT TO ASK THE POLITICS ABOUT
THIS. ARE YOU PRIVATELY ROUTING FOR
MITCH McCONNELL'S BILL TO PASS AND BE ABLE TO RUN AGAINST
REPUBLICANS FOR BEING PART OF THAT WHO ARE HOPING IT FAILS.
>> IT MUST NOT PASS NP IN OREGON THIS IS 400,000 WHO WILL LOSE
MEDICAID WITH EXPANSION. IN ADDITION THE UNCOMPENSATED
CARE INCREASED SO MUCH MEANS THE HOSPITAL CLINICS AND WILL BE IN
TROUBLE. IT HURTS EVERYONE.
THEN YOU HAVE THE PREGNANCY TAX, AGE TAX THAT'S INHIRNT IN THIS
YOU HAVE THE PREEXISTING CONDITIONS.
REPUBLICANS SAY IT DOESN'T AFFECT PREEXISTING CONDITIONS.
IT DOES I'D BE HAPPY TO EXPLAIN THAT.
>> LET ME ASK YOU IF YOU AGREE WITH JOHN BOEHNER WHO SAID
BASICALLY IN AMERICAN HISTORY THERE'S NEVER BEEN EXAMPLE OF
TAEG WAY A FEDERAL ENTITLEMENT ONCE IT'S GIVEN TO THE PEOPLE
THE POLITICS OF TAKING IT FROM THEM ESPECIALLY HEALTH CARE THAT
AFFECTS KIDS AND FIREMANS AND LIVES, IT'S JUST -- I MEAN
BASICALLY WAS THE REPUBLICAN TACK TAKEOVER ON A HOUSE WHITE
HOUSE THE BEST THING THAT HAPPENED TO OBAMACARE MADE IT
MORE POPULAR. >> I DON'T KNOW IF -- I DON'T
KNOW IF IT MADE IT MORE POPULAR. BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT IN EIGHT
YEARS AGO WHEN I WAS -- I WASN'T CAMPAIGNING I WAS ALREADY IN
OFFICE AND OUT IN RURAL OGREN. AND PEOPLE SAYING WHY ARE YOU
SUPPORTING THE SOCIALIST TAKEOVER.
>> IT'S VERY UNPOPULAR. >> I WENT TO FOUR CONSERVATIVE
COUNTIES I LOST SOME OF THOSE COUNTIES BY MORE THAN 50% IN
RE-ELECTION. IN EVERY COUNTIES PEOPLE ARE
SAYING PLEASE SAVE OUT OF INSURANCE ONE OUT OF THREE
PEOPLE IN RURAL ORGANIZ