researchers at the children's national health system say in the final trimester of pregnancy, the fetal brain grows exponentially. the brain increases four-fold in size during that time. >> carrying a pregnancy to full term is ideal, of course. but unfortunately, it just isn't possible for many people. joining us now to talk about her research at stanford university is dr. virginia winn. she is associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology, a maternal-fetal medicine specialist, and director of perinatal biology research. [ chuckles ] lots of hats that you're wearing there. >> yes. >> so, dr. winn, the work is transdisciplinary, and we heard that word earlier. what is does that mean? >> mm-hmm. so the march of dimes has done a tremendous job in pioneering, funding, these transdisciplinary research centers. and stanford was the first one, which was established in 2011. "transdisciplinary" means taking specialists and people with different perspectives and bringing them together to tackle a problem, a common problem. and so, the march of dimes has provided the ability to take the brilli

we are proud to have public national health system. keen to have is health systems that are fully open to private competition. they want to export genetically organisms and chicken meat washed with chlorinated water. will the prime minister tell president trump that she is not prepared to lower our food and safety standards, or to open health systems for privatization? or does she believe this is a price worse -- worth paying for a u.s./u.k. deal pill -- deal. ? will minister may: we bring prosperity and growth that will ensure we can bring jobs to the country. i can ensure that gentleman that we put u.k. values first. historic per capita spending an hour region, when compared to london is up to 40% lower for our local authorities. if 2% lower for our schools and 60% lower for our turn -- transport project. does the prime minister agreed to build a country for everyone by having a fair funding deal that works for everyone? i can assurer may: him that our commitment in the northern parts of england, including yorkshire is absolutely cle

health systems. the state on the other hand, they have health systems that are often for private competition, they want to ask for genetically modified organisms, beef raise with growth hormones and chicken be washed with chlorinated water. will the prime minister tell president trump that she is not prepared to lower food and safety standards or open health systems for privatization or does she believe this is a price worth paying for a uk/us trade deal? >> it proves trade between our two countries will bring prosperity and growth to the country that will assure we can bring jobs to this country and i can assure the right honorable gentlemen in doing that, uk values first. >> per capita spending in our region including yorkshire when compared to london, for local authorities, 50% lower for our schools and 50% lower for transport project. does the prime minister agree to build a country that works for everyone we need a fair funding deal that works for everyone. >> the issues my honorable friend has

we are proud to have public national health systems. united states is keen to have health systems that are fully open to private competition. they want to expert -- export genetically modified organisms and chicken meat washed with chlorinated water. will the prime minister tell president trump that she is not prepared to lower our food and safety standards, or to open health systems for privatization? or does she believe this is a worth paying for a u.s.-u.k. trained iliac and -- trade deal? p.m. may: we will bring prosperity and growth that will ensure we can bring jobs to the country. i can assure the right honorable gentleman that he is doing that. we will put u.k. interests and values first. >> thank you, mr. speaker. historic per capita spending an region is up to 40% lower for our local authorities. up to 60% lower for our transport project. does the prime minister agree that to build a country for everyone, we need to have a fair funding deal that works for everyone? p.m. may: i can assure him that our commitment in relation to

health systems. the united states, on the other side is keen to have health systems which are open to private competition. they want to export genetically modified organism and chickend washed with chlorinated water. will they tell trump she is not prepared to lower our food and safety standards or to open health standards for privatization or does she believe this is the price worth paying for uk u.s. trade deal. >> will be looking for trade deals that improve trade between the two countries that will bring prosperity and grow to this country, that would ensure that we can bring jobs to this country as well, and i can assure can assure the honorable gentlemen that in doing that we will put uk values first. >> thank you mr. speaker. when compared to london, it's up to 40% lower for local authorities and lower for our transport project. does the prime minister agree that if they want to build a country that works for everyone, we need a fair funding deal that works for everyone. >> i see the issues th

what some are calling a bomb into the nation's health care system when he signed an executive order instructing federal agencies to essentially, grant relief to constituencies affected by the affordable care act. that generally-worded order is open to interpretation, and without specific direction the marketplace, made up of state systems, private insurers and consumers, is trying to figure out what repealing and replacing will mean when a medical emergency strikes. in pennsylvania, this could be a life or death issue for the 1.1 million people covered by the affordable care act obamacare. pennsylvania insurance commmmissioner teresa miller oversees the program. she's hearing from insurers and enrollees in her state. she joins us from harrisburg. you have 10 insurance companies you deal with. i know you have been in conversations with them. what are they telling you? what are the concerns that they are bringing to you? teresa: first of all, maybe we can level set in terms of the problems that we are hearing about, the huge increases, the premium increases and the instability in the market. we a

we will refuse to make america sick again and create chaos in our nation's health care system. with that, mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas, mr. farenthold, for five minutes. thank you, mr. speaker. for the past several days, this morning during our morning hour debate, i have been listening to my colleagues across the aisle talking about the dire consequences the repeal of obamacare will have. i've got to tell you something, it's already having dire consequences. the law itself is having dire consequences. americans like my constituents, dotti leg from victoria, texas, wrote to my office with a desperate plea to get relief from the effects of obamacare. in 2012, dotti's coverage was around $400 a month. with a $2,500 deductible. in 2014, up to almost $600. 2015, $700 a month. that's coverage for just one person. in 2016 dotti's carer told her they could no longer cover her. she had to go somewhere else. she went to another carrier, and they only had an option that was lmost $700 a month and her deductible voted to

health care system. in new mexico, that would mean forcing many of my constituents to drive for hours to access critical lifesaving care. and it would also shake our state's economy to its core. health care jobs were one of the few bright spots, economic bright spots in new mexico over the past six years, particularly in rural communities. but this reckless plan, or i should say lack of one, to be accurate, would throw our nation's health care system into chaos and scar new mexico's rural communities for years to come. a community whose hospital shuts down may never recover. that's what's at stake here. denying a family health care, denying a whole community health care is reckless and immoral. now you might hear republicans say that they want to tear everything apart now, but we shouldn't worry because they'll fix it later. but let me be clear. we have the capacity to fix and improve our current health care system in a bipartisan way. without throwing it all into chaos. but republicans have to make that

broken health care system. the steps to remove washington from the equation and putting back control where it belongs with the patients, their families and their dog

critical issues, a national health care system. this is back in 1989. i want to read you the three elements in the republican plan. element number one, every resident of the united states must by law be enrolled in an adequate health care plan to cover major health care costs. number two, for working americans obtaining health care protection must be a family responsibility. number three, the government's proper role is to monitor the health market, subsidize needy individuals to allow them to obtain sufficient services and encourage competition. sounds like a description of obamacare. and it is, which is why of course it was dubbed romney care when they adopted this model for the state of massachusetts. he adopted it based on the republican heritage model. and so here's the problem. republicans can't come up with an alternative. that's why it hasn't happened for six years because if you're going to come up with an alternative, you've got to go to either one of two models. one is medicare for all. the other is the idea that every american has to be in t

i'm on medicare which is as i recall a single-payer national system of health care funded entirely by the government with some copays by participants. medicare and medicaid are effective in a significant way by the a.c.a. we made historic improvements to these programs, enhancing benefits. indeed we added nine years of solvency to the medicare trust fund. one of the great issues that reverberates throughout this chamber is we have to control retirements, we have to prepare for the future. we have to make sure that these social programs, like medicare and social security and medicaid and others are -- we added years of solvency through the a.c.a. if it's repealed subtract nine years of solvency from the medicare trust fund. tell seniors, tell people who are in their 50's who are getting ready to enjoy the benefits here, sorry, just take nine years off your expected medicare benefits or at least a portion of the benefits. the a.c.a. made a number of other improvements. they closed and are closing the donut hole for prescriptions. they've eliminated cost-sharing for preventive services,

on friday congressman michael burgess will talk about how to improve the nation's health care system. you can watch his remarks live from the american enterprise institute at 8:00 a.m. eastern on c-span 2. >>> on monday honoring the life and work of civil rights leader dr. martin luther king jr., marking what would have been his 88th birthday. saturday al sharpton will remember dr. king by holding a rally and a march, focusing on voting rights, criminal justice, health care, and economic justice. you can watch that live at noon eastern on c-span. >>> this weekend book tv brings you two days of non-fiction books and authors. and here's what's coming up. saturday at 7:30 p.m. eastern urban radio network's washington bureau chief april ryan moderates a discussion on race relations in america. she's joined by authors joy ann reid, mary frances berry, wes moore, and avery jones deweaver. and then at 10:00 p.m. eastern on "afterwards," new york magazine columnist jonathan chait looks at the presidential record of barack obama in his book "audacity: how barack obama defied his critics and cr

. >>> digging in to define the nation's health care system. the gop repealing obamacare, but with no replacement. how president obama tried to rally democrats. >>> video just awful to see. mentally challenged man in chicago bound and tortured on facebook live. we'll tell you what his captors were saying. that's ahead. >>> good morning. welcome to "early start." i'm john berman. >> i'm christine romans. nice to see you. thursday, january 5th. 5:00 a.m. in the east. let's start with donald trump taking on the intelligence community and widening the divide. the president-elect continuing to express skepticism about russia's interference in the presidential election. he seems to be siding with julian assange over his own intelligence team. trump said a 14-year-old could have hacked john podesta. why was the dnc so careless? trump has dismissed claims by intelligence pointing to the russians for the hack and release of john podesta e-mails. >> all this hours before the hearing this morning in the senate armed services committee considering foreign

critical issues, a national health care system. this is back in 1989. i want to read you the three elements in the republican plan. element number one, every resident of the united states must by law be enrolled in an adequate health care plan to cover major health care costs. number two, for working americans obtaining health care protection must be a family responsibility. number three, the government's proper role is to monitor the health market, subsidize needy individuals to allow them to obtain sufficient services and encourage competition. sounds like a description of obamacare. and it is, which is why of course it was dubbed romney care when they adopted this model for the state of massachusetts. he adopted it based on the republican heritage model. and so here's the problem. republicans can't come up with an alternative. that's why it hasn't happened for six years because if you're going to come up with an alternative, you've got to go to either one of two models. one is medicare for all. the other is the idea that every american has to be in t

health system you get your national health whether you have a job or not. when you lose your job, you do not lose yoyour health insurance. you can't lose your health insurance. it's yours by right of citizenshipip, but i wouldn't want to go into that because i wouldn't want to get americans upset. [laughter] someone else was about to go--please. >> as a student, what role would education play in the cooperative ethic, and how could we cultivate cooperative education for people instead of the competition that you see at places like stanford of which i'm a student? >> heh. ok. i was once a student at stanford myself, so i feel a certain amount of compassion and--wiwith your suffering. excuse me. your education. [laughter] our education system would have to radically alter like everythiing else i in our cultu. we're not talking about a marginal adjustment. we're ttalking about a basic change. production is how we live. what, we get up in the morning and have a cucup of coffee? that's a product of labor. and we put on our clothing. those are products of work. a

health care system, but also his past financial investments. that's after cnn reported price bought shares in a medical device manufacturer just days before introducing legislation that would have benefited the company. >> everything that we have done has been aboveboard, transparent, ethical and legal. >> today price insisted he has no idea what stock he owns. >> this is someone who buys stock at your direction. this is someone who buys and sells the stock you want them to buy and sell. >> not true. >> so, when you found out -- >> that's not true, senator. >> because you decide not to tell them, wink, wink, nod, nod, and we're all supposed to believe that? >> trump's pick to lead the environmental protection agency scott pruitt also urged democrats with his views on climate change. he acknowledged human activity contributes to it but wouldn't say to what extent. >> why is the climate changing? >> senator, in response to the co2 issue, the epa administrator is constrained by statutes -- >> i'm asking you a personal opinion. >> my personal opini

this will allow the nation to notify a patient-centered health care system -- to move to a patient-centered health care system that gives hardworking americans access to quality, affordable care. the quoll goal is more -- the goal is a more modern health care system where there is innovation to improve the health of all americans, where insurers are offered new and affordable options, and where families have more direct say over their own health care decisions. unwinding partisan gridlock to make these changes will not be easy. as i noted earlier, our nation has made great strides in improving the quality of the life for all merntion but these transformative changes are always forged in the spirit of bipartisan compromise and cooperation. we still need health care reform, but it has to be do not right way. passing this resolution will start building a bridge from obamacare's broken promises to better care for each and every american. thank you, mr. president. i yield the floor. i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. carper: m

health systems. the united states is keen to have health systems which are fully open to private conversation. they want to export genetically modified organisms, we‘ve raised with growth hormones, and checking meat washed with chlorinated water. we‘ll be prime and instead tell president trump that she is not prepared to lower our food and safety standards, or to open health systems to privatisation. 0r, or to open health systems to privatisation. or, does she believe that this is a price worth paying for a that this is a price worth paying fora uk— that this is a price worth paying for a uk— use us trade deal? that this is a price worth paying for a uk- use us trade deal? we will look for a trade deal that improves trade between our countries, that will bring prosperity and growth to this country, and ensure that we can bring jobs to this country as well. ican bring jobs to this country as well. i can assure the right honourable gentleman that in doing that we will put uk interests and value

i'll start by laying out issues with what your record suggests about your approach to our nation's health care system. just last week, you voted to begin the process of ripping apart our health care system without any plan to replace it, despite independent studies showing that nearly 30 million people would lose health care coverage. even though more and more members of your own party are expressing serious doubts about its ability to unify around a plan and knowing that in a matter of weeks, you could be leading the department, whose core responsibility is to enhance america's health and wellbeing. my constituents are coming up to me with tears in their eyes, wondering what the future holds for their health care, given the chaos republican efforts could cause. president-elect trump and republican leaders have promised the american people their plans to dismantle our health care system right away would somehow do no harm and would not cause anyone to lose coverage. in fact, just days ago, president-elect trump promised, quote, insurance for everybody. but congressman price, your own prop

i'll start by laying out issues with what your record suggests about your approach to our nation's health care system. just last week, you voted to begin the process of ripping apart our health care system without any plan to replace it. despite independent studies showing that nearly 30 million people would lose health care coverage. even though more and more members of your own party are expressing serious doubts about its ability to unify around a plan and knowing that in a matter of weeks you could be leading the department whose core responsibility is to enhance america's health and well-being. my constituents are coming up to me with tears in their eyes wondering what the future holds for their health care given the chaos republican efforts could cause. president-elect trump and republican leaders have promised the american people their plans to dismantle our health care system right away would somehow do no harm and would not cause anyone to lose coverage. in fact, just days ago, president-elect trump promised, quote, insurance for everybody. but congressman price, your own proposa

he focused instead on broader issues, like the economy and reforming the nation's health care system. but the president's domestic record in his second term would be largely defined by a series of events that spotlighted racial tensions. in 2012, when neighborhood watch volunteer george zimmerman shot and killed trayvon martin, an unarmed black teenager, the president spoke out in a surprisingly personal way. valerie jarrett was with him just beforehand. >> i was in the oval office with a couple of other senior staff and he said to us, in an extraordinarily emotional way, i want to talk about this. because you know, if i had a son, he'd look like trayvon. >> when i think about this boy, i think about my own kids. >> woodruff: again, ta-nehisi coates: >> the moment he spoke out, it completely politicized the trial, you know what i mean? and trayvon became a symbol of obama-ism, or something like that. like, it became racial-ized in a sort of way. >> woodruff: in 2014, michael brown, another unarmed black teen, was shot and killed by a ferguson, missouri, police officer. a year later, a

health care industry and system, is nothing short of being at stake here and this is what this plan is all about and i'm very honored to have been included with this diverse group of ladies and gentleman up here who have come up with this good plan and i want to thank you. >> hi. i'm marsha blackburn from tennessee. we've been to this dance and lived through this issue. it was with the test case for hillary care, which was ten care. as the doctor mentioned, back in 2010 we wrote saying if you pass this, let us tell you what is going to happen and much of that has come true. now one of those lessons that we learned from ten care was that even when you made health care available through a government-run program, people did not buy it. they did not opt in or sign into this program. and what they wanted to see was an affordable option that would allow them to buy the type insurance that they wanted at a price that they could afford. so that is why in 2009 i started working on the across state line purchase of health insurance opening up the health insurance marketplace that will allow y

health care system. and here's what that would look like in montana. 152,000 montanans with pre-existing conditions will be at risk of losing their health care plans. 61,000 montanans enrolled in medicaid just in the last year because that's when medicaid expansion actually went into effect, 61,000 montanans will lose their health care coverage. montana seniors will lose help paying for their prescription drugs. insurers will be allowed to subject every montanan to lifetime and annual caps on their coverage. and a woman will lose important protections that prevent them from being charged more for coverage than men. it doesn't just stop there, folks. their plan to repeal health care coverage without replacement, that doesn't just impact families. it will wreak damages on -- damage on our rural hospitals, too. i will tell you that if we lose these hospitals and clinics, and we all know how rural america is drying up, it's another nail in the coffin of rural america. folks won't be able to live there if the

aday, i am continuing national conversation about our health care system that has lasted well over a century. we face some very important choices with serious consequences and i want to focus on how these choices will impact americans lives. i will start by thanking the people sitting with me at lunch today. and telling here their story about how the affordable care act has made a difference in their lives. millions of people and communities around this country have stories just like there's. lives made better, healthier, and more secure by the affordable care act. their willingness to share their experiences and speak out gives voices to so many others. that voice, the voice of the american people, who have benefited from this law, needs to be heard. through the noise of the rhetoric, they are actually the reality. nearly 100 years after roosevelt speech, his call for health care reform was as urgent as ever. we improve the health care system in fits and starts but by the time president obama took office, the need for reform was overwhelming. more than 40 million americans did not h

health care system son a more responsible -- system on a more responsible path. we're going to get it done. that i have no doubt. to be shiewrks the first few steps -- to be sure, the first few steps in this effort are going to happen quickly. once again, the plan is to produce repeal legislation before the end of this moneyst month. this, of course, is how is has to be. the american people don't have the time for us to wait. and we don't have the luxury of sitting back and watching the problems get worse over time. the problems facing our health care system are growing by the day. we need to take the swiftest possible action. we intend to act quickly and methodically to begin providing relief for the millions of americans who are currently suffering as a result of obamacare and the unworkable system it has created. as i noted, if that effort is going to be successful, it should be bipartisan. and both congress and the incoming administration will need to work together. on that point, i do want to note that my friends on the other side of the aisle have, as recen

no one wants to act recklessly and do even more damage to our nation's health care system. discussions and debates over the substance of our obamacare replacement should continue. like i said, they've been going on for sometime now, and they're not going to stop. but after last night, we have the tools we need to take the first major step in this effort by repealing obamacare. in my view, we need to take that step now. republicans are united in our desire to repeal obamacare. we have the support of the american people to do just that. and i personally will do all that i can to deliver on that promise. i hope that our friends on the other side will work with us. if they will, i think we can come up with an approach towards health care that not only will work but will be better for our country but, most importantly, better for our citizens, better for the states who will manage it a lot better than we will here, and better for our citizens within those states. mr. president, i yield the floor. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr.

>> if you look at the fact that you had two tracks that you could travel to reforming the nation's health insurance and health care access system. one was government control. >> right. >> that's what obamacare was. the other are the provisions that we offered, again back before obamacare, that were patient-centered and free market oriented. >> okay. >> the administration chose the government-controlled path. >> right. >> what have we learned about that? >> sure. >> we have learned that it is too expensive to afford and from those that are in the obamacare marketplace, they tell us it's too expensive to use because the insurance costs too much, the deductibles are too high. >> sure, it has its problems, yes. it certainly has its problems. >> you're exactly right, yeah. >> we're out of time. i will look forward to hearing what the plan is to cover the millions of people who are currently covered. >> absolutely. >> congresswoman -- >> let's talk again. have a great day. >> thank you very much, congresswoman. >> bye-bye. >>> so, over in israel investigators are grilling the israeli prime mini

repeal will upend our nation's health care system. hospitals will see a spike in uncompensated care and higher prices for everyone and cost the nation 2.6 million jobs in 2019 including 4,000 jobs in kentucky and the hit to the economy will be trillions of dollars. repeal isn't about what's best for the american people. it is solely about politics and the financial interests of the well off and well connected. there is no logic to this. if republicans are determined to rush something through congress, we would suggest a totally different approach. let's look at areas where this congress and this incoming administration can work together to address a pressing challenge. members of both parties and the president-elect need to support our failing infrastructure and investing in transportation needs to create jobs and build a stronger economic future. the substitute i have offered today provides the budget procedures needed for such a bill to be considered. mr. chairman, i urge my colleagues to support this alternative budget so we can mo

this has been on the premise that you cannot refurbish a health care system that has been built on a broken foundation and that is what we are here to do today. >> thank you for your questions. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2016] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] announcer: vice president-elect mike pence bow to republican senators who have started the process of repealing the health care law. they talked to reporters after the meeting. >> good afternoon, everyone. we were honored to have the vice president-elect with us today and he joins us now. let me turn it over to him. think theto leadership for their hospitality today. he was a privilege to speak to the house republican conference and the opportunity to meet with senator schumer and speak to senate republicans today. it is 2017. we're back to

broken health care system. the steps to remove washington from the equation and putting back control where it belongs with the patients, their families and their dog ears. the president's health law law has pushed insurance markets to the brink of collapse. premiums for hard-workingatient' families are soaring while patients choices are dwindling. i urge my friends on the other side of the aisle to face the fact that obamacare has failed to deliver on its core promises and it is hurting far more than it is helping. i know our colleagues on the other other side of the aisle share our goal of a robust health care system for hard-working families and i truly hope they will work with us to find common ground that delivers more choices and lowers costs. i welcome the input from all nations lawmakers as we endeavoi to listen to the american people in this pursuit but first it's important to remember how we got here so that the actions that we will be taking this year are considered in proper context. after the 2008 e

>> this morning texaco chrisman michael burgess talks about ways to improve the nations healthcare system as efforts to rebuild the federal health care law advanced in congress. that conversation live at eight am eastern right here on c-span2. then at nine the house will vote to create a path forward for repealing the federal health care law. you can find that live on c-span. >> before the opening of the 115 congress last week c-span talk with some of the newly elected members. >> host: congressman james comer representing the first district. you've been a public servant. what you been doing? >> guest: i've been involved in a lot of things are primarily i'm in the private sector, started my own business. i'm a family farmer. i'm the only farmer in the freshman class so that's my private background. i'm very proud of what i've achieved in the private sector. from a public service standpoint i started out very early at 27, i filed against kentucky state representative and one. i served 11 years, six terms into kentucky general assembly representing for county in south-central kentucky. then

putting american families and our nation's health care system at risk is irresponsible. i, therefore, urge my colleagues to oppose the republican budget. the american people deserve better. anna deserves better. her family and and father deserve better. i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentlewoman from tennessee is recognized. mrs. black: thank you, mr. chairman. it is truly my honor to yield three minutes to one of my classmates and also the vice chair of the budget committee, the gentleman from indiana. the chair: the gentleman from indiana is recognized for three minutes. >> i thank the chair lady for yielding the time. it's a pleasure to continue our work together. on this very important issue. mr. rokita: it's taken us six years to get to today, the first real step in repealing what is one of the most insidious laws that ever came out of these chambers. insidious because it was built on lies. remember you can keep your doctor if you wanted to? you can keep your plan if you wanted to? lies. remember when premiums were to go down because, mr. chairman,

broken health care system. washington from the equation and putting back control where it belongs. with patients, families, and doctors. premiums for hard-working families. i urge my friends to face the fact obamacare has failed to deliver on its core promises and it is hurting far more than it is helping. i know our colleagues on the other side of the aisle share our goal of a robust health care system for hard-working families. common ground will deliver low choices and a cost. it is first important to remember how we got here so the actions will be considered in proper context. the 2008 election, democrats controlled the presidency and had a majority in the house and a super majority in the senate. allowed this to attach a health care plan without any republican support which is exactly what they did. the bill was approved with several important differences. congressional democrats needed plansust these concerns to iron these out were derailed in early 2010 one democrats lost the filibuster proof majority wi

putting american families and our nation's health care system at risk is irresponsible. i, therefore, urge my colleagues to oppose the republican budget. the american people deserve better. anna deserves better. her family and and father deserve better. i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentlewoman from tennessee is recognized. mrs. black: thank you, mr. chairman. it is truly my honor to yield three minutes to one of my classmates and also the vice chair of the budget committee, the gentleman from indiana. the chair: the gentleman from indiana is recognized for three minutes. >> i thank the chair lady for yielding the time. it's a pleasure to continue our work together. on this very important issue. mr. rokita: it's taken us six years to get to today, the first real step in repealing what is one of the most insidious laws that ever came out of these chambers. insidious because it was built on lies. remember you can keep your doctor if you wanted to? you can keep your plan if you wanted to? lies. remember when premiums were to go down because, mr. chairman,

are -- play a vital role in our nation's health care delivery system right now. and so i think it is imperative that we retain them or improve the delivery of care in that area. >> so now we get to the subject that has been talked about by many members, medicaid. the reason i mention medicaid, i appreciate your response that you don't want to disadvantage anyone who is currently in the medicaid system. blacks, latinos, american indian, native alaskans are almost twice as likely to be in medicaid than the white population. my state, 70% of our medicaid population are people of color. so it is by far the dominant population that rely on medicaid. so i hope you understand our concern that when we talk about changing medicaid, talk about blockranting medicaid, talk about new approaches to medicaid, it sends a signal that what we're going to do is cut the federal government's commitment to access of minorities. and it is a major area of concern. we have seen in budget rounds where cuts to medicaid, dollar for dollar, whatever, reduce access to minority communities for

i start by laying out issues of what your record suggests about your approach to our nation 's health care system. just last week, you voted to begin the process of ripping apart our health care system without any plan to replace it , despite independent studies showing that nearly 30 million people would lose health care coverage. even though more and more members of your own party are expressing serious doubt about its ability to unify around a plan and knowing in a matter of weeks, you could be leading the department whose core responsibility is to enhance america's health and well-being. my constituents are coming up to me with tears in their eyes , wondering what the future holds for their health care given the chaos republican efforts could cause. president-elect trump and republican leaders have promised the american people that their plans to dismantle the health care plan right away would do no harm and not lose anyone to lose coverage. just days ago, president-elect trump promised insurance for everybody. but congressman price, your own proposal would cause millions of peopl