Full Interview: Director Mick Mulvaney

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>> JOINING ME NOW, NICK M
MULVANEY, THANK YOU FOR BEING
HERE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
HAVING ME.
>> DID ANYTHING CHANGE AT THE
BUREAU OF STATISTICS AS TO THE
METHODOLOGY?
>> YOU START TO LOOK AT THE U6
NUMBER ALREADY BORING YOUR
AUDIENCE.
THERE'S THINGS LIKE U3 AND U6.
IF THERE'S ANYTHING TO MAKE THE
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE LOOK SMALLER
THAN IT ACTUALLY WAS, WE USED TO
TELL PEOPLE BACK HOME, THE ONLY
THING YOU SHOULD LOOK AT IS THE
NUMBER OF JOBS CREATED.
AS LONG AS THAT IS ABOVE
$250,000 THE ECONOMY IS DOING
EXTRAORDINARY WELL.
AND THAT WAS THE NUMBER WE SPENT
L
LAST.
NOTHING TO CHANGE TO MAKE THEM
REAL TODAY, OKAY?
>> YOU COULD HAVE A LONG
CONVERSATION WHEN A NUMERATOR
AND DENOMINATOR, HOW TO ARRIVE
AT A PERCENPERCENTAGE.
>> THIS IS NOT A CLAIM YOU MADE,
SO I'M NOT GOING TO SPEND TOO
MUCH TIME ON IT.
YOU SPOKE OF THE PRESIDENT'S
BUDGET, WE ARE TAKING HIS WORDS
AND TURNING THEM INTO POLICIES
AND DOLLARS.
I WANT TO FOLLOW-UP ON THAT
BECAUSE A LOT OF WORDS WRDS SAID
DURING THE CAMPAIGN.
THE PRESIDENT SAID ONE TIME HE
BELIEVED TENNING --
>> DO YOU BELIEVE IN RAISING
TAXES ON THE WEALTHY?
>> I DO.
>> THE PLAN TO REPEAL AND
REPLACE OBAMACARE WOULD DO THE
OPPOSITE OF THAT.
IT WOULD DELIVER ROUGHLY $157
BILLION OVER THE COMING DECADES.
SO THOSE WITH MIDDLE INCOMES OF
$1 MILLION OR MORE WILL BE
JOINED ON TAX.
ISN'T THAT BREAKING THE PROMISE?
>> A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT THINGS,
THE OBAMACARE TAX IS NOT -- HE
CONFIRMED HE WANTS TO REPEAL THE
TAX INCENTIVE ON THE CARRIED
INTEREST, WHICH OVERWHELMINGLY
BENEFITS THE WEALTHY.
SO THE TWO THINGS ARE NOT
CONSISTENT.
IF YOU'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT
TAX POLICY, PLAY THE CLIP.
LOOK AT THE OVERALL TAX POLICY,
NOT JUST THE CHANGES TO THE
OBAMACARE.
>> SO LOOK AT IT IN THE
AGGRAGATE AFTER THE YEAR OR TWO
YEARS ARE DONE.
>> THAT'S FAIR.
AND WE ARE IN THE EARLY STAGES
OF DEVELOPING THAT LARGER TAX
POLICY.
SO WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE HEALTH
CARE REFORM NOW.
NOT A STAND-ALONE TAX POLICY.
>> YOU THINK THE TAX CUT DOES
NOT BREAK THAT PROMISE BECAUSE
THERE MIGHT BE TAX INCREASES
SUCH AS THE HEDGE FUND MANAGER'S
TAX.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> WHEN PRESIDENT TRUMP THEN
CANDIDATE TEXAS MADE A CUT.
TAKE A LISTEN.
>> I'M NOT GOING TO CUT SOCIAL
SECURITY LIKE EVERY OTHER
REPUBLICAN OR MEDICARE OR
MEDICAID.
>> THE PLAN TO REPEAL AND
REPLACE OBAMACARE WOULD ROLL
BACK THE EXPANSION TO MEDICAID
THAT HAS PROVIDED COVERAGE TO 10
MILLION PEOPLE IN 31 STATES.
WOULDN'T THAT ALSO BE A BROKEN
PROMISE?
>> JUST BECAUSE YOU SPEND LESS
MONEY ON SOMETHING DOESN'T MEAN
IT CAN'T GET BETTER.
THE FOTHINGS WE ARE TRYING TO
DRIVE INTO MEDICAID IS PART OF
THE DISCUSSION ON OBAMACARE.
WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE MEDICAID A
LOT MORE EFFICIENT.
WE MET WITH 46 GOVERNORS TWO
WEEKS AGO.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THEY
CONTROL IS WHAT GOVERNMENT SENDS
THEM.
I WAS IN THE LEGISLATURE SEVERAL
YEARS AGO, WE WOULD HAVE LOVED
TO HAVE MORE CONTROL OVER THE
MEDICAID SPENDING.
BUT RIGHT NOW UNDER OBAMACARE
AND THE EXISTING MEDICAID RULES,
MEDICAID IS THE ONE SIZE FITS
DOWN WASHINGTON KNOWS BEST TYPE
OF APPROACH.
AND WE THINK WITH THIS BILL, WE
WOULD GIVE MORE CONTROL TO THE
STATES AND ALLOW THEM TO DRIVE
EFFICIENCIES TO INCREASE QUALITY
AND ALSO REDUCE COSTS.
IT COULD HAPPEN SOONER IF HOUSE
CONSERVATIVES GET THEIR WAY.
IS ROLLING BACK THE EXPANSION
TOUCHING MEDICAID?
>> THE BLUEPRINT WE HAVE SEEN
PHASES THAT OUT.
THE PRESIDENT DOESN'T WANT TO
KICK ANYBODY OFF.
THE NEED OR PROPOSAL WE KNOW --
SOME PEOPLE ROTATE OFF OF
MEDICAID ADDSS PART OF THE ORDIY
COURSE OF LIFE.
IT IS THERE FOR THE INDIGENT
CORE, BUT THE NUMBER WE USE IS
THREE TO FIVE YEARS FOR THE
AVERAGE ROLLOUT.
>> THE 10 MILLION PEOPLE THAT
HAVE MEDICAID BECAUSE OF THE
MEDICAID EXPANSION WILL
GRADUALLY GO OFF AND ON THEIR
OWN.
DON'T SPEND THEIR ENTIRE LIFE ON
MEDICAID.
SOME PEOPLE DO, BEWE START TO
TALK ABOUT A LOT OF NUMBERS.
BREITBART NEWS SAYS IT IS
RINO-CARE.
SHE PREDICTED THAT PRESIDENT
TRUMP WILL STEP IN AND FIX IT.
IS SHE RIGHT TO THINK THAT
PRESIDENT TRUMP AND YOU AND DR.
PRICE AT HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES WILL MAKE THE BILL
RIGHT NOW THAT SPEAKER RYAN PUT
FORWARD MORE CONSERVATIVE AND
LESS RINO-CARE AS SHE PUTS IT?
>> THAT'S A WONDERFUL NAME FOR
PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE TO DEFEND
IT, RIGHT?
ANYWAY --
>> NOBODY IS CALLING IT
TRUMPCARE OR RYANCARE.
NOBODY IS PUTTING HIS NAME ON
IT.
>> HERE'S THE FRAMEWORK.
WE HAVE A REALLY GOOD BILL THAT
THE REPUBLICANS WORKED WITH
HOUSE AND SENATE LEADERS TO COME
ONE.
BUT WE HAVE LAID OUT THE THINGS
THE PRESIDENT HAS SAID.
AND IT MUST DO AS MUCH
REPLACEMENT AS IT CAN.
THE PRESIDENT WAS CLEAR ON THE
CAMPAIGN TRAIL TO REPEAL AND
REPLACE.
THAT'S WHAT THE FRAMEWORK DOES.
REPEALS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND
GIVES US AS MUCH REPLACEMENT AS
POSSIBLE.
IF THE HOUSE AND SENATE THINK
THEY CAN MAKE THAT BILL A LITTLE
BIT BETTER THROUGH THE PROCESS,
THAT'S WHAT THE LEGISLATIVE
PROCESS IS ABOUT.
AND IT'S THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS
THAT DIDN'T GO OVER TO THE
SENATE.
SO THERE ARE PLENTY OF
OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE THE BILL
BETTER.
>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN, I
KEEP HEARING THIS FROM THE
REPUBLICANS, OBAMACARE WAS A
YEAR-LONG PROCESS AND THERE WERE
MANY HEARING COMMITTEES.
A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T LIKE IT.
>> ANYBODY CAN READ IT.
FOLKS WATCHING ON TELEVISION CAN
GO ONLINE AND READ WHAT THE BILL
IS AND WATCH THE COMMITTEE
HEARINGS.
THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE'RE
DRAMATICALLY

Full Interview: Director Mick Mulvaney

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