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PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. WE'LL GET JON MEACHAM'S REACTION
WE'LL GET JON MEACHAM'S REACTION TO THAT POSSIBILITY LATER IN
TO THAT POSSIBILITY LATER IN THIS HOUR.
THIS HOUR. >>> BUT TODAY IN THE HOUSE OF
>>> BUT TODAY IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES THE TOP
REPRESENTATIVES THE TOP REPUBLICAN IN THE HOUSE IS
REPUBLICAN IN THE HOUSE IS REPORTEDLY DISAGREEING WITH
REPORTEDLY DISAGREEING WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP'S DECISION TO
PRESIDENT TRUMP'S DECISION TO TRY TO DESTROY THE AFFORDABLE
TRY TO DESTROY THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT IN THE COURTS.
CARE ACT IN THE COURTS. AXIOS REPORTS HOUSE REPUBLICAN
AXIOS REPORTS HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER KEVIN McCARTHY TOLD TRUMP
LEADER KEVIN McCARTHY TOLD TRUMP OVER THE PHONE THAT THE DECISION
OVER THE PHONE THAT THE DECISION MADE NO SENSE, ESPECIALLY AFTER
MADE NO SENSE, ESPECIALLY AFTER DEMOCRATS KILLED REPUBLICANS IN
DEMOCRATS KILLED REPUBLICANS IN THE MIDTERMS, IN PART OVER THE
THE MIDTERMS, IN PART OVER THE ISSUE OF PRE-EXISTING
ISSUE OF PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS, ACCORDING TO TWO
CONDITIONS, ACCORDING TO TWO SOURCES FAMILIAR WITH THEIR
SOURCES FAMILIAR WITH THEIR RECENT CONVERSATION.
RECENT CONVERSATION. NBC NEWS REPORTS THAT SOURCES
NBC NEWS REPORTS THAT SOURCES FAMILIAR WITH WHITE HOUSE
FAMILIAR WITH WHITE HOUSE DISCUSSIONS SAY FOUR MEMBERS OF
DISCUSSIONS SAY FOUR MEMBERS OF THE PRESIDENT'S ADMINISTRATION
THE PRESIDENT'S ADMINISTRATION EXPRESSED CONCERNS ABOUT THE
EXPRESSED CONCERNS ABOUT THE MOVE TO THE PRESIDENT.
MOVE TO THE PRESIDENT. ATTORNEY GENERAL WILLIAM BARR,
ATTORNEY GENERAL WILLIAM BARR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SECRETARY, WHITE HOUSE COUNSEL
SECRETARY, WHITE HOUSE COUNSEL PAT CIPOLLONE AND VICE PRESIDENT
PAT CIPOLLONE AND VICE PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE.
MIKE PENCE. "THE NEW YORK TIMES" REPORTED
"THE NEW YORK TIMES" REPORTED THERE WAS A HEATED MEETING IN
THERE WAS A HEATED MEETING IN THE OVAL OFFICE ON MONDAY WHERE
THE OVAL OFFICE ON MONDAY WHERE ACTING CHIEF OF STAFF MICK
ACTING CHIEF OF STAFF MICK MULVANEY CONVINCED THE PRESIDENT
MULVANEY CONVINCED THE PRESIDENT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH TRYING TO
TO MOVE FORWARD WITH TRYING TO KILL THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT.
KILL THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT. "THE TIMES" SAYS THAT VICE
"THE TIMES" SAYS THAT VICE PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE WAS
PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE POLITICAL
CONCERNED ABOUT THE POLITICAL RAMIFICATIONS OF MOVING AHEAD
RAMIFICATIONS OF MOVING AHEAD WITHOUT A STRATEGY OR A PLAN TO
WITHOUT A STRATEGY OR A PLAN TO HANDLE THE SUDDENLY UNINSURED IF
HANDLE THE SUDDENLY UNINSURED IF THE SUIT SUCCEEDS.
THE SUIT SUCCEEDS. 21 MILLION PEOPLE COULD LOSE
21 MILLION PEOPLE COULD LOSE HEALTH INSURANCE IF THE
HEALTH INSURANCE IF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT IS STRUCK
AFFORDABLE CARE ACT IS STRUCK DOWN.
DOWN. THE WHITE HOUSE OFFICIALS ADMIT
THE WHITE HOUSE OFFICIALS ADMIT TO NBC NEWS THAT THEY CURRENTLY
TO NBC NEWS THAT THEY CURRENTLY HAVE NO PLAN TO REPLACE
HAVE NO PLAN TO REPLACE OBAMACARE.
OBAMACARE. SOMETHING THE WORLD ALREADY
SOMETHING THE WORLD ALREADY KNOWS.
KNOWS. BUT DONALD TRUMP SAID TODAY, "IF
BUT DONALD TRUMP SAID TODAY, "IF THE SUPREME COURT RULES THAT
THE SUPREME COURT RULES THAT OBAMACARE IS OUT, WE WILL HAVE A
OBAMACARE IS OUT, WE WILL HAVE A PLAN THAT IS FAR BETTER THAN
PLAN THAT IS FAR BETTER THAN OBAMACARE."
OBAMACARE." JOINING OUR DISCUSSION NOW IS
JOINING OUR DISCUSSION NOW IS SOMEONE WHO DEPENDS ON THE
SOMEONE WHO DEPENDS ON THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT BECAUSE HER
AFFORDABLE CARE ACT BECAUSE HER SON HAS WHAT HEALTH INSURANCE
SON HAS WHAT HEALTH INSURANCE CALLS A PRE-EXISTING CONDITION.
CALLS A PRE-EXISTING CONDITION. TASHA NELSON HAS A 7-YEAR-OLD
TASHA NELSON HAS A 7-YEAR-OLD SON NAMED JACK WHO HAS SYSTIC
SON NAMED JACK WHO HAS SYSTIC FIBROSIS.
FIBROSIS. TASHA THANK YOU FOR JOINING US
TASHA THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TONIGHT.
TONIGHT. I KNOW YOU ARE AN EXPERT ON BOTH
I KNOW YOU ARE AN EXPERT ON BOTH THE POLITICS OF THIS AND AN
THE POLITICS OF THIS AND AN EXPERT ON THE REAL LIFE OF THIS,
EXPERT ON THE REAL LIFE OF THIS, AND I HATE TO RUSH INTO POLITICS
AND I HATE TO RUSH INTO POLITICS DISCUSSIONS WHEN REAL LIVES ARE
DISCUSSIONS WHEN REAL LIVES ARE INVOLVED.
INVOLVED. TELL US WHAT THIS WOULD MEAN TO
TELL US WHAT THIS WOULD MEAN TO YOU IF ON A CERTAIN DAY IN THE
YOU IF ON A CERTAIN DAY IN THE FUTURE THE SUPREME COURT STRUCK
FUTURE THE SUPREME COURT STRUCK DOWN THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT IN
DOWN THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT IN ITS ENTIRETY AND AS OF THAT DAY
ITS ENTIRETY AND AS OF THAT DAY THERE WAS NO AFFORDABLE CARE
THERE WAS NO AFFORDABLE CARE ACT.
ACT. >> I ADVOCATE WITH THE LITTLE
>> I ADVOCATE WITH THE LITTLE LOBBYISTS.
LOBBYISTS. WE ARE A GROUP OF PARENTS AND
WE ARE A GROUP OF PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS WHO ADVOCATE WITH OUR
CAREGIVERS WHO ADVOCATE WITH OUR MEDICALLY COMPLEX AND DISABLED
MEDICALLY COMPLEX AND DISABLED CHILDREN ON CAPITOL HILL TO TELL
CHILDREN ON CAPITOL HILL TO TELL OUR STORIES, AND THE NUMBER ONE
OUR STORIES, AND THE NUMBER ONE THING THAT WE ALL BENEFIT FROM
THING THAT WE ALL BENEFIT FROM IN THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT IS
IN THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT IS THE PROTECTION FOR PRE-EXISTING
THE PROTECTION FOR PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS.
CONDITIONS. BECAUSE OUR CHILDREN ALL HAVE
BECAUSE OUR CHILDREN ALL HAVE PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS.
PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS. WHEN IT COMES TO MEDICAL
WHEN IT COMES TO MEDICAL COMPLEXITY, THAT COMES AT A
COMPLEXITY, THAT COMES AT A COST.
COST. I RECEIVED A BOX AT MY HOME
I RECEIVED A BOX AT MY HOME YESTERDAY THAT'S MY SON JACK'S
YESTERDAY THAT'S MY SON JACK'S MONTHLY MEDS.
MONTHLY MEDS. THE PRICE TAG ON THAT BOX IS
THE PRICE TAG ON THAT BOX IS $9,000, $108,000 A YEAR.
$9,000, $108,000 A YEAR. WITHOUT PROTECTION FOR
WITHOUT PROTECTION FOR PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS, HOW
PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS, HOW WILL I COME UP WITH THE MONEY TO
WILL I COME UP WITH THE MONEY TO KEEP MY SON ALIVE?
KEEP MY SON ALIVE? THE MEDICATIONS IN THAT BOX KEEP
THE MEDICATIONS IN THAT BOX KEEP HIS ORGANS FUNCTIONING, HIS
HIS ORGANS FUNCTIONING, HIS LUNGS BREATHING.
LUNGS BREATHING. >> AND WHAT DO YOU SEE AS THE
>> AND WHAT DO YOU SEE AS THE POSSIBILITIES HERE IF THE
POSSIBILITIES HERE IF THE SUPREME COURT DOES THIS?
SUPREME COURT DOES THIS? THE DEMOCRATS ARE NOT IN A
THE DEMOCRATS ARE NOT IN A POSITION, HAVING ONLY CONTROL OF
POSITION, HAVING ONLY CONTROL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. THERE COULDN'T BE ANY KIND OF
THERE COULDN'T BE ANY KIND OF QUICK LEGISLATIVE REMEDY AT ALL.
QUICK LEGISLATIVE REMEDY AT ALL. WE KNOW THAT.
WE KNOW THAT. THE REPUBLICANS HAVE PROVED THEY
THE REPUBLICANS HAVE PROVED THEY CAN'T LEGISLATE ANYTHING.
CAN'T LEGISLATE ANYTHING. >> NO, THE FACT IS HEALTH CARE
>> NO, THE FACT IS HEALTH CARE SHOULD NOT BE A PARTISAN ISSUE.
SHOULD NOT BE A PARTISAN ISSUE. IT'S THE ONE THING THAT UNITES
IT'S THE ONE THING THAT UNITES US ALL IN THIS COUNTRY.
US ALL IN THIS COUNTRY. EVERY SINGLE AMERICAN NEEDS
EVERY SINGLE AMERICAN NEEDS ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY
ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE.
AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE. EVERYBODY IS ONE DAY AWAY FROM A
EVERYBODY IS ONE DAY AWAY FROM A DIAGNOSIS THAT COULD CHANGE
DIAGNOSIS THAT COULD CHANGE THEIR LIFE, BE IT CANCER, A CAR
THEIR LIFE, BE IT CANCER, A CAR ACCIDENT WHERE THEY'RE INJURED
ACCIDENT WHERE THEY'RE INJURED OR A BABY BORN WITH A
OR A BABY BORN WITH A PRE-EXISTING CONDITION.
PRE-EXISTING CONDITION. THESE ARE REAL LIFE REALITIES
THESE ARE REAL LIFE REALITIES THAT CAN HAPPEN IN THE FLICK OF
THAT CAN HAPPEN IN THE FLICK OF THE EYE.
THE EYE. BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE NEED TO
BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE NEED TO BE INVOLVED, AND THE TRUTH IS
BE INVOLVED, AND THE TRUTH IS THE SIDE THAT -- THAT PROTECTS
THE SIDE THAT -- THAT PROTECTS THE PEOPLE THE MOST IS THE SIDE
THE PEOPLE THE MOST IS THE SIDE THAT'S GOING TO WIN, AS WAS
THAT'S GOING TO WIN, AS WAS EVIDENCED IN THE 2018 ELECTIONS.
EVIDENCED IN THE 2018 ELECTIONS. >> AND TASHA, IT SEEMS THAT IN
>> AND TASHA, IT SEEMS THAT IN THE INSIDE REPORTS IN THE WHITE
THE INSIDE REPORTS IN THE WHITE HOUSE, IF THEY ARE TRUE, AT
HOUSE, IF THEY ARE TRUE, AT LEAST MIKE PENCE -- OR WE SHOULD
LEAST MIKE PENCE -- OR WE SHOULD SAY PERHAPS EVEN MIKE PENCE
SAY PERHAPS EVEN MIKE PENCE UNDERSTANDS WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO
UNDERSTANDS WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO YOU IF ON A DAY IN THE FUTURE
YOU IF ON A DAY IN THE FUTURE THE SUPREME COURT JUST RULED THE
THE SUPREME COURT JUST RULED THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
AFFORDABLE CARE ACT UNCONSTITUTIONAL IN ITS ENTIRETY
UNCONSTITUTIONAL IN ITS ENTIRETY AND KNOCKED IT OUT.
AND KNOCKED IT OUT. IT WAS MIKE PENCE WHO WAS SAYING
IT WAS MIKE PENCE WHO WAS SAYING WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO PEOPLE WITH
WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO PEOPLE WITH PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS.
PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS. WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING IN PLACE.
WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING IN PLACE. WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING READY
WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING READY THAT COULD POSSIBLY DEAL WITH
THAT COULD POSSIBLY DEAL WITH THAT.
THAT. >> FAMILIES LIKE MINE, WE CAN'T
>> FAMILIES LIKE MINE, WE CAN'T BANK ON THE HOPE THAT SOMETHING
BANK ON THE HOPE THAT SOMETHING MIGHT COME THAT WILL PROTECT US
MIGHT COME THAT WILL PROTECT US LATER.
LATER. WE NEED IT IN BLACK AND WHITE,
WE NEED IT IN BLACK AND WHITE, IN INK, WE NEED THE LEGISLATION
IN INK, WE NEED THE LEGISLATION TO SAY AND EXIST THAT SAYS THIS
TO SAY AND EXIST THAT SAYS THIS IS EXACTLY HOW WE WILL PROTECT
IS EXACTLY HOW WE WILL PROTECT YOU BECAUSE OUR LIVES ARE ON THE
YOU BECAUSE OUR LIVES ARE ON THE LINE.
LINE. A COLD OR A FLU COULD TAKE OUT
A COLD OR A FLU COULD TAKE OUT MY SON.
MY SON. I KNOW WHAT FEAR IS.
I KNOW WHAT FEAR IS. WHAT THIS ADMINISTRATION HAS
WHAT THIS ADMINISTRATION HAS DONE TO ME AND MY COMMUNITY THIS
DONE TO ME AND MY COMMUNITY THIS WEEK IS TERRORIZED US.
WEEK IS TERRORIZED US. WE ARE TERRIFIED.
WE ARE TERRIFIED. >> TASHA, HOW IS JACK DOING NOW?
>> TASHA, HOW IS JACK DOING NOW? >> HE WAS IN BALTIMORE ALL DAY
>> HE WAS IN BALTIMORE ALL DAY TODAY.
TODAY. HE SAW RESPIRATORY THERAPY,
HE SAW RESPIRATORY THERAPY, NUTRITION, HE HAD A BUNCH OF
NUTRITION, HE HAD A BUNCH OF TESTS DONE FOR THE LAST COUPLE
TESTS DONE FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS HIS LUNG FUNCTION HAS
OF WEEKS HIS LUNG FUNCTION HAS BEEN DECLINING AS A RESULT OF
BEEN DECLINING AS A RESULT OF HAVING THE FLU.
HAVING THE FLU. -- RECENTLY.
-- RECENTLY. HE'S BEEN TO BALTIMORE FROM
HE'S BEEN TO BALTIMORE FROM NORTHERN VIRGINIA THREE TIMES IN
NORTHERN VIRGINIA THREE TIMES IN THE LAST WEEK BECAUSE THAT'S
THE LAST WEEK BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE HIS CARE CENTER IS.
WHERE HIS CARE CENTER IS. >> TASHA, WE'RE VERY GLAD TO
>> TASHA, WE'RE VERY GLAD TO HAVE YOU BACK.
HAVE YOU BACK. WE WISH THIS STRESS WASN'T
WE WISH THIS STRESS WASN'T COMING YOUR WAY ONCE AGAIN.

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