Sander Levin: It’s ‘Pure Propaganda’; ObamaCare’s ‘Not Imploding’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT clip starts ░░░░░░░░ We met with 12 ░░░░░░░░ much nos in Congress ░░░░░░░░ saw that a little ░░░░░░░░ ago and they went ░░░░░░░░ all nos to all ░░░░░░░░ We have a lot ░░░░░░░░ yeses coming in it ░░░░░░░░ all coming together clip ░░░░░░░░ MOHYELDIN President Trump on ░░░░░░░░ GOP health care bill ░░░░░░░░ taking a victory lap ░░░░░░░░ winning over the support ░░░░░░░░ the Republican Study Committee ░░░░░░░░ yesterday The house Freedom ░░░░░░░░ tweeted that it s ░░░░░░░░ not true that conservatives ░░░░░░░░ flipped to yes on ░░░░░░░░ health care bill It ░░░░░░░░ t repeal ObamaCare it ░░░░░░░░ a disaster Joining me ░░░░░░░░ democratic congressman sander Levin ░░░░░░░░ Michigan He s the ░░░░░░░░ member of the house ░░░░░░░░ and means health subcommittee ░░░░░░░░ it s great to ░░░░░░░░ you with us this ░░░░░░░░ LEVIN Great to be ░░░░░░░░ you MOHYELDIN The house ░░░░░░░░ now planning to vote ░░░░░░░░ it this Thursday and ░░░░░░░░ an article in Politico ░░░░░░░░ the move shows that ░░░░░░░░ leaders are confident they ░░░░░░░░ the 216 votes needed ░░░░░░░░ pass the bill So ░░░░░░░░ this a losing fight ░░░░░░░░ House Democrats at this ░░░░░░░░ Do you think this ░░░░░░░░ is going to pass ░░░░░░░░ No it s not ░░░░░░░░ at all Our inferences ░░░░░░░░ be 14 million will ░░░░░░░░ their health insurance next ░░░░░░░░ 24 in the mid ░░░░░░░░ People who are seniors ░░░░░░░░ going to pay more ░░░░░░░░ who have employer based ░░░░░░░░ insurance over time will ░░░░░░░░ it And 600 billion ░░░░░░░░ tax breaks mostly for ░░░░░░░░ wealthy We re going ░░░░░░░░ emphasize what they re ░░░░░░░░ to emasculate what they ░░░░░░░░ doing to health care ░░░░░░░░ what it does to ░░░░░░░░ What it means if ░░░░░░░░ lose your health care ░░░░░░░░ it means if you ░░░░░░░░ your coverage That s ░░░░░░░░ emphasis If it passes ░░░░░░░░ House it can never ░░░░░░░░ the Senate Never MOHYELDIN ░░░░░░░░ do you say congressman ░░░░░░░░ the charge that is ░░░░░░░░ by Republicans including the ░░░░░░░░ who say if they ░░░░░░░░ nothing ObamaCare would implode ░░░░░░░░ itself They cite the ░░░░░░░░ that include insurance companies ░░░░░░░░ pulled out of a ░░░░░░░░ of counties a lot ░░░░░░░░ states In some cases ░░░░░░░░ they have left is ░░░░░░░░ single provider What do ░░░░░░░░ say to that charge ░░░░░░░░ It s pure propaganda ░░░░░░░░ s not imploding There ░░░░░░░░ some problems with the ░░░░░░░░ The Republican bill would ░░░░░░░░ it worse We need ░░░░░░░░ deal with those problems ░░░░░░░░ the marketplace The Republicans ░░░░░░░░ undermined efforts to keep ░░░░░░░░ marketplace strong and now ░░░░░░░░ re using those problems ░░░░░░░░ a reason to vote ░░░░░░░░ their bill We re ░░░░░░░░ to stand up and ░░░░░░░░ on this because Americans ░░░░░░░░ what it means to ░░░░░░░░ health insurance and Americans ░░░░░░░░ what it means not ░░░░░░░░ have it People who ░░░░░░░░ an illness and are ░░░░░░░░ out in the cold ░░░░░░░░ is our emphasis and ░░░░░░░░ re going to drive ░░░░░░░░ home That s why ░░░░░░░░ cannot pass the Senate ░░░░░░░░ s why so many ░░░░░░░░ have said they can ░░░░░░░░ vote for it because ░░░░░░░░ re going back home ░░░░░░░░ talking to people who ░░░░░░░░ t have health insurance ░░░░░░░░ people who have it ░░░░░░░░ who have it because ░░░░░░░░ ObamaCare who are going ░░░░░░░░ lose it 14 million ░░░░░░░░ in one year are ░░░░░░░░ to lose their health ░░░░░░░░ and seniors are going ░░░░░░░░ be paying more Because ░░░░░░░░ the provisions That s ░░░░░░░░ we re emphasizing on ░░░░░░░░ whether it passes the ░░░░░░░░ or not it s ░░░░░░░░ to die in the ░░░░░░░░ because too many people ░░░░░░░░ going to die because ░░░░░░░░ don t have health ░░░░░░░░ MOHYELDIN So let me ░░░░░░░░ you about another big ░░░░░░░░ that emerged and that ░░░░░░░░ the Trump Administration releasing ░░░░░░░░ budget proposal I know ░░░░░░░░ tweeted in response to ░░░░░░░░ Quote a president s ░░░░░░░░ typically demonstrates their values ░░░░░░░░ does this budget tell ░░░░░░░░ about this administration or ░░░░░░░░ president s values What ░░░░░░░░ you mean by that ░░░░░░░░ LEVIN Well let s ░░░░░░░░ back to health for ░░░░░░░░ moment Cutting the research ░░░░░░░░ s undertaken by NIH ░░░░░░░░ almost 6 billion By ░░░░░░░░ benefits to the people ░░░░░░░░ to keep their houses ░░░░░░░░ To end for example ░░░░░░░░ great Lakes restoration initiative ░░░░░░░░ matters so much These ░░░░░░░░ values of the president ░░░░░░░░ are not America s ░░░░░░░░ And so this budget ░░░░░░░░ think really even if ░░░░░░░░ Republicans say they won ░░░░░░░░ pass it it shows ░░░░░░░░ this president really believes ░░░░░░░░ And cutting after school ░░░░░░░░ for kids This isn ░░░░░░░░ America MOHYELDIN How would ░░░░░░░░ constituents be affected by ░░░░░░░░ of these funding reallocations ░░░░░░░░ are in this new ░░░░░░░░ LEVIN Well for example ░░░░░░░░ great Lakes restoration initiative ░░░░░░░░ would eliminate it entirely ░░░░░░░░ grants that help communities ░░░░░░░░ local services Our citizens ░░░░░░░░ be vitally affected by ░░░░░░░░ and that s why ░░░░░░░░ budget I say it ░░░░░░░░ the president s values ░░░░░░░░ it isn t American ░░░░░░░░ values Cutting for example ░░░░░░░░ health research by almost ░░░░░░░░ billion American families are ░░░░░░░░ look we have illnesses ░░░░░░░░ want America to stay ░░░░░░░░ the vanguard in terms ░░░░░░░░ research and the president ░░░░░░░░ the United States cuts ░░░░░░░░ by almost 6 billion ░░░░░░░░ does that say to ░░░░░░░░ values at the same ░░░░░░░░ he s providing 600 ░░░░░░░░ in tax cuts in ░░░░░░░░ health bill mostly for ░░░░░░░░ very wealthy Half of ░░░░░░░░ tax cuts go to ░░░░░░░░ who are making over ░░░░░░░░ million a year That ░░░░░░░░ his values It s ░░░░░░░░ America s values MOHYELDIN ░░░░░░░░ right Representative sander Levin ░░░░░░░░ congressman from Michigan great ░░░░░░░░ have you with us ░░░░░░░░ morning Thanks for joining ░░░░░░░░ LEVIN: “Thank you.”