Mary Katharine Ham: You Aren’t Going to Solve Health Care by Doing This Entirely in Secret

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Welcome back ░░░░░░░░ work week is off ░░░░░░░░ a contentious start in ░░░░░░░░ United States Senate Democrats ░░░░░░░░ mad at what they ░░░░░░░░ a shameful secret Republican ░░░░░░░░ care negotiation and say ░░░░░░░░ will demonstrate their displeasure ░░░░░░░░ using procedural rules to ░░░░░░░░ most Senate business starting ░░░░░░░░ We have an insane ░░░░░░░░ Insane Here you have ░░░░░░░░ which deals with one ░░░░░░░░ of the American economy ░░░░░░░░ s the health care ░░░░░░░░ And there are Republicans ░░░░░░░░ haven t even seen ░░░░░░░░ legislation and certainly no ░░░░░░░░ in the democratic caucus ░░░░░░░░ What kind of process ░░░░░░░░ it that when you ░░░░░░░░ with an issue that ░░░░░░░░ tens of millions of ░░░░░░░░ in this country Republicans ░░░░░░░░ t even have the ░░░░░░░░ to allow it to ░░░░░░░░ to a committee where ░░░░░░░░ can have an open ░░░░░░░░ where questions can be ░░░░░░░░ Republicans call the democratic ░░░░░░░░ tactics a stunt Republican ░░░░░░░░ Rubio of Florida says ░░░░░░░░ s okay to work ░░░░░░░░ complicated stuff in private ░░░░░░░░ to a point That ░░░░░░░░ to at least have ░░░░░░░░ vote in the Senate ░░░░░░░░ hope it s a ░░░░░░░░ that allows plenty of ░░░░░░░░ for debate analysis changes ░░░░░░░░ input If that s ░░░░░░░░ process we follow it ░░░░░░░░ be fine If it ░░░░░░░░ an effort to rush ░░░░░░░░ from a small group ░░░░░░░░ people straight to the ░░░░░░░░ on an up or ░░░░░░░░ vote that would be ░░░░░░░░ problem The process comes ░░░░░░░░ Republicans race against the ░░░░░░░░ They want to vote ░░░░░░░░ their version of ObamaCare ░░░░░░░░ and replace before the ░░░░░░░░ recess There s nothing ░░░░░░░░ on paper as we ░░░░░░░░ this hour Is Mitch ░░░░░░░░ going to prove his ░░░░░░░░ as Harry houdini here ░░░░░░░░ could That s one ░░░░░░░░ when you talk to ░░░░░░░░ they say you don ░░░░░░░░ want to rule out ░░░░░░░░ McConnell s ability to ░░░░░░░░ legislation through But that ░░░░░░░░ said they have problems ░░░░░░░░ their own conference getting ░░░░░░░░ support They cannot lose ░░░░░░░░ than two votes They ░░░░░░░░ already almost certainly they ░░░░░░░░ lose Rand Paul and ░░░░░░░░ Collins Then you have ░░░░░░░░ whole bunch of senators ░░░░░░░░ come from Medicaid expansion ░░░░░░░░ who are concerned about ░░░░░░░░ cuts they are talking ░░░░░░░░ here People who are ░░░░░░░░ for re election like ░░░░░░░░ heller on a difficult ░░░░░░░░ as well as conservatives ░░░░░░░░ Mike Lee of Utah ░░░░░░░░ Cruz if this bill ░░░░░░░░ to the left in ░░░░░░░░ areas in order to ░░░░░░░░ more moderate members McConnell ░░░░░░░░ being said McConnell still ░░░░░░░░ a vote by next ░░░░░░░░ Marco Rubio says it ░░░░░░░░ be open and a ░░░░░░░░ process The procedure they ░░░░░░░░ using is designed to ░░░░░░░░ circuit the process under ░░░░░░░░ budget procedures They can ░░░░░░░░ it if they do ░░░░░░░░ the votes in just ░░░░░░░░ matter of a couple ░░░░░░░░ in the Senate because ░░░░░░░░ the rules they are ░░░░░░░░ You mentioned some of ░░░░░░░░ key senators three or ░░░░░░░░ on the conservative side ░░░░░░░░ should be this way ░░░░░░░░ my right four or ░░░░░░░░ over here moderate more ░░░░░░░░ or from states with ░░░░░░░░ issues who want some ░░░░░░░░ put in there Among ░░░░░░░░ Lisa murkowski of Alaska ░░░░░░░░ doesn t like how ░░░░░░░░ are doing this I ░░░░░░░░ got a problem with ░░░░░░░░ If I m not ░░░░░░░░ to see a bill ░░░░░░░░ we have a vote ░░░░░░░░ it that s just ░░░░░░░░ a good way to ░░░░░░░░ something that is as ░░░░░░░░ and important as health ░░░░░░░░ I think the great ░░░░░░░░ here as you mentioned ░░░░░░░░ the top of the ░░░░░░░░ the Republicans had just ░░░░░░░░ the Democrats for not ░░░░░░░░ open enough about their ░░░░░░░░ care bill yet I ░░░░░░░░ covering President Obama how ░░░░░░░░ health care town halls ░░░░░░░░ efforts did I sort ░░░░░░░░ follow the president around ░░░░░░░░ over the country That ░░░░░░░░ care bill was kind ░░░░░░░░ out and in the ░░░░░░░░ for months and months ░░░░░░░░ months while they all ░░░░░░░░ and that allowed folks ░░░░░░░░ take shots at it ░░░░░░░░ this is a matter ░░░░░░░░ days We can still ░░░░░░░░ how angry Democrats got ░░░░░░░░ the Obama White House ░░░░░░░░ leaving the process open ░░░░░░░░ allowing then chairman max ░░░░░░░░ of the finance committee ░░░░░░░░ work with Chuck Grassley ░░░░░░░░ Republican and other Republicans ░░░░░░░░ try to get their ░░░░░░░░ It just went on ░░░░░░░░ on and on to ░░░░░░░░ point where it was ░░░░░░░░ fatal to the bill ░░░░░░░░ s bringing as we ░░░░░░░░ reliving this it s ░░░░░░░░ there has been all ░░░░░░░░ talk about how they ░░░░░░░░ health care bill through ░░░░░░░░ was never true Now ░░░░░░░░ facts are coming out ░░░░░░░░ we have to relive ░░░░░░░░ to contrast it with ░░░░░░░░ we are seeing now ░░░░░░░░ cannot understate how important ░░░░░░░░ is this secret process ░░░░░░░░ is going to change ░░░░░░░░ the way Congress operates ░░░░░░░░ also passed it on ░░░░░░░░ explicitly to avoid the ░░░░░░░░ message that Massachusetts of ░░░░░░░░ places sent by sending ░░░░░░░░ brown to the Senate ░░░░░░░░ they were not happy ░░░░░░░░ this and further it ░░░░░░░░ sold on a giant ░░░░░░░░ that you can keep ░░░░░░░░ doctor and your plan ░░░░░░░░ you want to Let ░░░░░░░░ not rewrite exactly how ░░░░░░░░ that went down I ░░░░░░░░ the concerns nonetheless of ░░░░░░░░ who think this should ░░░░░░░░ go down in private ░░░░░░░░ don t think it ░░░░░░░░ It is a big ░░░░░░░░ There are problems with ░░░░░░░░ individual market ObamaCare exchanges ░░░░░░░░ exist rising premiums people ░░░░░░░░ out people opting not ░░░░░░░░ buy even though they ░░░░░░░░ forced to that continues ░░░░░░░░ be a problem You ░░░░░░░░ t going to solve ░░░░░░░░ by doing this entirely ░░░░░░░░ secret McConnell does get ░░░░░░░░ done It will almost ░░░░░░░░ a dare to Republicans ░░░░░░░░ are concerned about it ░░░░░░░░ this is your one ░░░░░░░░ to repeal and replace ░░░░░░░░ if it doesn t ░░░░░░░░ the law fully That ░░░░░░░░ the argument the leadership ░░░░░░░░ make This is your ░░░░░░░░ The Republicans who are ░░░░░░░░ about am I going ░░░░░░░░ be the person to ░░░░░░░░ this from going forward ░░░░░░░░ keeping ObamaCare that will ░░░░░░░░ the question the leadership ░░░░░░░░ them to consider Quickly ░░░░░░░░ s bring the history ░░░░░░░░ here when it comes ░░░░░░░░ the secretive process Mitch ░░░░░░░░ was against it before ░░░░░░░░ was for it Democrats ░░░░░░░░ Capitol Hill are working ░░░░░░░░ the scenes on a ░░░░░░░░ aimed at jamming this ░░░░░░░░ health care spending bill ░░░░░░░░ Congress against the clear ░░░░░░░░ of an unsuspecting public ░░░░░░░░ they have in mind ░░░░░░░░ a last ditch legislative ░░░░░░░░ of hand called reconciliation ░░░░░░░░ would enable them to ░░░░░░░░ government run health care ░░░░░░░░ all on the American ░░░░░░░░ whether Americans want it ░░░░░░░░ not Look we have ░░░░░░░░ dealing with this issue ░░░░░░░░ seven years It s ░░░░░░░░ a new thing We ░░░░░░░░ a lot of time ░░░░░░░░ it all of us ░░░░░░░░ sides over the last ░░░░░░░░ years We know a ░░░░░░░░ about the subject We ░░░░░░░░ how complicated it is ░░░░░░░░ s hiding the ball ░░░░░░░░ You are free to ░░░░░░░░ anybody anything But there ░░░░░░░░ been gazillions of hearings ░░░░░░░░ this subject One of ░░░░░░░░ things about these debates ░░░░░░░░ sorry senators of both ░░░░░░░░ we keep the tapes ░░░░░░░░ sit tight Up next ░░░░░░░░ American jet