MST3K5

Obama doesn’t respond much to R criticism, but notes that some areas of agreement,
Says let’s not dwell on process and stick to substance

Everyboy agrees on cost

Talking about costs, costs to businesses,
Talks about exchanges –not a Democratic idea but a Republican one! (dig it!)

CBO cost estimates: plan would lower costs for individual markets, calling Lamar out on this, Lamar cuts in--CBO says premiums will rise Obama-no no no
We have to get our facts straight, what you said, Lamar, was not factually accurate
Costs for families would go down 14 to 20 percent
Because they now have a better deal, they may chose to buy better coverage, which might be more expenseive

(So we have our first tussle. Decision, Obama.)

Obama still going over cost containment in the proposals.
Additional ideas that R’s have suggested, that we have included
Buying across state lines: that’s in the proposal
What we’ve tried to do is take every single cost containment idea and put it in bill

What ideas you have that you don’t think are in the bill to contain costs?

10:00

Not letting LA cut back in.

We’ve adopted a lot of your ideas

LA: I punt on this other stuff.

I think your wrong on increasing premiums, I’ll put my facts down and send them to you.

Obama: I’d like to get this issue on premiums increases settled before the day’s out.
(Yes!)

McConnell: Can I get a Pepsi?
(he did not say that)

McConnell: The American people hate this bill. Hate reconciliation.
Calling Dr. Tom Coburn. Stat!

Coburn (whoa, lookat that hair!)

We’re performing bad medicine.
Govt health care doesn’t work

Cost is the problem.
We could solve this problem if we just address costs! There are lots of ways to fix this!
Tort reform! Change the school lunch program!
(I smell a Nobel prize)