obama care online. signup starts tuesday. a conversation with two doctors who know a thing or two about politics. senator john verasso and howard dean. and -- >> just now i spoke on the phone with the president of iran. >> it's been more than 30 years between calls. our power house political panel weighs in on whether a short chat between the u.s. and iran can lead to a new dynamic in the middle east. this is "state of the union." unless a deal is reached by tomorrow night, the government will shut down. early this morning the house passed legislation that would delay obama care for a year and repeal the medical device tax. they will reject the bill and to undercore the resistance, the white house issued a veto threat. dana bash is with us now. dana? where does this leave us? >> it leaves us at absolute genuine stalemate. there are no negotiations, no bipartisan discussions going on of any kind or even plan to try to get them back from the brink. now senate democrats are so determined to make their point that they believe hou

they don't want obama care to go forward. and the question is, it's not going to pass the current legislation in the senate. will those republicans in the house of representatives be willing to see the government shut down in order to try to defund obama care. it's a matter of principle to a lot of those conservative republicans, tea party supporters and others, because they hate it so much, they think it's a disaster for the country and they want to make this powerful statement. the problem they have, and even a republican political analyst like karl rove, the so-called architect of the bush years, he wrote a piece in the "wall street journal" saying this is disaster for the republicans if they go ahead and they link obama care to a government shutdown. it would just be politically a nightmare for them in the midterm elections next time. just as it caused the republicans so many problems, the two government shutdowns in '95 and '96 during the clinton administration, it helped propel bill clinton to get re-elected in '96 desp

i think obama care is a train wreck. it is a disaster and it is a nightmare, to use the words of mr. hoffa, and it's time we see more leaders in washington listening to the american people. >> sounds like the democrats here in washington are obsessed with shutting down the government. i don't know anyone who wants to shutdown the government. the only thing we want to shutdown is obama care. >> let's talk to hillary rosen and ben ferguson. a cnn political commentator. let's get down to it. republicans, we hear, are going to get the brunt of the blame for a shutdown. is the tea party putting republican control of the house at risk in 2014? >> i don't think the republicans will get the brunt of the blame here. the president of the united states of america said this week i will not negotiate with the republicans. so, how can you say the republicans are going to be the ones to get the majority of the blame if the president refuses to negotiate? the second issue here is this is not the republicans are coming out and saying tha

>> on obama care, there will be more people that the taxpayers are taking care of after obama care than before. >> here's the question. is it fair that -- >> taxpayers picking under the tab for -- >> is it fair that people. >> americans will pay more. >> is it fair that people who can afford to buy health insurance could become freeloaders and taxpayers will take care of them if they get into an emergency medical situation? is that fair. >> the fairness that is lacking in obama care is clear because president obama has changed obama care over 19 times now. he has an uneven playing field. so if you are a political favorite of the president's, you've just got an exemption. big business got a huge ex-emmion. >> are you happy there are people out there who have money who decide they don't want to buy health insurance but an that we'll take care of them no matter what? >> what you're talking about is a very small percentage of the american people. the world is every single. >> have you been to the emergency room? >> my oldest son is a physician. >> you know who shows up. these are people who

care in a negative way as a result of obama care. people who own businesses are rapidly converting many of their employees to part-time work instead of full-time, downsizing their businesses. this law should be named the unemployment and unaffordable act because that is the impact it's having on our economy. >> there are a lot of negatives but there are also positives connected with obama care. i'm just going to run these statistics by you. so the majority of americans don't approve of boobama care, that's true. but 70% of americans do not understand what obama care is, so they're for or against something they really don't understand. whose fault is that? >> well, the supporters of this have had three and a half years to explain it. and the problem is, it is so complex that it can't be explained. that's the difficulty with the implementation. but they're about to get a lesson -- >> but isn't it part of your job too, congressman, to make your constituents understand the bad and the good associated with this bill? >> i spend a part of

or defunds obama care. that's out of here, that's off the table. forget about that. now, this proposal from house republicans to perhaps tinker with obama care, perhaps repeal that medical device tax that helps pay for obama care, that is not going to fly either with this white house. the president has said he is not going to do anything with obama care under the threat of a government shut down or a debt default and it's sort of ir irrelevant, because you heard what dana bash said a few moments ago, it's a nonstarter and dead on arrival in the senate. at this point the white house is sitting back and watching all of this dan pfeiffer, he's been on twitter all afternoon sort of responding to some of the news headlines coming out of the hill. and he said in one tweet, with respect to this proposal, that the house republicans are going to be taking up in a vote tonight, he said, quote, every smart goper is shedding a tear. the white house is trying to stay away from this and probably the reason the president

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devices that would help fund obama care. any house gop plan faces almost certain death in the senate. senate democratic leader harry reid has said any bill that would change obama care is absolutely unacceptable. we have got this story covered from every angle. we have complete coverage for you on this shutdown struggle. chief congressional correspondent dana bash is in washington. our senior white house correspondent jim acosta is in washington. our chief political analyst gloria borger is in washington as well. we've got you covered here. dana, we'll talk to you first. so, we expect this to pass the house tonight, but the big question is, what will the senate do and when? what are your sources telling you about this? >> the senate majority leader harry reid released a statement just a couple hours ago saying that he is confident the senate will reject what the house does and i'm told by a senior democratic leadership source they'll not come back to take it up to reject it until monday. they're not scheduled to come back un

ted cruz feels really passionate about repealing obama care. i disagree maybe with the method, but look, he is a member of the senate just like each of us are, and he has the right to take the floor as he did last night and two express himself, and deliver a message, stephanie, to the american people that he thinks is very important, and frankly i think is very important. that is, we're fixing to get hit with the biggest entitlement program the american taxpayers have ever seen, 2.6 trillion over the next ten years, and we don't have a pay to pay for it. we're broke now, we'll be fighting over the debt ceiling in two weeks. ted's point has been, look, this thing will decrease the quality of health care, people will not get what they think they're going to get, plus we don't have the money to pay for this. >> i respect his right to -- >> the health care law is fully paid for, and we can discuss the specs of that, but you mentioned that ted cruz feels passionatately, but where was the passion in the republican party last night? i mean, he had a h

obama care is at heart of the shut down standoff. our next guest is a democrat who supports obama care, but says there's room to improve the plan. go down to democratic senator richard blumenthal. he joins me from connecticut. thank you for joining us. what would you do to change and improve obama care? >> one of the aspects of obama care that i think needs attention is its affects on businesses. increasing expenses at a time when they are recovering from the greatest recession in greatest history. there may be other areas that need improvement but the ways to address those issues are separately not to hold hostage the entire nation in effect trying to decimate a program that's been passed by congress, signed by the president, upheld by supreme court. a recent election me whe it was a central issue in the presidential race. and this kind of holding hostage is really in interest to the entire nation. kben, very bad to the economy, undercutting job growth and i think really calmer heads, common sense ought to prevail here. and hopefull

obama care. fully implement the president's health care plan and a repeal of a tax on medical devices that help fund it. any house gop plan faces certain death in the senate. harry reid said any bill that would change obama care is unacceptable. we have this whole thing covered for you. we are on top of it, every angel. gloria is standing by. at the capital, chief congretion that correspondent, dana bash standing by as well. gloria, i want to go to you first. why would house republicans push changes to obama care in senate democrats insist, insist it's a nonstarter? >> reporter: well, have you ever heard of a show boat, don? i think that's what this is. precisely because they know that it isn't going to go anywhere in the senate. this gives a republican party, which hans been divided over substance using continuing resolution to defund obama care an easy vote. they can all unite around the fact they don't like the president's health care plan. they know the president's health care plan is not ver

the issue of obama care is over. it was resolved in the last presidential election when the president was re-elected and said that he was going to continue with it. >> there's so much potential for bipartisan efforts to advance this legislation in the senate. but senator reid needs to bring up the proposal and adopt an attitude that is broader than our way or the highway. there's time left for us to work together. the senate needs to hustle. >> the republicans want the administration to believe that they now want only a delay. well, why don't they state that forthrightly and say they are now for the affordable health care act but they want to delay it because of certain issues and bring them forward? >> i'll show you some interesting numbers right now. september 20th, the house passed its spending bill with no funding for obama care. that vote was 230-189. pretty much a straight party vote with two democrats, one republican switching sides. early sunday morning, the house voted again. it was almost identical, 2230, 1

people, you know, obama care. that's all that i know. >> reporter: according to the kaiser foundation, 43% of americans still have no idea about the new exchanges. >> i have a question. >> who created this affordable health care plan. >> this was passed by congress. >> oh, congress created it. >> the affordable care act, yes. >> and i'm just wondering as a citizen of america, how come i did not hear of this? >> reporter: while health care reform is a frequent source of contention in congress, many of the people we spoke to here in new jersey were hearing details of obama care for the very first time just this week. >> i'm definitely going to read into it. >> reporter: is obama forcing americans to get health insurance? it sounds that way? >> reporter: in rural america, a nonprofit group funded mainly by insurance companies, health care groups, and charities is working to spread the word. dispatching 130 field workers in ten states. >> we can follow up with you. >> reporter: on october 1st, 48 million uninsured ame

my bill is to repeal obama care. we passed my bill off the house floor earlier this year. >> doesn't it take -- >> charlie, for 100 years, the democrats worked to get socialized medicine in this country. and i'm telling you, it took 100 days for the american -- i know you wouldn't shut down a woman. under no circumstances would you shut down a woman. so i'll have my peace, too. it didn't take 100 days for the american people to say, oops, what happened? first of all, they knew that no one read the bill before it went through. then they were told if they liked their health care, they could keep it. that's not true. then they were told by the president that they would save $2,500 a year on their premium. instead, they're paying $3,000 more a year for their premium. >> you're talking about feeling good and exercising -- >> we're talking about having a job and having some scratch in your wallet. that's what the american people want. >> repeal means the house and the senate and the president's signature wipes out the -- >

do with caring about people, you know, obama care. basically, it's all i know. >> reporter: according to the kaiser family foundation, a lot of americans don't know about it. >> who created the affordable health care plan. >> it was approved by congress, the affordable care. >> i'm wondering as a citizen of america, how come i did not hear about this. >> reporter: it's a contention in congress, many people we spoke to were hearing details for the first time this week. >> i'm definitely going to read into it. >> is obama forcing americans to get insurance? it sounds that way. >> reporter: a group funded by insurance companies, health care groups is working to spread the word. dispatching field workers in ten states. >> we can follow up with you. >> reporter: 48 million uninsured americans will be able to get insurance through federal and state exchanges. they must enroll before march 31st. >> they can shop like you shop for an airline ticket or a flat screen tv and see what's the best price for you. >> this is all new to me. i never kn

people don't care about obama care. 40% do. the marketplace rejected obama care. more than 60 persons of the american people are on self-insured programs. it's a nonworkable program. the house has its point of view, the senate has it points of view. the president forgot about his legacy and became a leader, he would say all right, let's come up with a compromise. it's all or nothing for the senate and american people want two things. they want to defund obama care and they don't want government to shut down. >> first off, if can you go out and find me a bunch of americans who sit around their table saying let's defund obama care, that's a family i want to meet. this is a washington creation. it's not that much different than the past where republicans had their message. democrats have theirs. the problem here for the republicans is they're pursuing the exact wrong tactics. they don't thank the government every day because the road is built. when you tell troops they're not going to not get paid. government is essential to their daily lives. >> i have a different t

act known as obama care. with as paj of the partisan bill, house republicans took a victory lap while sending a direct message to the senate. >> today, we urge the senate to take action. we urge our colleagues in the senate, our allies on the outside and the american people to push the senate to have this important debate on the floor of the senate. because if we are going to take action on behalf of the american people, we need the senate to have this debate on the floor of the senate. >> why today when we acted it wasn't just a group of republicans but it was a bipartisan vote. let me state that again because i want to make sure you write it correctly. it was a bipartisan vote. because we're americans first. >> that's why we are doing our job and now it is up to senate democrats to show some responsibility and follow the house's lead. now -- you know, many senate republicans have promised to leave no stone h6 this billkand all of us here support that effort. >> you got businesses all over the country who ar

the model for obama care. i don't want to relitigate those, obviously there are differences, but do you buy that? were people not thinking this guy's going to repeal obama care when they voted for romney? >> i don't think one election is run on a single issue. they had their view they presented to the american public and we had ours. there was an election and it worked out obama was reelected but that doesn't change the fact that the house of representatives, that majority was also reeje-elere-elected. they were sent here because people had problems with spending, taxes and regulations and job losses that are occurring because of obama care. it's their duty they believe to take the frustrations and anxieties to washington and litigate it. here's the other thing. all the talk of bullies and scalps and everything like that, these are substantive disagreements that legislators are bringing to the white house and to their colleagues in the senate, and they have a difference of opinion. in many of these cases, they

or obama care, as it's known. they want to defund it or delay it as part of any deal. we heard this from the speaker of the house, john boehner. >> obama care's driving up the cost of health care, it's destroying millions of american jobs. it is a train wreck. it would have to go. we've done everything humanly possible to make our point and we'll continue to make our point. >> either my way or the highway approach carried the day. in this case, the highway leads over a cliff to a shutdown or a default, either of which would be devastating for the economy. republican leadership has been dragged kicking and screaming into a fight that they know is bad for their party and bad for their country. and they should know, it's a fight they will not win. >> there's another fight brewing right now, a fight within the republican party itself. republican congressman tim griffin, for example, fired this shot over the bow of the senate republican counterparts, quote, so far, senate republicans are good at getting facebook likes

obama care does not allow that. that's why today when we acted, it wasn't just a group of republicans but it was a bipartisan vote. let me state that again because i want to make sure you write it correctly. it was a bipartisan vote because we're americans first. it's a privilege to sit in this office and i will tell you this. as the founders crafted this country, they crafted two bodies, two bodies to work. the house has now done their work. we call upon the senate to do theirs as well. >> the house has been fighting to stop obama care since 2009, and we have said over and over again this law is going to increase the costs for the working middle class families in this country and we're now seeing it. we've said from the beginning that this law will harm our economy and we're seeing our economy turn from a full-time job economy into a part-time job economy. that's why we are doing our job and now it is up to senate democrats to show some responsibility and follow the house's lead. many senate republicans have promis

care. >> any bill that defunds obama care is dead. dead. it's a waste of time. >> or is it? >> you play to win the game. >> our goal is to cut spending and to protect the american people from obama care. it is as simple as that. >> hello? >> yes, hello. it is such a fun comparison. maybe it doesn't go far enough unless we hear coaching reciting "green eggs and ham" like senator ted cruz. we will see if they have it in them. >> they never would. >> no, they have dignity. >> john berman, i love it. >>> we're not talking about the purchase price. rachel nichols has the score. >>> christine, this is part of a larger trend. star athletes don't just want to be coaching or broadcasters. they want to buy into team ownership. and with some of the players making hundreds of millions more than their predecessors, that lane is open to them. schack, for one, is taking advantage. >>> one of the nba's smallest market franchises got a giant-sized boost, when shaquille o'neal bought a minority ownership stake in the sacramento kings. >> we look forwar

act also known as obama care. cnn's renee marsh reports. >> reporter: dueling videos on both sides of the health care debate and on the opposing side, the videos are pushing the envelope. >> let's have a look. ♪ >> reporter: just days before americans begin to enroll for health care insurance under the affordable care act, self-described libertarian group generation opportunity released two web videos hoping to convince people not to enroll. lucas byonno helps conservative politicians use viral videos to get their message out. he says the ads could change enough minds to make a difference. >> in this society we live in, it's important to continuously produce content that's going to be innovative and this is one aspect that does that. where it's disturbing and new and fresh because if you just stay below the bar and put something out that's very standard, it won't fly. it won't resonate. >> reporter: one ad tracking agency says ads opposing the affordable health care act outnumber those for it by five to one. but

will delay obama care or that will defund obama care. he has said this is a legitimate law. it was passed by congress. the supreme court upheld it. and to talk to officials here, they just think that what republicans are doing is quite ridiculous at this point. obviously, a lot of the action still on capitol hill to see what the senate is going to do in response to this house bill passing late last night. deb and victor? >> all right. brianna keilar, thanks so much. now let's bring in candy crowley. with a government shutdown seeming almost certain, candy, the president, there's a feeling why aren't both sides coming to the table to negotiate? are they afraid it's going to fail or are they afraid it's going to succeed this whole affordable health care act? >> well, if you mean -- listen. a lot of folks on the republican side say it's already a monumental failure. they say businesses aren't hiring because they're worried about what obama care means. in some cases they're making full time workers part time workers. so their argument has be

not want to fund obama care. 41 times, house republicans have voted to defund obama care. has not happened yet. what's going to be different this time? >> well, what's different this time is, this is on a continuing resolution. that has never happened before. i brought this language to the rules committee on february 14th of 2011. and my amendment was denied rules and under the similar rules or maybe even exactly same rules we have today. if we had done that then, we would be in a better position today. this is the first time we have put this shutoff of obama care funding into an aappropriations bill, a must pass piece of legislation. so this now sets up drama between the house and the senate. harry reid and john boehner. we need to stand strong in the house. the vote was a very strong republican vote in favor of cutting off all funding to implement or enforce obama care. >> the drama of all of this is what voters are really, really frustrated with here. four different occasions we've gotten to the point where there is on the verge of a government shutdown and people are t

care for a year and a repeal of a medical device tax that does help pay for obama care. what does that mean? the ball is back in the house's court. house republicans are meeting, brooke, as we speak to map out their next move. i am told that the plan was for them to try one more time. certainly, lots of conservatives in their caucus want them to keep fighting, despite it being pretty obvious that they're up against all odds, and the leading option for that next fight would be to have a spending bill that delays the individual mandate in obama care for a year. but as you and i talked about earlier in the hour, there are house republicans who were talking only privately about this before but are now coming out publicly as the clock ticks toward midnight saying enough already. let's wave the red flag. we made our point, not once, not twice, it's not going to happen. the math simply is not there, let's move on. i'm told unless something dramatic happens as we have seen, thing kz change on a dime, the plan is not to do that, to have one more crack at this and so that will --

defunding obama care is not going to stop obama care. this is just a false choice. >> but don't you agree there are a number of things that could in fact could be fixed and improved in the way the current bill is working? if you end up with big corporations getting a waiver, but the individual doesn't, it looks to me like that's the opposite of what democrats used to stand for. everyone knows the individual man dade is the glue that holds everything together. getting rid of the individual mandate is just another substitute. >> senator joe martialing said it was reasonable and sensible to get rid of the individual mandate. >> look, i can find more republicans that think that the right ring you've got one, right there, one. >> you cherry pick the parts of obama care that you like, but don't want the individual mandate. >>> have you now become the pro-moocher? >> no. everybody agrees on the angle. >> how will you pay for it, though? everybody agrees on the end result. republicans say we can aswain them by handing out tax kretz. >> all those

in just ten days a big part of obama care becomes reality. that's when the government will launch its insurance exchange marketplaces. some of the country's biggest employers are already taking drastic measures to prepare for the bill's requirement that big companies provide health insurance for full-time employees. this week, home depot announced it is shifting part-time workers off of the private health care plans and on to these new public marketplace exchanges and pass the two buck chuck, trader joe's is telling their 20,000 part-time employees that they will soon be on their own. they will get a $500 stipend to help themselves find coverage under the president's plan. all this uncertainty is all fodder for house republicans, who today for the 41st time voted to defund the affordable care act as part of their government funding bill. even if the senate passed this bill and it almost assuredly will not, president obama has pledged to veto it. so here's why this seemingly incremental beltway back and forth matters for you. your government w

inside obama care for one year. that, of course, is going to be a nonstarter just like the other ways they've tried to change either defund or what we'll see now, the active bill in the senate which is delay obama care entirely for a year, repeal the medical dwits w device tax. democrats down there in the senate insist all of this is a nonstarter. suzanne, you hear republicans talking about the fact that they -- they're not shutting down the government. it's the democrats because they won't negotiate. it is true if republicans just got a win, any win, they could give in. and they could allow this to go through, but democratic sources say this is just a temporary bill funding the government and they simply will not negotiate now because if they give in on anything now, they're going to be in a bad negotiating position down the road when we get to big things like the debt ceiling. for now, the ball is in the senate's court. john boehner made a big deal out of saying that the senate isn't even in. they didn't come to w

obama care, just what the doctor ordered or a poison pill? tonight on crossfire. >>> welcome to "crossfire." i'm stephanie cutter on the left. >> i'm newt gingrich. today the vote to keep government running and defund obama care. good for them. also today the president signalled deep down he realizes he needs to compromise. >> nobody gets 100% of what you want. you know that in your own lives and own families. i don't know how many people are married here, but you know you better learn not to get 100% of what you want. >> you know, he was addressing that to the congress. but i wonder if he's also signaling that he knows over the next couple weeks he's not going to get 100% of what he wants either? >> well, newt, the president has always said if somebody has a good idea to improve obama care, he is open to it. but i have a question for you. if doing the exact same thing twice is the definition of insanity, then what is the definition of doing something more than 40 times and expecting a different result? this is insanity. >> it's courageous. >

some people hear about socialized health care and obama care and people think obama will take care of your health care. this is a government run health care system. >> send your bill to the white house. >> it's going to be a series of private plans. it's not going to be socialized medicine or anything like it. those of us who support socialized medical care are disappointed in this bill. there will be people who enroll in plans that are being run out of state exchanges but for most people there won't be as much of a change as they are being warned about. >> since we live in this world of immediate opinions, the most important journalism is media. facebook had a hard time for year. people said facebook was dead. now it's up above 50. i don't hear as much about that. it goes to show the most important journalism is the follow-up. >> follow-up and most stuff does not get followed up. in may the obama administration was under siege by three scandals. benghazi, a.p. phone scandal and there was talk how he would destroy his second term. there are other things that may destroy his second ter

it to obama care. so what should happen? i sit on the appropriations committee. we used to do this all the time, sit down today, hammer out negotiations over what we are going to fund in the budget. what level are we funding education and health care and our troops? >> the normal budget process which hasn't happened in six years. >> you're right. that prs needs to be fixed. last night you have republican tea party extremists actually celebrating on the house floor, publicly celebrating that -- michele bachmann said she got everything she wanted. other republicans who said they're delighted over shutting the government down. what they need to do is come together. let me give you an analogy here. there's clear evidence that the tail is wagging the dog and you have republicans on the other side who are irrational and not playing with a full deck. would you, if you didn't like the redesign of your kitchen, would you burn the whole house down or would you try to make modifications to the kitchen? these peop

marketplace for obama care is set to open on tuesday. now, this comes of course as some republicans have been threatening a government shutdown if funding for obama care is included in that spending bill that's currently working its way through the senate. well, now house republicans in what is a shift are talking about how they want to instead refuse to increase the debt ceiling, a different thing, if they cannot delay the implementation of obama care. house speaker john boehner calling on president obama to negotiate on this today and president obama fired back. >> to suggest america not pay its bills just to try to blackmail a president into giving them some concessions on issues that have nothing to do with the budget. i mean, this is the united states of america. we're not a deadbeat nation. we don't run out on our tab. we don't not pay our note. we are the world's bedrock economy, the world's currency of choice. the entire world looks to us to make sure that the world economy is stable. you don't mess with that. you don't mess with

private insurance companies are in the driver's seat, be it obama care, or pre-obama care. >> since we all agree we should get back to grounds and rethink it, let's delay -- >> justice delayed is justice denied. >> bad policy -- bad policy. >> 50 years! >> professor west, let me take a turn for a second. you talk a lot about dig nit. isn't dignity found inself reliance? i understand you're for government responsibility, but what about personal responsibility? >> very important. but keep in mind when you talk about dignity, you have to talk about context and conditions under which dignity can actually be realized. you talk about self-determination, you have to ensure they have a voice over the process. part of the problem in this debate over obama care, most poor and working people have not had their voices heard. we brought in the elite, you brought in big insurance. >> no argument there. let's talk more about it, but we are shoving this down -- >> who is in the white house and running congress when all this happened? >> no, it was milquetoast democrats, but that's better than cold-hea

obama care is a lightning rod. conservatives don't like obama care. republicans don't like obama care. lots of democrats, by the way, want to fix obama care because it's clearly not a perfect bill, but it has become the sort of organizing principle at this point for the republican party. the problem with what ted cruz is doing is that as dana pointed out earlier, he's asking republican senators to vote against the bill that would actually kill a bomb care. because the senate procedures are so difficult. so, he's putting everybody in a tough position. he's standing up for what he believe, but there are lots of republicans who believe that shutting down the government as a result of this fight is going to hurt their party and not help. >> we just saw that article by, you know, that karl rove of "the wall street journal," making that specific point. a warning to republicans out there, be really careful about shutting down the federal government because the political ramifications for republicans would be enormous. thanks very much. we're watching the rol

, anti-obama care provisions out. over the weekend the house sent back to the senate another spending bill reattaching new anti-obama care provisions, delaying it for a year rather than defund it and another provision that would repeal a tax on medical devices that helps fund the law. the senate already warned the house that they would reject that. the white house has said that they would veto, the president would veto that bill so that's where we stand today. the senate is going to come in this afternoon, strip those same anti-obama care provisions out once again and send it back over to the house so here we have this game of legislative hot potato with the time ticking down to midnight and it's not totally clear what the house is going to do. now, who is going to be to blame here? you saw at the beginning of the poll you showed a lot of people think the republicans and the democrats aren't acting like adults. who is to blame if there is a shuttown? latest poll shows 46% would blame republicans, 36% would blame the p

much of his talkathon was about obama care. the memorable moments were those that veered off topic. >> i want to take an opportunity, an opportunity that i don't usually have when i'm in d.c. to read them a couple of bedtime stories. i do so like green eggs and ham. thank you, thank you, sam i am. >> reporter: he tried his own dr. seuss. >> did not like obama care in a box with a pox and a howser with a mouse. >> reporter: this was all about firing up the grassroots and encouraged supporters to tweet. >> let me reads some tweets. obama care, ain't nobody got time for that. all caps. three exclamation marks. make d.c. listen. >> reporter: most republicans oppose cruz's mission trying to defund obama care on a must pass spending bill. they worry it could cause a government shutdown and they would get the blame and worry it is mired in process that's hard to explain. case in point, in the end he joined all senators in voting four procedural measure he seemed to argue against. that's why only a few came to help. some gop veterans b

law, obama care. in just five days, the sign-up begins for the federal health care exchanges. the average american will have 53 different plans to choose from. i want to turn it over to my colleague now, anchor of cnn's "the situation room" wolf blitzer. hi, wolf. >> carol, thanks very much. the president as you point out only a few minutes away from his speech at prince georges community college in suburban maryland right outside of washington, d.c. he's expected to speak for about 25 minutes. he's got a lot on his agenda when it comes to explaining what obama care is all about. you are going to hear the president. joining us as we wait for the president, our senior white house correspondent, jim acosta, chief political analyst, gloria borger and christine romans. our coverage of what the president is about to do will resume after a quick break. could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. everybody knows that. well, did you know that when a tree falls in the forest and no one's around, i

president obama today saying there's no surrender on obama care. look at the calendar, five days to go before new health care exchanges are set to open. president obama laid it on thick. campaign-style speech touting his signature health care law. and he got personal, slamming republicans trying to bring it down. here he was. >> in the wealthiest nation on earth, no one should go broke just because they get sick. the affordable care act is here to stay. so the first thing you need to know is this. if you already have health care, you don't have to do anything. in fact, for the past few years since i signed the affordable care act, a lot of you have been enjoying new benefits and protections that you didn't have before, even if you didn't know they were coming from obama care. because the affordable care act, more than 100 million americans have gotten free preventive care like mammograms and contraceptive care with no copays. because of the affordable care act, just this year, 8.5 million families actually got an average of $100 back from their ins

they may try something else related to obama care. i would expect ping-pong, not just once, but right up until the deadline. as to who wins, look, the democrats have the high ground in the short-term. there's zero doubt about that. the polling shows that. but here's the problem for the president, anderson. even as he wins here, he loses, because this is the first year of his second term. it's the most important year for a second-term president. what has been accomplished? and we're going to spend the rest of it fighting shutting down the government. so the first year of that, no the his fault, mind you, not all of his fault, anyway, frittered away. and between now and the end of the legislative year, there's almost nothing he can do about it because this is the business he has to get through. >> not to mention the impact this could have on the economy, right, john? in addition to immigration reform and all the rest. >> right. this could hurt the economy. >> gloria borger -- >> i think this is shortsighted. because the obama care was t

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for obama care. if you're one of the 48 million uninsured americans, you've got some decisions to make, starting october 1st. the cost of coverage under the new health care exchanges vary depending where you lib, the level of coverage and other factors. on this map the average costs are higher in dark blue states. say you live in ohio for a family of four making $50,000 a year you pay $282 a month for the midrange plan after tax credits. a single person making $25,000 a year would pay $110 for the lowest cost plan, once again, after tax credits. president obama's touting the benefits of his health care reform law while taking on republicans who are threatening to defund it. at a speech in maryland at president said the affordable care act is here to stay. >> five days from now, five days from now, on october 1st, millions of americans who don't have health insurance because they've been priced out of the market or because they've denied access because of a preexisting condition, they will finally be

you they will not call it obama care. here is a prediction for you. a few years from now, when people are using this to get coverage and everybody's feeling pretty good about all the choices and competition that they've got, there are going to be a whole bunch of folks who say yeah, no, i always thought this provision was excellent. i voted for that thing. you watch. it will not be called obama care. but i'm always willing to work with anybody from either party. if you've got a serious idea for making the affordable care act better or making our broader health care system better, i'm happy to work with you. because that's what the majority of american people want. they don't want posturing. they want governing. they don't want politics. they want us to work together to make the lives of ordinary americans a little bit better, a little bit more secure. so maryland, i'm asking for your help. i need your help. we may have some very well-funded opponents. we may have some very talkative opponents. but you're going to be the b

that obama care is the most dangerous piece of legislation ever passed. ever in the history of america, this is the most dangerous piece of legislation. >> congressman john fleming of louisiana is joining us here in "the situation room." thanks for coming in. >> thank you. >> did you absolutely say those words? >> absolutely. >> you believe this is the most dangerous piece of legislation ever. >> yeah. >> in all the years of the united states of america? >> yes, this legislation, obama care, removes $716 billion -- >> going back to legislation that approved slavery, all of that, even more dangerous than that? >> yes. this affects millions. in fact it will affect probably every single american. it covers one-sixth of the economy. people are being laid off. 77%, wolf, of every job created today is a part-time job as a result primarily of obama care. as you know, the numbers have just been released. the exchanges on average, the cost of health care premiums are going to go up -- >> this is worse than the pro-slavery are legislation? >> i can't think of anyth

the exception of obama care. now, we're not here to just grave traitate to what harry re wants to do. in the house, we're poised to pass this on friday. >> the only effective way to truly stop obama care, and i think we ought to do it, to stop it, would be totally reverse it. we don't have the votes to do that. >> we can't let the government shut down. we can't be kamikazes. we can't be general custard. >> cnn's wolf blitzer is watching the republicans battle this out. he joins me live from washington. first, i'm going to get the elephant out of the room right now, by saying this is the fourth time since 2011 we've been having this discussion. the government shutdown. before i get to that, why this time is it republican against republican? because i thought that was what ronald reagan always said was the 11th commandment, thou shalt not speak ill of fellow republicans? >> there's a major split in the republican party especially -- not peter king, you just heard him, but other republicans in the house of represent

with obama care. this is like the ridiculous part of this. is that there is a lot of agreement going on but there is an entrenchment by both parties to refuse to negotiate. >> i think with good reason though. plenty of time and room to negotiate changes in obama care. if president obama were to allow the government -- allow extortion to take place, negotiate over the threat of a government shut down or over the threat of not raising the debt ceiling, that would weaken not just his presidency but the government for generations. one of the -- to anna's point, one of the most important issue says in dealing with the budget. the house and senate haven't appointed a conference committee to meet with the democrats to convene how to plan negotiating for the budget. there are important issues to negotia negotiate. we can't allow brinksmanship. we can't allow the issue of a government shut down to be used as strategy to threaten the government for that matter. >> here is the reality. right? there's probably go

as you said, president obama does not want to negotiate on anything that defunds or delays obama care. >> keep your ears out, and let us know if you hear anything with this meeting of the president and prime minister netanyahu. and that is brianna keilar at the screen. i want to talk about the screen, because there is a number of things ticking away. on the right-hand side is the countdown clock, and on the left is the dow. that is dismal and only opened for a little bit, but you know, the day is yet early. so, it is looking pretty likely that midnight is going to be the bewitching hour at this point, and that mean s ths that tomorr morning places like the air and space museum which, hello, that is nice live shot for you in washington, d.c., could be a place that you can't visit. shutdown, closed, and it is not the only place. in fact, christine romans joins me live to talk more. i was in washington, d.c., ms. romans, and i felt like the most useless person on the street. >> go back to fix it. >> and so i went to the american history museum and i said, well, i might be one of the last

they will reach out to the obama care doubters and those who are still confused by the health care law. they are still legion at this late date. meanwhile, on the subject of obama care, senator ted cruz is on the senate floor right now back in washington, d.c., after vowing to speak against the health care bill until his legs give out. also scheduled this hour, one of the week's most anticipated events, iran's new president, hassan rouhani will stand at the same podium president obama stood at just hours ago and give his first address to the u.n. general assembly. but that handshake that many were anticipating between president obama and the iranian president, well, forget it. two senior administration officials say they were open to an informal meeting between the two of them on the sidelines of the assembly but in the end, they say it was all quote, too complicated for rouhani back home, so that ain't happening. the last time an american president met with the leader of iran, saturday night fever topped the box office, 1977. optimists hope that rouhani will prove a very different lea

defund obama care? >> the more the american people learn about that, this law, less they like it. never to a solid majority of support among the american people. but its support has been eroding steadily in the recent months. as americans are learning that they are going to be losing jobs as they are learning that their hours and wages will be cut. as they are learning as 20,000 home depot employees learned the other day that they will be losing access to health care upon which they relied for many years. so with the passage of time, this has become a less popular law and americans are asking for relief from this law especially considering this law is one that the president himself has described as not ready to implement. the president is not going to follow the law as written. we shouldn't fund it. >> senator lee, where's the republican bill that will solve the problem of rising health care costs and millions and millions of uninsured making sure that insurance companies are not able to discriminate ag

we both know obama care's not going to be defunded. and what's going to happen is this bill's going to go over to the senate, harry reid is going to strip the obama care provision out of the cr and they're going to send us a bill back to the house. and even your poster child, senator cruz, admitted that there's nothing he can do about it. that it's up to the house. there's nothing the senate can do to impact this debate. again, where does this end? if this ends in a government shutdown, why in the world would you want to do that? >> i don't think it does end in a government shutdown. but let's talk about insanity, $17 trillion in debt, $100 trillion in unfunded liabilities. why would you add another entitlement program? we all know how they grow. there's history here. but here's the point, if the republicans don't stand for what they ran on, if they don't do what the american people are looking for, they're really not in a negotiation at all. the whole budget process is crazy. the fact we're going to do a three-month cr, that's insane.