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-- -- that's so Republican lawmakers are pledging full speed to repeal Obama care.
We now know the Supreme Court really did not put up -- health care fire it seems to have done the exact opposite ignited an election year inferno.
House Republicans are -- setting a date for a repeal vote July 11.
We talked -- house majority whip Kevin McCarthy.
-- -- And I see you I imagine you're not happy with the Supreme Court decision saying that the national health care is constitutional because I was as a -- text.
Disappointed because when you think of that argument though so government now can tell me things that I have to do and if I don't wanna do it I just have to pay tax me.
It's crazy surprised -- that.
I was surprised I didn't think this was the decision that would come from having listening and beginning to -- part of it.
To stretch away the tax -- the president always that it wasn't attacks.
But I guess sprinkler thinks it is and somehow -- it's legal.
Now after you learned what it was you're watching -- by the way we watch it.
Well ever daily -- I was the speaker it was leader Eric Cantor and get mentioning.
Conference chair myself we were in the speaker's office because we had a meeting at that time and we are watching and we stopped and we have fox on and we turned.
To watch and for a few seconds that we thought it was something different.
So once you realized what it was what was the conversation room well we start pulling -- because we want to try to read because.
It is about 10 o'clock at 1030 we're having a conference meeting with the whole -- Republican conference that we are trying to read through to see exactly what was.
-- -- about fifteen minutes before we.
And which direction wanna go and we start talking right then.
With the leader and the speaker about we come back after this district work period when we could bring up the full repeal that we do that on Wednesday.
Your vote for the -- Largely.
Symbolic ceremony you know.
Rightly -- you just -- me that you you have the house to get the vote in the house they certainly don't expect that this senator Harry Reid take it up in the senate to -- I think the American people expect to see where people stand on I -- I'd be interested to see if there are some Democrats now that would join with us.
I'm -- at speaker Pelosi always said you know had to -- in -- what's in it.
We have to pass the bill so that you can.
Find out what is in it.
The more time people know what's in it they dislike it even more and I think they've been hearing from a back home I think you might get a few more join with us -- that.
Help build -- little more momentum.
-- -- Democrat said he seemed to indicate that virus in bars are if you bring this up you ever feel I'm gonna go again.
Well you'll find there's other things we we have repealed the time -- Democrats have joined us but I have my facts out of this have you heard anything this time.
Quite a few of them are shocked that it is constitutional.
And I think quite a few of them a few of them come to me and said we may have won the Supreme Court but man you guys are gonna win in November over this.
Is governor Romney in an advisory -- vice governor Romney to do that he's got that Massachusetts Health Care.
He's got the whole issue that its attacks in that -- that is -- -- that but the Democrats are gonna say do what you're logged in Massachusetts.
Out.
How would you recommend that he strategically navigate these.
Liners they think it -- to the economy I mean what what what the Supreme Court just did.
And you watch our economy dropping -- and further.
This is gonna hurt it more because people are not gonna make -- hiring decisions -- met with a lot of small businesses just a couple days before they were waiting for the Supreme Court decisions to their higher.
I've stayed with the economy and what this president.
It's failures and also what about a broken promises they've.
If you had health care and you like -- you can keep it.
New study shows twenty million that won't be the case for you see the rising -- and present so that's what that attacks not proven it is.
We know which numbers to believe that because I talk to the Democrats is safe when you you can keep your doctor did and the prices aren't going to go up.
I talked to Republicans is down now lobby but not really keep their doctors and the president -- Barack.
Prices all have already gone -- subject to the economy the president said he passed the stimulus unemployment never go above 8% well within forty consecutive months of that.
Look at you'd be looking at the fear of a double dip.
And a lot of that could be driven just because of the uncertainty here and now knowing that you're gonna have this health care.
Time is only telling we have not -- carried back from our economy.
We are not growing and our economy and a lot of it's based upon his policies have you -- from the democratic leadership since the decision.
Haven't heard from the leadership but I saw them I -- in my understanding was below -- walked in their conference to round of applause.
That's unfortunate.
You know either way that it goes.
I I don't agree with what the Supreme Court did but I respect their opinion.
I think November we probably have another decision.
Because -- think that the American economy.
But they're gonna vote because -- look what Roberts wrote.
It's not the -- the supreme court's decision to decide -- what's good policy.
You know they decide -- whether it's constitution I think the American people to decide what's good policy and in November they'll be able to vote on what type of policy they'd like to see.
That used language written tax not how much you can use that against Republicans I guess Democrats got.
Well -- I believe personally you can use the -- the most most importantly this whole election's going to be about the economy and leadership.
And the lack thereof from the White House we've gone through eleven recessions since World War II.
All of whom we've come out of stronger and sooner and this isn't the worst 182 up -- the policies of this White House that has lingered.
This recession even longer so we need a new direction and that's really what this election will be about.
The governor around his leadership and I know that you're critical of president Obama's and it definitely shipment is fairly -- but I'm mentioning governor Romney's.
Well I know when and where we're at a tough situation for Olympics and you talk.
We turn to him it's not place any rose syndication.
I watched it from a lot of small businesses from staples up he turned to him he took a risk and he grew the company.
Think I've seen that leadership time again that.
He may not be Hollywood's favorite -- George Clooney may not hang out with them but you know what -- make the trains run on time to get the economy moving one more time.
What you think you -- look forward and terrorism and vice presidential nominee.
An individual that could become president and individual that has seen the time before them.
From what I've -- from this president home never support somebody the president has been a governor first because when you're governor gets to pick cap.
Get to carry out agencies that you didn't create your own philosophy and you have to decide between -- bill.
What discover that this president passover -- -- Keystone Pipeline.
I'll decide that after election even his own health care plan -- -- -- -- into effect after election.
Whisper into the president of Russia I'll be more flexible after an -- I want someone to -- And I think I find that one and Romney and more importantly I think -- his vice president Vic is gonna look to someone else that's leadership it's done before anything governor.
Somebody just said I think that governor I have a good picked up naked -- and I got married I'd say.
I think a lot of them -- -- I think Mitch Daniels I don't know if he'll do I think Valenti would be fantastic.
There's a lot of individuals have shown they can do about Governor Christie.
I think Christie be a fantastic run but that's not my pick.
The good thing about it is there's so many out there that have shown the leadership to be part of the team to build this economy back.
Thank sir thanks for having.
