Harmony withtfoes. [cap rgnsapac obrien. Ledad no repeal or replace for underway. , but the pockets of bipartisanship are breaking out in this partisan town. The Senate Health committee announre hearings next month in an effort to stabilize the insurance markets, this following an impassioned plea from senator mccain whos battling brain cancer, puh parties to win at all costs. We have been spinning our wheelsissues because we keep tro find a wo win without help soledad without fanfare, a group n congressmen have been meeting to find common parties. N jim himes is the chairman of the new democrats, and congressman charlie dent is chairman of the moderate republican tuesday group. They join me remotely. Thanks for talking with me. In the oped you wrote together in post, this is a quote compromise may gly well on cable television, but it is an absolutecomponent of succl as i read that, i said, i wonder if there ares it is sad that itt we a idea aisle. U guys are going to work isnt there something a little sad, that that is a story . Very is true that in a high onolitical time the democratic side, there is an element of my pa says, if you work with the president , if you compromise your ideals, if you dont shoot for y want, t a true democrat. We will take yoa primary. I think a lot of us are trying to rd people that success in this business is when everybody leaves the roolegrumpy. The outcome is a negotiated outcome and by definition is going to giv parties and everyone a say in the outcome. The only thing i would add to th parties are struggling with this battle. You have the purests and the pragmatists, and there is this neverending tension. I think there are some great soledad where are they . Health care and infrastructure, and i would hope we first must provide for some budgetary and market stabilization. What i mean is wea agreement, which we all know will happen, and we also need to deal with th ceiling to revive some level of market stability. Those things will require bipart solutions, but we need to deal with those thquickp ivot to infrastructure or some we have been interested in things where the budget and the ceiling, where we start with a plan that pmiddle rathero satisfy i dont mean to pick on the republicans, but they happen te place caucus. Nd so much time tryi soledad how willing are both of yo on your own leadership . Yes, we can absolutely do this. We just put forward a bipan proposal on health care. We just put it out there. The problem solvers caucus, making reasonable changes, things that republicans oo aboud things democrats can walk away feeling go about. Ultimately, in that case, the leadership will come to us d us. They need us on the debt ceiling. They need us on the soledaceiling. They need us on the final question for both how do you think donald trump and the discourse that, i think it is fair to say, he brou, d. Cp among people in washington, how do you think hes affecting your parties . I would be less than honest republicans who are concerned abound temperament coming out of the white house. We would all like to see a lot fewer tweets. The substance of some of these twee this is in example, this transgender issue we were working constructively e , secretary mattis, on a review, and in the president ial tweet undermined it. This type of inflammatory rhetoric, incendiary rhetoric is not very helpful. Soledad on the democratic side, it has raised the rhetoric, which could be problematic fore. Poses a political challenge to my party that ing opposition to say, trump, t, trump. Look at what he says. At the end of the day, we lost a lot of voters that we should not of lost in the last president ial election. If we democrats are getting distracted by the president s tweets, there will be political o pay. Soledad that is a good way to congressman will himes, thank you also. Thanks, soledad. Next on matter of fact, more people will be on theon streets. Why is Affordable Housing life in ater, art imitates supremely pleasing way how doe does this Supreme Court does this Supreme Court soledad nearly 40 Million People in the s afford, according to the census remore l renters spend at least half of whaty make just to keep a roof over their heads. President trumps proposed budget help for those americans. He has called for cutting more than hud, the department of housing and urbads killing 3 billion in Grant Programs that provide housing veterans and low income pulling back 30 million used to revitalize and develop poor neighborhoods. Erica posted is a former assistanat hud under president obama. It is nice to see you. Thank you. Soledad how do you define Affordable Housing . The definition of affo actuall. It means paying no more than 30 of your income for rent or even a mortgage. Soledad so when you think about somebody putting in affordable it is benchmarked on your income. What is affordable to yod the extremely low income person who pays for their rent, they rent. More than 30 of thei this proposed budget from presidt trump would eliminate a lot of Affordable Housing for. What would be impact be in your assessment . First and foremost, one of the t cuts they want to take is to the housing voucher progm, which provides rental assistance to americas poorest households. 200,000 vouchers would be cut. What we know is one of the most immediate impacts will be homelessness. More people will lose their housing as a result of these cuts. More people will be on the streets. Soledad how does provig lowin housing improve the economy . That is not imminent you have been making, and it sounds counterintuitive for a lot of peop here are a couple of the differt ways it benefits society when we invest in Affordable Housing. When someone is homeless, whether an individual or family, it means they are cycling through r systems that are costly, like the emergency room, jails. Supportive housing can help to save taxpayer dollars by stabilizing the housing of people who face chronic disease or chronic challenges. The rent eats first. When we pay too much for housing, it means we are crowding O Investments in our kids, whether i books, health care, dental care. It can help to reduce the pain the kids feel. Whether it is transportation to soledad you are with the urban on rural issues . As cities become more they are going into rural areas. What are the impacts on Rural Housing . For the first time this year, we at Rural America more specifically. What we learned is Rural America faces some of the same afford ability challenges urban america faces. Housing anding the name the hud, theelopment , america then the u. S. Departme of agriculture, which also has a rental assistance program, especially for the soledad we will watch where it could have devastating effects for people in urban areas, but as you point out, rural areas, as. Next, how do you buy health it . Ura we could see dramatic impacts. Could your state find itself wit coverage . Later, a president ial commission later, a president ial Commission Wants your voting reco at at t, we believe in access. Later, a president ial Commission Wants your voting reco the opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. Connecting with the things that matter most. And because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet, weve created access from at t. California households with at least one resident who receives snap or ssi benefits may qualify for Home Internet at a discounted rate of 10 a month. No commitment, deposit, or installation fee. Visit att. Com accessnow to learn more. Soledad the nations Insurance Companies ha until september 20 to either pull out of the obame exchanges or commit to participating in 2018. Insurance, but there is nobody to buy a po from . It is a real problem in nevadas will have no insurancoffered. On january 1, 8000 people in nevada will be left uncovered. Benefits for others will be cut bawhy . Insurance provider Prominence Health pulled out of the Anthem Blue Cross and blue shield reduced coverage to the remaine counties with volatile. Ling the insurance heather is exacted of director e exchange. Nice to have you with us. Thank you for having me. Soledad when the insurance provider puld out, what exactly did they tell you asr r . The Insurance Industry relies risk, and when they dont have an idr risk is e paid or if people will beey incentivized to buy insurance, it creates uncertainty that identify what the risk will be, and they get very uncomfortable. Soledad you think there is a diren president s threat to taky absolutely. The instability has created instability in nevada for individuals out in Rural Communities and individuals in our more urban populations, with rate increases, a 30 rate increase in nevada. We are seeing that uncertainty pl out not only for those people, but also in our urban populationsoledad how do you ea provider . What does the word encouragement mean . Is that a payment . Change . Incentivize them you are hitting on a really clear point here. Nevada has very little leverage. Most of the controls are in washington, d. C. Whether caught sharing reductions g paid is outside of the control of r state. We are looking into having conversa carriers about what they need from us and wh control in order to incentivize in. Soledad what defines stability . Everyone says, we need stability. What is stability, and how do you though isone of the most impor encouraging a healthy risk mix. You want healthy, young people and the risk mix. The individual mandate is not popular part of the Affordable Care act. However, it does incene people to be in the market. That brings down the cost for without enforcement of that mandate, we will see more inconsistency, and a dicier risk mix. That will drive up costs for otheopsoledad are you hopeful . Im hopeful, but it has been a rough six months. Soledad that was the biggest sigh ive ever heard. [laughter] , ims like, sigh hopeufl. I think i share in the fatigue e country, for health py analysts and health care atic as usually somewhat boring. Im hopeful that things will star study and we will be able to givee assurances to our carriers. That will continue to provide afab care for nevadans. Soledad nice to have you with coming up next, state voting rolls under a microscope. Should a president ial Commission Records . Ess to your vo later, they sit at opposite ends of bench. Wh soledad that is our weekly feature we call we are paying attention even if you are too thecourt this week fo group is facing several lawsuits over its requests for voter record state, information like voter names, date of birth, portio of Social Security numbers, and the issue is voter privacy. Required to assess possible harm to voters if information is released . Two federal judges said the commission is not a federal agency and is not required to. Ssess privacy risks evidence ofon is spending a commissions intentions, many ac it of trying to suppress the vote. Many say the commission is going hoops to see if they are paying for data or filling out request forms. Since the commission is not a gove agency, states are not required to turn over information. Stl ahead, Court Battles over whether or not the commissioe ry open meeting laws to ensure transparency. We will keep watching. When we return, the Supreme Courts originalist and his fivefoot nemesis. Hes not my enemy. Hes my friend. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the value of getting past political differences. Soledad it is rare in washington, d. C. For political opposites to be friends, but justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg an were, despite divergentcely opinions. Ginsbu opa that poked fun opera that poked fun at hes not my enemy. Hes my friend. Then we sing a wonderful duet. That is the secret to my soledad now a new play about the between conservative Justice Scalia and a fictional liberal law clerk. Mirrored their friendship. Different in the way we approac text, but one in our reverence for the institution we served, the Supreme Court. Soledad today, she says, she re hopeful because of the changes she has seen in her lifetime, including the end of segregation in schools and the end of the ban on interracial marriage. The truth about the united no a pendulum. When it goes too far in one way, [laughter]t it will come rig [applause] soledad words we can all get behind. Obrien. Dad. Will see you ne from studio 20 at kofytv, its the show that makes you sweat to the beat of the 80s, its dance party. Im your dj, dj katie, and now the man who brings the party right into your living, its our host, morris knight. Whats up people . Its wonderful to have you all here on kofytv dance party, bringing the party to your very own living room. Are you ready for some great music, some great fun . Are you ready to dance . Are you ready to party . Are you ready to show the people in tv land how its done . Make some noise for dj katie. What you gonna kick it off how bout a little billy idol, dancing with myself . 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