With the approach of halloween, the season of ghosts, spooks and pranks is upon us. Among them, the Republican Party line on the Affordable Care act and its impact on jobs and Economic Growth. And in case you need a recap, heres senator marco rubio earlier today. Obviously, i believe it should be repealed and replaced. But one of the most fundamental powers and responsibilities of members of congress is to fund things or not fund things. And i certainly dont believe we should be funding an Insurance Law thats going to do so much harm to the American Dream and to the american economy. Yes, that was the grand rationale that led to the Great AmericanGovernment Shutdown of 2013. You know, the one that cost the nation 24 billion in lost economic productivity. And, by the way, some people think it was done brilliantly. The shutdown was so magnificent, run beautifully. Im so proud of these republicans. And that is because they have branded the Republican Party as the anti obama care party. Yes, they certainly have done that. And thats where the great punking of america comes in. Because while republicans were crying out to kill obama care, save the economy, the white house offered up the chairman of its council of economic advisers to describe what actually happened. Instead, what we did in october was a selfinflicted wound that will subtract from jobs when we eventually learn the jobs number for october. Thats right. Thanks to the gop shutdown, sales growth slowed, jobless claims soared. Economic confidence plunged. And estimates showed gdp growth in the Fourth Quarter will be reduced anywhere from 2 10 to 6 10. Thats the marvelous ann coul r coulters definition of magnificent, all in the service of a branding effort on behalf of the gop. And its an effort that boehner and company have every intention of carrying on into the foreseeable future. Cue todays response to a late jobs report for september. Showing an added 148,000 jobs, the jobless rate ticking down to 7. 2 . And to that steady more than threeyear trend of job growth and job creation and growth, House Speaker john boehner issued a statement of righteous fury aimed at republicans newest, greatest obsession. Healthcare. Gov. Quote, todays report shows the president has more than a troubled website to fix. He has a troubled economy. Weakened by years of failed stimulus policies and excessive red tape. Thats why, in the weeks and months ahead, republicans are going to continue to work, to stop the president S Health Care law. And to pursue pro growth policies that strengthen our economy and expand opportunity for all americans. Right, that sounds familiar. But will have republicans rev up for shut down part deax, they might want to look at the numbers. Because theyre starting to sound a bit like sally brown. I had to listen to you you blockhead what a fool i was you tell em, sally. Lets get right to our pam. With us in new york is contributor joy reid, of the grio. Com and Maria Theresa kumar, president of voter latino. Joy, can you explain to us how the redfaced Speaker Boehner or orangeface, depending on what you prefer, how he has the gall to say he is beyond Economic Growth when hes been behind a republican shutdown that reduced growth by 24 billion . I think he might have win those talking points a couple months ago and wheeled them out. By the way, 126,000 of those jobs were in the private sector. So the problem republicans and john boehner have now is that their argument is complicated and doesnt work. Theyre trying to say that the Affordable Care act kills jobs. But the jobs number is the best its been in five years. Theyre trying to say it stops entrepreneurship in the private sector, but private sector jobs growth is the bulk of the job creation were seeing, and really the slow down in jobs has been in Public Sector hiring, because the republicans have insisted on getting rid of Public Sector jobs. It doesnt make sense. And i cant say this enough. The thing theyre saying is, the bullet in the heart of the economy is people being able to buy Health Insurance from private insurers. It doesnt make a lot of sense as an economic argument. Well, thats it hasnt even started, right . And it hasnt even started. Health care hasnt started. So thats where their theory, what theyre trying to promote to the American People, breaks down. Because all you can do right now is enroll. But health care itself doesnt start until january 1. They say its a train wreck and destroying jobs for three years. They dont have any solutions and dont know how to Talk Straight to the American People. And at this point theyre saying a website. Its not health care itself. Its a website that well answer that in a minute. I understand that republicans are now channelling their inner mark zuckerberg. But while talking about the website, what about some salient acts about the Affordable Care act. 3. 4 million Young Americans up to age 26 now have health coverage. That Insurance Companies can no longer deny coverage to those with preexisting conditions. And thats something, by the way, that is supported by 83 of americans. That some 24 million americans currently without Health Insurance will be able to buy it, thanks to subsidies. And another 13 million will be covered for Medicaid Expansion. What is the song and dance about here . Martin, i was at the white house yesterday when the president addressed this at the rose garden. And he principally said this is a winwin for the American People and i think thats what the republicans afraid. Do you know that six out of ten americans can now get Health Insurance for less than 100 a month. Thats unheard. And if youre a pregnant woman, for those down that road, for most part, they could not get Health Insurance before, because that was a preexisting condition. It no longer is. Being pregnant was a preexisting condition. Yes. Fantastic. What a great system. And thats a system that they want to maintain, as republicans. Exactly. So its its a if you want that narrative, you want a continued war on women. And thats not a good narrative for the Republican Party. Right. Joy, if Speaker Boehner and i address to both of you, really, wanted to do something about Economic Growth, would he have not got behind the Senate Proposal on comprehensive Immigration Reform . After all, what does the cbo say . The senate bill would increase gdp by 700 billion in 2023. Right. By 1. 4 trillion by 2033. I mean, again, he says hes for pro growth. Right. Economic policies and job creation. And yet they do absolutely nothing when confronted with the prospect of doing so with the senate bill. Right. And the thing that makes no sense, if you want Economic Growth but you dont want to tax anyone who is existing, paying taxes, why would you not want to create more legitimate taxpayers who can pay into the system and help shore up the economy . Theyre saying they dont want to do that. They dont want more income coming in. Theyre saying dont get that second job or add more hours to your work but they dont want to do anything that would increase this is actually one of the few things that will theyll actually address the issue of national security. Thats what the republicans claim they really care about is securing our border. Number two, they want to inject to the economy without increasing taxes but the cbo said it also shows roughly 10,000 jobs are going to be added to our economy monthly. And more importantly, you actually provide a fair wage for all the American People, because all of a sudden, folks that are right now currently being paid under the table, they wont be. They actually have to all of a sudden make sure they have a competitive just like every person. And certainty for employers. Because the other issue, and e verify went down during employers couldnt even verify. Never mentioned that. Right. So the point is, now you would have certainty for businesses and republicans are used to be the party of business before they became the tea party. And businesses need the certainty of knowing that who theyre hiring and they wont be fined or penalized. But joy, everything youre both saying is about Economic Growth and job creation. Right. But none of these things are being picked up by republicans. And yet their kdeceitfulness an lying to the nation, schlag off the numbers and say theyre pro growth. Im still looking for one thing. Give me one thing. Well, and theyre lying principally not just to the American People but their own base. Theyre lying to their core v o voters and saying if we stop people from being able to buy Health Insurance, youll have a job. What they really need to do, talk to the gop republican governors who actually have to govern and expanding medicaid, because they realize they have a population that is in need and they have to address the issues. First as a governing body all they do is legislate. Yes, sure, you could identify what youre funding and who youre funding but youre not seeing those programs or the need on the ground. No, i have to mention, the president and first lady attended Parent Teacher conferences at their Daughters School earlier today. Do you think the president may have asked for teacher tips on how to handle adolescents the lesson for john boehner once you lose respect of your students you cant lead the classroom and he has lost control of his students. There is still hope for john boehner. He has to eventually confront those 40 or 50 people and say, if you dont get me the votes, im going to get 100 moderate or conservative formerly conservative republicans and theyre going to be my guarantee. Youre going to be irrelevant. Youre either going to vote with me or im going to get these guys and theyre going to do it. Thats what a strong peeker would do, thats what nancy pelosi would do. Either the tea party is going to make sure he goes down in flames or the establishment. Someone is. Maria Theresa Kumar and joy r d reid, thank you for joining us. Coming up, how to defeat goliath. Well talk to challenger Barbara Buono about her effort to unseat one of the most popular governors in the country. And what was behind Chris Christies surprising decision on samesex marriage . The formalities are out the way. Time for the special moment this couple has been waiting for all their lives. Do you wish to be joined in marriage . Yes. Yes. Yes and i wish to join you. Not in marriage, but join you together. Too late, it already got weird. All right you may hug your mayor what the hell leave them alone this is not about you have hail damage to both their cars. Ted ted is trying to get a hold of his insurance agent. Maxwell is not. Hes on geico. Com setting up an appointment with an adjuster. Ted is now on hold with his insurance company. Maxwell is not and just confirmed a 5 30 time for tuesday. Ted, is still waiting. Yes maxwell is out and about. With teds now exgirlfriend. Wheeeee whoo later ted online claims appointments. Just a click away on geico. Com. You know, tom. You must be the thinnestskinned guy in america. Gayle. None of your business. Did i stay on topic . Are you steward . On topic. Next question. Do you think that is a confrontational tone, then, you know, you should really see me when im pissed. Ah, yes. Everyones favorite acerbic encore. Probably unwise not to tell our next guest Chris Christie is almost certainly to be reelected next governor of new jersey, nor that his president ial material or nor that his habit of calling people jerk or idiot is indicative of strong practicing mattek leadership. Well do all three with our next guest, state senator, Barbara Buono, welcome to our broadcast. Nationally, mr. Christie has developed this fantastic image of himself as a nononsense principled, pragmatic kind of guy. How does that reputation square with the fact that the state now ranks 44th in job creation, where the Unemployment Rate is 8. 5 , not 7. 2 . And where property taxes have gone up almost 20 under his leadership . Well, you know, i do take issue with your first statements. Are you beating me . He better not can his chicken so fast. New jersey focuses according to the polls, he looks as though hes pretty well ahead. Well, you know what they say about polls, its a snapshot in time. And in new jersey, we make our decision a couple weeks out. And we just went up on tv last week so people were communicating our message. People are out there listening to it. And its resonating. And you really expressed our platform right there. This governor is wrong on the issues. We have an economy in emergency that has fallen flat, bottom of the barrel in Economic Growth. This governor doesnt have an economic plan. He has taken a page out of the trickledown economics we voted against in the last two president ial elections. So how do you credit his success . People in new jersey are burdened under the highest property taxes that they have seen ever. People are out of work. We have the highest unemployment in the region and the lowest so why is he so popular . Theyre not focused. Hes a good entertainer. Governor omalley hes an entertainer . As governor omalley said, if you cant govern, you better well entertain. And he is entertaining. But you know what, no amount of youtube videos or latenight wise cracks on letterman or snl can erase the fact this governor doesnt have an economic plan. His social issues, stance on social issue are in sync with, i dont know, sarah palin. Certainly not new jersey. Not now, because he supports gay marriage or certainly not litigating against it, is he . That couldnt be further from the truth. This governor has stood against gay marriage for four years. The Supreme Court of new jersey, thank goodness, backed him into a corner. He had no choice. He reacted to the rule of law. They said, hey, listen. They denied his motion to stay in lower court decision, saying that words do matter. You are denying gay couples their equal rights under the law. But he was backed into a corner. He reacted to the rule of law. So was that a principled position or was that simply him being pragmatic . This governor, one thing you can say about him. You can be sure, he will say whatever it takes to get reelected. You heard him in boston before the rnc. He said if you want a candidate that believes in ideology, someone that has some conviction, im no not youre guy, because im in it to win. During a recent debate, mr. Christie argued he was perfectly healthy to carry out his duties andits hard to assume he isnt. He did a great job over Hurricane Sandy and so on and led the state in that way, i guess, fairly successfully. Youve published your own medical records, which describe you in excellent health. Would you like him to do the same . You know, i think its really not a question of what i would like. Its whether or not the people of new jersey, the voters think thats relevant in the election. But what im focused on, the fact there is 400,000 people out of work. This governor doesnt have an economic plan. I get it. And we have discussed that. What im asking is, do you think that his physical condition is an issue . And as i said, i think its up to the voters of new jersey to make that decision on november 5th. What. Do you think . I think that the moderator asked my governor and myself at the first debate whether or not we would release our medical records if we were asked. And we were asked. And i released them. The governor hasnt. Okay. We didnt answer the question, i forgive you. During the last debate, you asked christie whether he regretted raising money for americans who helped bring the shutdown about. Let me play a bit of his response. I dont regret it at all. In fact, what i regret is what we see in washington, d. C. Thats been typified by the awful partisanship by both sides. How do you i mean, he says hes opposed to the shutdown. And yet on the other hand, he wont condemn those who brought it about. Well, exactly. And i think that there isnt he said there is enough blame to go around. Quite frankly, i dont think there is. I think its squarely at the feet of the Republican Party. And some of them have taken responsibility. The governor likes to, you know, throw his sound bites out there. But you cant erase the fact that he campaigned for, raised money for, the architects of the shutdown. In fact, if he cant condemn them, then i think hes as guilty as the crazy element in the Republican Party driving that train off a cliff. Final question. Can you make up the deficit in the polling current to win this election . Absolutely. As i said, were up on tv. We dont have as much money as this governor does. You dont. No. But we do have matching fund, two for one matching funds in new jersey. And, you know, on the issues, if we can get our message out there, and we are, and we have by the way, we have the same team that got de blasio elected from behind in new york. So thats yeah. At least through the primary. Hes got to win that election. New jersey state senator, Barbara Buono, thank you so much for coming in. We appreciate it. My pleasure. 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Get help right away if you have swelling of the face or throat, or trouble breathing. Tell your doctor your medical history. And ask your doctor about celebrex. For a body in motion. 911 emergency. Somebody brought a gun to school that shot a teacher. The teacher is down . Yes. Okay. Well get somebody out there right away. Youre at Sparks Middle School . Yes. Just shot again. Some things never seem to change. And here are just two. The unwillingness of congress to pass gun safety legislation, and the thousands of americans who continue to die each year as a result of gun violence. And while its easy to simply add these victims to the annual round of statistics, its always much more chastening to recognize the individuals whose lives have been taken. And yesterday we learned a little more about yet another victim. 45yearold Michael Lansbury was a former marine and member of the Nevada Air National guard, having served multiple tours for the nation in afghanistan. He was also a muchloved math teacher at Sparks Middle School, just outside reno, nevada. And when a 12yearold student there opened fire with a semi automatic handgun yesterday morning, it was mr. Landsberry who put himself in harms way, in an attempt to save as many children as he could. In the end, he laid down his life for his students. We often hear politicians in washington talking about how they support our troops. But with congress unwilling to pass sensible gun safety reforms, Michael Landsberry is just one soldier who youve badly let down. Coming up, well turn the page with todays top lines. P [ mixer whirring ] [ dad ] hold it steady look one selectasize sheet of bounty is 50 more absorbent than a full size sheet of the leading ordinary brand. Use less with bounty selectasize. A confident retirement. Those dreams, theres just no way were going to let them die. Like they helped millions of others. By listening. Planning. Working one on one. Thats what Ameriprise Financial does. Thats what they can do with you. Thats how ameriprise puts more within reach. From the president s website to the first lady of american comedy, here are todays top lines, heads will roll. President obamas new National Health care program has been beset by a number of problems with the website. More of this country believes obama care has been repealed. Than have been able to sign up for obama care. Nobody is more frustrated by that than i am. The president also reminded that you dont have to go online, you can enroll over the phone. If you call the number, you can get services in 150 languages. Your application is very important to us. Right now there are 8 Million People ahead of you in line. Enough politics. We are here tonight to celebrate the first lady of american comedy, ted cruz. You know, the nigerian email scammers . They have been a lot less active lately. Because they have all been hired to run the obama care website. Maybe they should have taken some of those people who speak all those languages and actually focus them on fixing the website instead of offering the obama care in somewhat hewahilswahili. Let me give unsolicited advice to the critics and honestly to the news media. Were going to continue to expose what the administration wants to suppress. Take a deep breath. Calm down and take a deep breath. This system is going to work. Assistant want to show up in front of that house committee, because there are a number of republicans who want her fired. Shouldnt be about having heads roll or firing people. Are you one of the republicans who says she should get canned . Not focused on making heads roll. You have the guillotine cutting off the heads of thousands of people. Thats not the time receipt now to focus on that. The time is to get these problems fixed and make sure the system is working, most efficiently, for the American People. Lets get right to our panel. Joining us is democratic pollster, marjorie owe mareo, and josh baro of business insider. So josh, republicans wanted to fire eric holder and then Hillary Clinton and now Kathleen Sebelius because of the website failure. Is that just the simple response that one would expect from them . I think thats what i would expect republicans to say. I think somebody is going to need to be fired over this. But i dont know whose fault it really was. I think thats something the administration will figure out. First they need to figure out how to get the website working. We can assign blame later. And figure out lessons later about how to do the next big tech project. But i think were getting ahead of ourselves when we talk about who to fire. First we need to figure out what exactly can went wrong here and how do we make changes over the next few weeks so that obama care can have a successful launch. Okay. Mar marjorie, kentucky governor, steve beshear, offered Historical Perspective about implementing the Affordable Care act. Take a listen to what he had to say. You know, the last time we did a major transformational change in health care in america, was back in 1965. I think it was. When they passed medicare. Well, history shows us that it took two or three years to work through all of the bumps in the road and all of the kinks to get it up and running and making sure that everybody joined up. So this is going to work and everyone just needs to chill out a little bit. Okay, marjorie, lets look at some of the numbers coming in from the states. 150,000 people in new york use the states website to get coverage. Over 35,000 in washington got Health Insurance the same way. And in kentucky, the states democratic governor says theyre signing up 1,000 people a day. So this is about more than just a website, isnt it . Absolutely. Were talking about now millions of americans can go get the health care they need, that may not be provided by their employer, or they may not have a job, and they need something that can cover their whole family. And youre talking about a political distraction from the very people who have made their entire year, last few years, about destroying obama care. The very people who voted against it 40 times in congress. The very people who shut the government down over obama care. Now theyre trying to give advice about what to do about the website. This is far beyond the website. And we need to focus on the big picture, which is fixing the website and making sure that people get the Health Care Options they need. Josh, you dont agree with what marjorie just said. This is not just a political distraction. Liberals do themselves a disservice if they tell them that. Yes, republicans are jumping on this and concern trolling, saying it was a disaster. And might have attempted to vote it down and repeal 42 times much. Right. That doesnt mean the website is not only a real problem but real problem for implementation of the law. The Congressional Budget Office has said you need 7 Million People to sign up for Health Insurance through the exchanges by 2014 for the Health Insurance markets to work well. And were seeing in some states like kentucky that run their own exchanges that signup seems to be working well. In a lot of states, its proving extremely difficult for people to sign up. One of the risks there is that, you know, if youre a young, healthy 25yearold guy and you saw an ad on tv that said, you know, you should go sign up and you go and the website doesnt work, you might just ignore t. If youre a person with no Health Insurance and big medical bills, youre going to keep trying and trying to sign up until you get coverage. If the insurance if the number of people who sign up ends up being small and disproportionately towards people who are very sick, the question is whats going to happen to the Insurance Markets in 2014 when the insurers find everybody who signed up is very expensive to cover you can see premiums skyrocketing in the future. So the president has been saying the product is g the website is a problem. You cant totally separate the product from the website. And we need to focus on making sure the website and alternative channels for signing are actually working for enough people that the laws launch will work. Now, marjorie, as a pollster, you must have noted the new poll today from the Washington Post. It shows, again, the Affordable Care act has actually become more popular as a result of republican attacks. There are the figures. 46 . And yet we still have people like Representative Steve Stockman handing out copies of a book on impeaching the president to every single one of his colleagues in the congress. Can you explain that, please . I cant explain it, because the one poll number that is definitely not Holding Steady is republican approval. Three different polls, Washington Post poll, gallup and nbc poll all show record low Approval Rating for republicans. So while they have been shutting down the government, having political fights, they have really paid a real cost, while the one one of the one of their targets, obama care, has maintained if not gotten more popular. Another thing that came out today is in pugh polls showed if you look at the people who tried to use the exchanges, a majority have said its very easy to use or fairly easy to use. So people who are actually going to the web site and checking have a better experience than you would get from listening to the press reports. Okay. Josh, you wrote this. And im quoting you. You say that the failure of the website is a reason to demand better from our Public Sector managers, rather than to throw our hands up and conclude that liberalism is discredited. What did you mean by that . This isnt a piece i wrote Mitch Mcconnell keeps comparing the obama care website to the dmv. When i go the dmv its been pretty okay. The dmv runs pretty well. Thats not true everywhere, but it goes to show sometimes the government does a good i dont know at running these sorts of customerfacing operations and sometimes it doesnt. And a key part of making the Affordable Care act work is having a good customerfacing operation. Its something the government can do, should be able to do. A number of states like kentucky are doing it well. And we need to figure out how we can get the federal government to do this well, because if we want people to have confidence that the government can do things like provide health care to americans who need it, we need them to have good experience. Josh barrow and marjorie omara. Still ahead, Franko Harrisdowharri harrisdowns joins us. And up next, how we can prevent Tea Party Politicians from multip multiplying. Never feed them after midnight. Im mad at john mccain, im mad at bob corker. I want more ted cruzs elected. Yes. [ female announcer ] your first breath, your first grasp, your first smile. We were there. Your first roll, your first friend, we were there too. And swaddlers blanketlike softness, that youve loved since day one, is now available through size 5, for many more firsts to come. Wishing you love, sleep play. Pampers. You may be muddling through allergies. Try zyrtecd®. Powerful relief of nasal congestion and other allergy symptoms all in one pill. Zyrtecd®. 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Here to tell us if senator cruz speaks for all of texas is congressm congressman mark vissi, a democrat representing the dallasft. Worth area of that state. Good afternoon, sir. Thank you for joining us. So, congressman, is this what your constituents want . Not more affordable hear, not Government Programs designed to help the poor, the less fortunate. What they want is ted cruz shutting down the government for his own personal gain. Is that right . Just the contrary, martin. In the district that i represent, Congressional District 33 in ft. Worth and dallas, we have over 265,000 uninsured americans that are constituents in my district. They have a lot of questions about the Affordable Care act. They want to be covered now. And they would like for congress to Work Together to make it easy to enroll and easy to join. And thats what we ought to be working on as a bipartisan, sensible solution that can get all americans covered. Okay. Well, after being one of the main architects of a senseless Government Shutdown, polls find that the more americans know ted cruz, the less they like him. But, again, he insists, he doesnt care about the rest of the country. He only cares about texas. Take a look at what he said yesterday. The New York Times did a story, and they began by saying, gosh, there are a lot of people in washington unhappy that this cruz fella is doing all this stuff. What are the people in texas think . And the New York Times wrote this article where they said, holy cow, people in texas actually like what this guy is doing yeah. So with 6 million texans lacking insurance, including the highest percentage of uninsured children children in the nation, how do they view ted cruzs fight to make sure they never get Affordable Health care . Yeah. Im not sure exactly which texans the senator is talking to. But, again, if you come to dallas ft. Worth area, in addition to the 265,000 in the district i represent, in the dallas ft. Worth metroplex al e alone, youre talking about a Million People. Because the governor, rick perry, failed to include texas under Medicaid Expansion, youre talking about another 60,000 in the district that i represent, and about 1 million statewide that wont be covered under Medicaid Expansion now. And its considered really one of the biggest blunders that a Texas Governor has ever made by not adding texans on to that Medicaid Expansion. And so what i would say is that, you know, come to dallasft. Worth. Talk to some of the constituents that i represent that want to enroll, that have had questions. I have hosted two town halls, martin, on the Affordable Care act. And i can tell you, people in dallasft. Worth are very eager to join. Theyre ready to join. And we have a lot of people that are really hurting out there that want coverage for their families. Absolutely. So who is senator ted cruz describing when he says hes doing the work that texans want him to do . You know, i dont know. I dont talk to a lot of texans that he runs across that feel that way. People in the dallasft. Worth area, when you talk to single moms. When you talk to people that are middle class and doing fairly well. Everyone wants affordable coverage. And i can tell you that im committed to working in a bipartisan manner to not only making the Affordable Care act better, but improving it as time goes on. Because thats the way that texans act. When you look back in recent texas history, democrats and republicans, didnt matter which party that you belonged to, people always tried to work to make texas a better place for all, and not just a few special interest individuals. Sure. Now, we know that there have been plenty of issues with healthcare. Gov, the website itself. Do you know of some of the difficulties that your own constituents have been facing . Because listening to you, sir, i imagine that there are a large number who really like to be able to get Affordable Health care. You described the governors refusal to include any kind of expansion of medicaid and so theyre going to the government website. What kind of problems are they facing . Well, you know, obviously were getting similar questions as it pertains to glitches in the district that i represent. But i can tell you, by and large, people still have a lot of questions. Because, again, one of the big political failure by our governor was that we did not create our own exchange in texas. Were part of the federal exchange. As a result of that, a lot of texans thought they couldnt get coverage. And so myself and other democratic congressmen say were hosting town halls, going out into the community and informing people they can enroll. We still have a lot of people asking questions about the Affordable Care act, and not so much complaining about the glitches. Obviously, people want to get past that. Thats something im committed to getting past and working out just like on Medicare Part d. People forget about the glitches in Medicare Part d that was a republican bill that was passed. But democrats worked with their republican colleagues, with aarp, with other organization oh to make sure that over a period of time that Medicare Part d was something that all americans can be proud of and started out with a 21 disapproval rate. And now seniors approve it by about the 91 . Thats the direction i want to be going. Congressman mark veasey. Thank you for joining us. Thank you, martin. Coming up, an nfl huh of famer joins us to talk football and philanthropy. But first mandy drury has the cnbc market wrap. Good afternoon. The dow was up 76 points, the s p closing at another record high with a gain of 10 points. And the nasdaq up almost 10 points. Thats it from us here at cnbc. First in business worldwide. See you tomorrow. 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It is amongst the oldest affiliations between sport and charity and today marks the 40th anniversary of the partnership between united way and the National Football league. A relationship that has served lowincome children from deprived neighborhoods, enabling many to realize their own dreams of success. And the fearsome athlete who appeared in that adavert joins us now with stacy stuart. Good afternoon to both of you. Franko, why did you get involved in the united way . I know youve been the bronx this morning, i believe, doing some painting with children. Why did you get involved . I first went to pittsburgh, i told myself im going to get involved in the community. I should tell our viewers, the reason you lost your voice, you were screaming for your team. You won. We won. Worth it. I wanted to get involved in the community and i did. And then in 1974, the nfl put in a program, united way, did a collaboration. And as you saw that ad, boy, i love my clothes in that ad. But its not in black and white. But collaborate between the nfl and the united way. And for me, it was great to partner with them and become part of that program with them. Stacy, youre inviting nfl fans to celebrate 40 years of having them vote on their favorite ads. What does it mean for a child who can receive some assistance from your organization . Right. Well, the work of united way has been going on for 126 years, but over the past 40 years, we have been partnering with the nfl. And i think the real value of this partnership is that we have really put a face on many of the issues at many, many lowincome, moderateincome families face in this country. The picture of that young woman in the ad with franko is just one picture, one face of one person who was helped by united way and many of our partners. But the fact that we have nfl players like Franko Harris, historic figures in this country, who are talking about the issues that Many Americans face. And actually putting a face on it, and getting all of us invited to be involved, i think has been an enormous important thing for united way. Its been enormously important for the nfl. But an incredible thing for this country to actually shine a light on the issues so many people care about. Yet isnt the burden unfairly falling on organizations like yours, because we know through the sequester were going through through the Government Shutdown, theyre often the most vulnerable children, children who receive assistance on things like head start, have just been tossed to the curb. Well, we have been very concerned about the sequester, the Government Shutdown. We see and have absolutely felt the impact that thats had on many communities, many families, especially the lowestincome families. But the issue is, we cant do it alone. Government cant do it alone, united way, nonprofit organizations. It requires all of us working together, a multiapproach to address many of the issues of poverty, many challenges that lowincome and working families are facing. All of us have to Work Together to make these changes become better. And the evidence is a young woman there graduating. I want to say that 40 years ago when i got involved, i was saying to myself, one day we wont need this, all of the things will be taken care of and solved. And boy, was i wrong. And so here we are, 40 years later. And i have to admit, the united way, they have changed and theyre addressing the issues that we need to be need to be addressed today. Yeah. Just a final question to you, franko. It would be remiss of me not to raise the issue of concussions. You played alongside a very famous and powerful player called mike webster and i remember doing an investigative documentary about his life where he suffered terrible dimension. Yes, he did. And he never announced he had a concussion, which was incredible. The president himself has said if he had a son, he would be reluctant to allow him to play football for this reason. Do you think the nfl is doing enough to address this issue . Football is a great game. And i love the game. And i feel that only so much can be done. Sure, theyre taking steps and im happy for those steps. And so as time goes on, well see how that does affect it. And how theyre saying when you take care of one thing, sometimes Something Else happens. So now theyre saying that there are more knee injuries. So its a very violent sport. So but i feel that the nfl will continue to look and address these problems. Well, lets hope they do. And thank you both for what youre doing in relation to this nations neediest people and children, the most vulnerable. Thank you, Franko Harris and stacy stuart. Well be right back. Woman everyone in the nicu all the nurses wanted to watch him when he was there 118 days. 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