[cap naitute,ponsapacrg i am soledad obrien. No repeal or replace for obamacare, but theunderway. 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 from across the soledad withoua group n congressmen have been meeting to find Common Ground on parties. Jim himes is the chairman of the new democrats, and congressman charlie dent is chairman of the moderate 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 legislatas i read that, i said,r if there ares it is sad that itt we a idea that you guys are going to work. Isnt there something a little sad, that that is a story . It is true that in a very polarized political time high n 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 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 opportunitiesoledad where are . Health care and infrastructure, and i would hope we first must provide for some budgetary and market stabilization. What i mean is wea bipartisan, bicameagreement, whw 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 bipa we have been interested n the things where the budget ande possibility of not ceiling, whet with a plan that pmiddle rathero satisfy i dont mean to pick on the republicans, but they happen te place they spend so much time tryi ca. 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 they need us on the the end of the soledaceiling. They need us on the final question for both of you. How do you think donald p 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 arrepublicans 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. It has raised the rhetoric, which could be problematic fore. Trump poses a political challenge to my party that echoes back to ting opposition , 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, middleclass families living one streets. Why is Affordable Housing disappealater, supremely pleasing way how doe joking . 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 Assistance to low income veterad pulling back 30 million used to revitalize and develop poor neighborhoods. Erica posted is a former assistanat 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 Housing, it is a sli it is ber income. What is affordable to yod on youthe extremely low income n who pays for their rent, they pay no more than 30 of thei re. 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 wa 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 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 josoledad 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. Notwithstanding the na urban development, hud, the agency serves more p america th. Departme of agriculture, which also has a rental assistance program, especially for the poorest amersoledad we will wae this bit could have devastating effects for people in urban areas, but as you point out, rural areas, a. Next, how do you buy health insurait . We could see dramatic impacts. Could your state find itself wit coverage . Later, a president ial Commission Wants your voting reco soledad the nations Insurance Companies ha until september obame exchanges or commit to participating in 2018. What do you do if you wa insuras 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 exchanges. Anthem blue cross ande shield reduced coverage to the remaine counties with anthem calling the insurance vo. Heather is exacted of director of the sile 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 insurancend they dont have an idr risk is e and dont understand if they pe incentivized to buy insurance, it creates uncertainty that insurance carriers cannotidenti, and they get very uncomfortable. Soledad you think there is a diren president s threat to taky subsidies and 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 how you incentivize them change . 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 one of the most impor is encouraging a healthy risk mix. You want healthy, young people and the risk mix. The individual popular part of the Affordable Care act. However, it does incene people to be in the market. That brings down the cost for everwithout 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] it was like, sigh , im hopeufl. I think i share in the fatigue e country, for health py analysts and health care reportatic as usually somewhat. 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 us. Coming up next, state voting rolls under a microscope. Should a president ial commission have access to your vorecords . Later, they sit at opposite ends of bench. What this just [brother] any last words . [boy] karma [vo] progress is seizing the moment. Your summer moment awaits you, now that the summer of audi sales event is here. [vo] the grille is distinctive. But its usually seen from the rear. The allnew audi q5 is here. Soledad that is our weekly feature we call we are paying attention even if you are too busywhen in court this week e group is facing several lawsuits over its requests for voter record state, records that inc date of birth, portions of Social Security numbers, and party affiliation. The issue is. Shouldrequired to assess possibm to voters if information is released . Two federal judges said the commission is not a federal agency and is not required to assess privacy risks. The commission is spending a evf commissions intentions, many ac it of trying to suppress the vote. Many say the commission is going to have to jumhoops to see if tg 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 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. Fios is not cable. Were a 100 fiber optic network. And with the new fios gigabit connection. You get our fastest. Internet ever. With download speeds up to 940 megs 20 times faster than most people have. Switch to fios gigabit connection with tv and phone for 79. 99 a month online for the first year. Plus hbo for one year and multiroom dvr service for two years, all with a twoyear agreement. And switching has never been easier. Get out of your contract with up to a 500 credit to help cover your early termination fee. Go to fiosgigabit. Com soledad it is rare in washington, d. C. For political opposites to be friends, but justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg an were, despite their fiercely divergent opinions. Ginsbu opa that poked fun opera that poked fun at the different hes not my en. Hes my friend. Then we sing a wonderful duet. That is the secret to my charsoledad now a new play abot the between conservative justice a fictional liberal law clerk. After seeing that, justice mirr. We are 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 States is a pendulum. 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