on the patient. this is going to lower premiums but at the same time they re taking away essential funding mechanisms. taking away the taxes which they are not mostly taxes on middle class people. they re taxes on rich people. they re taxes on medical providers. at the same time, they are block granting medicaid. what is that? that s code for we re cutting it back drastically in terms of what the federal government is providing. that s a sticking point for moderate republicans. exactly. how do you take away the funding mech inform and, by the way, these insurance companies are going to magically give you cheaper insurance. kasie hunt is joining us, popping up right after that news conference from paul ryan. give us some context here. what is the biggest takeaway, the big messaging push for the day. i think the takeaway for today is the role that the white house is going to play in selling this. and just how committed is the president to making sure that all of this works? it so