stronger this week. these achievements don t represent the end of our challenges, nor do they signify the end of the work that faces our country. what they do represent is real and major reform. what they show is that we re a nation still capable of doing big things. what they prove is what s possible when we can come together to overcome the politics of the moment. push back on the special interests, and look beyond the next election to do what s right for the next generation. that s the spirit in which we continue the work of tackling our greatest common tasks. an economy rebuilt, job creation revitalized, an american dream renewed for all people. the republicans have vowed to make health care a key part of their efforts to defeat democrats this year s mid-term elections come this fall. today s republican radio and internet address, the senate minority leader says the legislation will sink the democrats in november. one of the most devisive legislative debates in modern history,
debating the merits of health care a little while ago and began to focus on two things. one, process. and then the second one was polls. they kept saying, how can you be ramming this thing down the throats of the american people? well, i have a simple question for them. now that the polls seem to show that the american people like this idea, if this trend and these polls continue, we have to ask them, are you supporting this bill now? because that became their whole argument. again, it wasn t on the merits. because we know that when you devote when you debate the pieces of this legislation they were very popular. and now that they re being implemented people are going to begin to like it. so they doubled down on this argument that we were somehow ramming something through against the will of the american people. when, in fact, the polling now suggests the american people like what we see. so i hope our colleagues will will come around and say they made a mistake. is it harder to
the administration will be making all sorts of threats. if you don t vote for this the voters will punish you and you won have friends in the white house. that stuff can be remembered for a long, longtime. mike: carl, thank you very much. keep us posted on what is happening. what makes this bill so controversial? how are the changes different from previous versions that did not go through? joining us from washington to break it down, bob cusack, managing editor of the hill. welcome. let me start with this question, what is this bill, maybe primarily about that democrats really like? give me three things depend s love about in bill. reporter: governor democrats say this would extend health insurance coverage to millions of americans, more than 30 million. so if you lose your job, you wouldn t lose health care. they say health care costs would come down if this bill is passed and it would make health care a right instead of
lieutenant s and folks from the administration will be making all sorts of threats. if you don t vote for this the voters will punish you and you won have friends in the white house. that stuff can be remembered for a long, longtime. mike: carl, thank you very much. keep us posted on what is happening. what makes this bill so controversial? how are the changes different from previous versions that did not go through? joining us from washington to break it down, bob cusack, managing editor of the hill. welcome. let me start with this question, what is this bill, maybe primarily about that democrats really like? give me three things depend s love about in bill. reporter: governor democrats say this would extend health insurance coverage to millions of americans, more than 30 million. so if you lose your job, you wouldn t lose health care. they say health care costs would come down if this bill is passed and it would make health care a right instead of
some people have property now and some people don t. we can all think of this song as an american song. yes, it is. an american progressive song. see why i was a little frustrated yesterday when we were talking about the ticklefest? that song goes to indoctrination that was last week s story. land grabs are where we re at today. it is grab all the land you can. grab all the rights you can. how about health care? oh let s talk about health care. friends we got trouble. the soviets called health care a right. they also call it something else, maintenance. it sounds tender and will having when they call it maintenance, doesn t it. i can almost picture the care hospitals in the soviet union performing maintenance on the human body like a jiffy lube for people. you don t have a right to a commodity.