president was at the a.m.a. in chicago. first thing he said is tort reform is off the table. we in the movement said from the word go tort reform is crucial to getting any fundamental cost reductions in healthcare inflation. and the reality is being able to shop across state lines for healthcare and being able to open up access for patients to have control over the healthcare dollars for h.s.a.s. those are the things that can help forge a better future for all patients and the affordable cost neil: when they come back and say that s not the kind of cerebral discussions you have or want that you really, the tea partiers in general want to act up and cause a fuss and call it a day. well, you know, that s what they d like to do. they used disparaging words against us and terms. we know what they are. the reality is we re american citizens and all patients and we want more affordable healthcare. we just want programs and plans to deliver the true cost instead of hoisting it
override what states are doing. there seems to be a contradiction but i think there may be a way of doing it that allows states to tackle this issue in a very serious way. and i d be interested in working you, john, and tom, so see if we can make that happen, if we can arrive at a package that also deals with the other drivers of healthcare inflation that are so important. we re running out of time. gave the dick durbin and then we re going to go into coverage and i know that henry and john and charles. before we get to dick durbin. jonathan hunt is chatting with viewers about the healthcare summit. what are they saying? everybody is fired up and pretty much everybody things nothing is being achieved. we have a couple of polls. first, has listening to the summit changed are your opinion on healthcare? yes, just 3%, still deciding 3%,