for much of his work force. what about mary landrieau of louisiana? obama care is hurting her hard-working taxpayers in her state. in july, the owner of a diner told the senator in a committee meeting that he may have to lay off as many as 16 workers, and these are working middle class americans just trying to make ends meet. finally, what about marc begich of alaska? through obama care, millions of americans could be hit with a rate shock. in alaska it s predicted that premiums could rise between 30% and 80%. what is the senator going to do about this? will he vote to keep obama care in place? we re into the fight and we want the senate to join us.
they think that this decision is being made too quickly. okay. from chicago, mary, thank you very much. i m sure we re going to be talking about this for a while. appreciate your time. still ahead, the people in fear of losing all their money and the vote that could possibly make that happen. [ male announcer ] when it comes to the financial obstacles military families face, we understand. our financial advice is geared specifically to current and former military members and their families. life brings obstacles. usaa brings retirement advice. it s delicious. so now we ve turned her toffee into a business. my goal was to take an idea and make it happen. i m janet long and i formed my toffee company through legalzoom.
a host of issues coming down the pike. a lot of the politics at the local level, we nationalize in our conversations but vote very locally. the reality is that the local pressure is coming to bear. you know what they say, all politics is local. this is panning out. you mentioned the issues as gun control, gay marriage, governor, except for max baucus. buzz feed spoke to them and mary landrieau of louisiana. is this a major blow to the white house s ability to get things passed? well, it makes it more difficult. there s no question about it. look, it s not easy for president obama. he s got these conservative democrats who, again, are at trade to talk reasonably to their constituents. let s take the issue, alex, of high-capacity magazines. right. a law on the books that would
pales compared to the anguish that comes by trapping children in schools that are not succeeding and trapping children in schools that will not give them the opportunity and all the doors that will open in their future. well, the city is facing a financial meltdown but the decision to shut 54 schools in a single year has certainly angered some parents. joining me from chicago, reuters s national correspondent, mary. thanks for having me. you ve been covering this for 20 years or more and you ve written extensively on this issue. the mayor makes the point that it s in the kids best interest to shut down these nonperforming schools. why is the teacher s union so dead set against this? well, for one thing, what s happened in the last ten years is that 86 public schools have been shut down and in a the lo of those cases the kids have not