Information to patients, more clear information, about what medical tests and procedures will cost. For more, doug holtzeakin, president of American Action forum, guy benson, editorinchief of town hall. Welcome to you both. Hi. Gerri i will come right back to this. A little over an hour ago the president was out speak about obamacare and how many young folks signed up. He said 35 of those signing up are under 35. Here is the president. The first open Enrollment Period under this law ended a little over two weeks ago, and as more data comes in, we now know that the number of americans who have signed up for private insurance in the has geo 8 Million People. Eight Million People. 35 of people who enrolled through the federal marketplace are under the age of 35. Gerri now, doug, interesting the president is saying, 35 of enrollees are, 35 or under. That is very close to their goal of 39 . Is it good enough . It is ally misleading. The key figure is the age of people who will be buying ins
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The nra just released a statement and im going to read part of it now, despite the fact the Obama Administration approved the sale of bump fire stocks on at least two occasions, the National Rifle association is calling on the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives to immediately review whether these devices comply with federal law. The nra believes that the devices designed to allow semiautomatic rifles to function like fully automatic rifles should be subject to additional regulations. These bump fire stock parts were a main focus in the White House Briefing just a moment ago. Kristen welker was in that room and now shes at the north lawn of the white house for us. Kristen, Sarah Huckabee sanders talked about how they want to be a part of the conversation, but she was making no commitment from that podium. Reporter no commitment, katy. What she said moments ago is that, look, the president doesnt think right now is necessarily the time to be focused on this debate. At th