what do the voters think? we are live at their say in miami all morning long for fox and friends and one of the members of our crew said earlier this is a beacon for politicians to come whether they are running for a major federal office or one local office this is the place where they go. today this will be the place the people go to tell us what they thought of last night and in anticipation for tonight. shannon: we will see if their thoughts match with what the dnc and candidates themselves thought. thank you so much. the 2020 democrats pulling punches over hot button issues but the gloves came off when it came to medicare for all. who here would abolish private health insurance in favor of the government run plan. we replace private insurance? know. the choice is fundamental to our
future of america and your family. national taxpayers union and president of forward strategies maddy did you hav. good morning. ainsley: if we get insurance through our business what is would happen with medicare for all and hearing now if these candidates do get their way, that would no longer be an option and be part of the government run plan. this is kamala harris yesterday and then we will get your reaction. to reiterate you support the medicare for all bill. i believe it would totally eliminate private insurance. for people who like their insurance, they don t get to keep it? the idea is that everyone gets access to medical care and you don t have to go through the process of going through an insurance company, having them give you approval. going through the paperwork, all of the delay that may require. let s eliminate all of that let s move on. ainsley: that was actually january 28th. what is your response to that. this is a very important point. medicare for all sounds n
thousands more when outside nonpartisan groups have said that is not actually the truth. actually, it is. and for this reason. it is important to understand that seniors will immediately pay more if they have hyper description drug costs. in other words they reopen what they call the prescription donut hole. they do that now for seniors with hyper description drug costs. they also will make it more expensive for seniors to get preventative care. one of the things we have done was toen urge courage seniors to move in that direction and reduce their co pays. they would increase those costs. now, the longer run plan that they propose is one that gives seniors a much worse deal than it gives to members of congress. and this gets to your fundamental question. under the plan that members of congress have, as health care costs rise, the percentage of support from the plan stays exactly the same. whereas in the ryan-romney medicare plan, as health care costs rise, seniors will actually not g